The song "Hold On" as sung by Keta Bill plays during the scene wherein Axel, Rosewood and Taggart confront Dent at the Playboy Mansion.

However, the film's soundtrack CD released by MCA Records includes only a different song entitled "Hold On", sung by Corey Hart.

The film introduced George Michael's controversial song "I Want Your Sex", a number 2 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.

It also includes "Cross My Broken Heart" by The Jets (a Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100) and "Shakedown" by Bob Seger (which became a No.

Harold Faltermeyer's 1988 album, Harold F, includes a song called "Bad Guys", which is used as part of the film's score—an instrumental section of the song plays during the opening jewelry store robbery scene, and also during several other scenes throughout the film.