Mint on BBC One: Musical soundtrack includes tracks from Charli XCX alongside 70s R&B

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By Helen Fear

20 Apr 2026, 20:04

By Helen Fear

20 Apr 2026, 20:04

Mint on BBC One has a beautiful music soundtrack covering themes of love, addiction, emotional damage, and life in modern times.

The new eight-part drama introduces Shannon Evans, the daughter of an infamous crime family. As her dad tries to protect her from men, Shannon just wants “her own love story”. And, when she meets Arran Denson, she feels “the spark” and becomes “smitten”.

But, like Romeo and Juliet, the pair are on opposite sides of fierce gang rivalry, and no one wants them to be together…

Here’s a rundown of every song that features on the Mint musical soundtrack on BBC One.

What is the theme music to Mint on BBC One?

Viewers might recognise the theme tune to Mint… It’s Biig Piig’s 2020 hit Switch. The song is about the “tension, helplessness and pressure” that the world is under right now. It’s a modern song about the state of the world right now. Irish artist Biig Piig (aka Jess Smyth) wrote the song to reflect the tension, anxiety, and pressure of the world during the 2020 global pandemic.

Annie Mac featured the drum and bass-infused single as Hottest Record in the World on BBC Radio 1.

Mint on BBC One music soundtrack: Episode 1

• Don’t Push It, Don’t Force It by soul, funk, and R&B singer Leon Haywood. It’s a 1974 track from the album Naturally. It plays during Dylan’s birthday party at the family home.
• I’m Not in Love by Kelsey Lu. It’s a cover of British band 10cc’s 1975 chart hit of the same name. Lu released the song as the second single from her 2019 debut album, Blood. This plays during the ‘party games’ scene in which father and son are forced to fight each other.
• Charli XCX’s Track 10 plays at the end of episode 1 of Mint as Shannon lies in bed thinking of Arran, and armed police prepare to force their way into the house. Track 10 is a remix of the previously unreleased song Blame It On Your Love’. She released it in 2017.
• Cigarette Packet is the last song to pay during episode 1, including the end credits. It’s a song by the London-based indie/experimental band Sorry. Released in 2021, the track is known for its experimental, electronic sound.

Episode 2 tracks

• The song Doomed kicks off episode 2 of Mint on BBC One. American singer-songwriter Moses Sumney released the track on June 27, 2017, as the lead single from his debut studio album Aromanticism. Sumney described the song as an “existential reflection on mortality and love in relation to a lack of love, or aromanticism”.
• ..2 2 Centipedes by Japanese-Canadian musician Saya Gray. It’s from the album QWERTY, released in May 2023. The song plays out after Dylan announces he’s “stepping away from the business”.
• Another Saya Gray song, entitled 2 2 Bootleg, also features in episode 2. Released in 2024, it’s also from the album QWERTY.
• The episode’s end credits play out to Joy Crookes’ I Know You’d Kill, released in 2025. Inspired by the trusting relationship she has with her manager Charlie, the inspiration for the song came to the Londoner when she was last at Glastonbury.

Mint on BBC One music soundtrack: Episode 3

• No Care by Daughter is the first song played in episode 3 as the family prepares for Ladies Day at the races. It’s the third single released by indie band Daughter [in 2016] from their sophomore album Not To Disappear.
• Shivering by Holy Fuck from the album Congrats, released in May 2016. Holy Fuck is a Canadian electronica band from Toronto.
• During the race, viewers can hear mary in the junkyard’s Tuesday playing. The London-based trio’s song Tuesday explores the feeling of “life in a city and feeling very small”. It continues playing as Cat breaks down in her garden, and Sam beats Liangelo in the toilets.
• Nigerian-British artist Jacob Banks’ soulful song Chainsmoking plays out as the Evans family face off the Denson family. Jacob Banks released the bluesy track in 2017 which featured on his Village album. The track compares a toxic, addictive relationship to smoking.

Songs in Mint episode 4

• Episode 4 kicks off with another track by Japanese-Canadian musician Saya Gray. This time, Dizzy Ppl become blurry. It’s the opening track of the experimental artist’s seven-track EP QWERTY and is a mix of “rippling piano, electronica, thunderous drums and oddball-beautiful vocal harmonies”.
• Lucian Neacsu’s electronic Comet’s Tail plays at as Arran and Shannon walk around the abandoned greenhouse. The musical track featured on the album Mirage in Space.
• The song Medicine by the band Daughter plays as Arran and Shannon kiss for the first time. The melancholic indie-folk song by the British band was released in 2011 on The Wild Youth EP. Written and sung by Elena Tonra, it explores themes of addiction and emotional damage.

Mint on BBC One music soundtrack: Episode 5

• The song Just Sad by Frey (Freya Rendell) is played during Mint episode 5. She released the dance/electronic single in February 2024. The teenager from Plymouth shot to fame when her single Petty White Lies went viral in 2023, and Radio 1 subsequently played her track.
• Neon by Jockstrap, from the album I Love You Jennifer B, plays in episode 5 when Shannon runs from a shooter. Jockstrap are an English musical duo consisting of Georgia Ellery and Taylor Skye. They released the song in 2022.
• Concrete Over Water, also by Jockstrap, features at the end of episode 5. It’s a “rich and insightful” exploration of the conflicting forces at play when existing in the modern city.

Episode 6

• Jacob Alon’s Of Amber is the first song to feature in Mint episode 6. Jacob Alon is a Scottish folk singer-songwriter who released their debut single Fairy In A Bottle in 2024.
• Swamp Dream #3 by Everything is Recorded and Mary in the Junkyard also features in Mint episode 6.
• Square Pegs Round Holes by Franc Moody is described as “raw, vulnerable, and deeply introspective”. Franc Moody are a musical duo from London, consisting of Ned Franc and Jon Moody. The song plays in the closing minutes of episode 6.

Songs in episode 7 of Mint

• I Follow Rivers by Marika Hackman plays during episode 7 of Mint on BBV one, when Ollie visits her husband Andy in jail. It’s a cover of the original song by Swedish recording artist Lykke Li. Marika is an English vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter.
• Eighties hit I.O.U. by Freeze features in episode 7, too. Released in 1983, the song was written and produced by Arthur Baker and remixed by Jellybean Benitez and Arthur Baker. It was an international hit, reaching number two on the UK Singles Chart. It was the 20th-best-selling single of 1983 in the United Kingdom.
• The 2017 hit song Burn It Down by Daughter is “an intense, dramatic vision” that takes in “harsh issues while also nodding to the digital world it’s born from”. It plays in the closing minutes of episode 7 as Shannon tries to call the memory of Arran.

Mint on BBC One music soundtrack: Episode 8

• King Krule’s alternative track Out Getting Ribs plays as Shannon dances in a nightclub. It was first released in 2013 from the album 6 Feet Beneath the Moon. Archy Ivan Marshall, also known by his stage name King Krule, is an English singer, songwriter, musician, rapper and record producer. He began recording music in 2010 under the moniker Zoo Kid.
• Another old classic, Brenda Lee’s We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me) was first released in 1960. But remains as relevant today, and plays in a pivotal moment in the final episode .
• Another Mary in the Junkyard song, this time Goop, plays in episode 8. Critics described the track as “an avant-garde horror soundtrack with its unnerving opening and chilling lyrics”. Mary in the Junkyard, an emerging London-based trio, released the song in 2024.
• While Kelsey Lu’s cover version of I’m Not in Love played in episode 1, the original 1975 song by British band 10cc plays in the final episode.

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Mint is currently available to watch on BBC iPlayer, and airs on Mondays at 9pm on BBC One.