Three middle-aged friends investigate the death of former school mate in How To Get To Heaven From Belfast.
Created by Lisa McGee (Derry Girls), the Netflix comedy thriller follows Saoirsie, Robyn and Dara as the death of their estranged friend sends them on an odyssey through Ireland.
Roísín Gallagher, Sinéad Keenan and Caoilfhionn Dunne lead the show’s cast, alongside Darragh Hand, Bronagh Gallagher, Ardal O’Hanlon, Michelle Fairley, Natasha O’Keeffe and Saoirse-Monica Jackson.
All eight episodes of How To Get To Heaven From Belfast were released on 12 February, 2026.
Who composed the soundtrack for How To Get To Heaven From Belfast?
The show’s score is by composer and multi-instrumentalist Sion Trefor, whose previous TV credits include Say Nothing, Toxic Town and Death Valley.
What other songs feature in the show?
The majority of the needle drops in How To Get To Heaven From Belfast lean on 1990s and early 2000s pop nostalgia, from Girls Aloud to S Club 7. There are also three original songs written by Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody and Iain Archer.
You can check out an episode-by-episode breakdown of every song below.
Episode one
‘Hot In Herre’ – Nelly
‘Superstar’ – Jamelia
‘C’est la vie’ – B*Witched
‘Heaven’ – DJ Sammy
‘Pump It’ – Black Eyed Peas
‘I Don’t Want To Go To You’ – Gary Lightbody/Iain Archer
‘Move Your Feet’ – Junior Senior
Episode two
‘Love Machine’ – Girls Aloud
‘Just A Little’ – Liberty X
‘Gotta Get Thru This’ – Daniel Bedingfield
‘C’est la vie’ – B*Witched
‘Sound of the Underground’ – Girls Aloud
‘Why’d Ya Come In Here’ – Lisa McHugh
‘Whole Again’ – Atomic Kitten
‘Love is Like A Butterfly’ – Bronagh Gallagher
Episode three
‘Everybody Get Up’ – 5ive
‘Friends In Low Places’ – Mike Easterday
‘Spice Up Your Life’ – Sunfly karaoke performers
‘Rock and Roll Kids’ – Charlie McGettigan and Paul Harrington
‘Emily Magner Hurley’ – Amhran Na Bhfainn
Episode four
‘Black Horse and The Cherry Tree’ – KT Tunstall
‘Ketchup Song’ – Las Ketchup
‘Where Do You Go’ – No Mercy
‘Reach’ – S Club 7
Episode five
‘Love Of Your Life’ – Raye
‘Scandalous’ – Mis-Teeq
‘Da Ba Dee’ – Blue
‘Bould O’Donoghue’ – The Mary Wallopers
‘Dublin’s Fair City’ (whistled) – Bronagh Gallagher
‘To Whom It May Concern’ – Chris Andrews
‘It’s All Coming Back To Me’ – Celine Dion
Episode six
‘Sound of The Underground’ – Girls Aloud
‘Whole Again’ – Atomic Kitten
‘Gotta Get Thru This’ – Daniel Bedingfield
‘Something Kinda Oooh’ – Girls Aloud
‘I Don’t Want To Go To You’ – Gary Lightbody/Iain Archer
‘All The Things She Said’ – Tatu
Episode seven
‘Reach’ – S Club 7
‘It’s My Life’ – Dr Alban
‘My Perfect Cousin’ – The Undertones
‘Saltwater’ – Chicane Feat. Moya Brennan
‘Calvary’s Mountain’ – Clem Clark
Episode eight
‘Black Coffee’ – All Saints
‘Move Your Feet’ – Junior Senior
‘Livin’ on Easy Street’ – Dave Steward with Ron Risney
‘I’ll Take You Home Again, Kathleen’ – Brian Coll and The Plattermen
‘Calvary’s Mountain’ – Clem Clark
‘Rock and Roll Kids’ – Charlie McGettigan and Paul Harrington
‘We Like To Party!’ – Vengaboys
‘Striptease Con Bajos’ – Jim Sutherland
‘My Lovely Horse’ – The Divine Comedy
‘A Village in County Tyrone’ – Philomena Begley
‘Life Ain’t Worth Livin’ – Joyce Street
‘How This All Ends’ – Gary Lightbody/Iain Archer
‘Church Of Your Fathers’ – Gary Lightbody/Iain Archer
‘Aimee’ – Luke Jackson