Nothing hits like a Bridgerton string cover. Shonda Rhimes' Netflix show has become synonymous with lively, romantic string covers of pop songs: Celeste's “Strange" from Season 1, Bollywood hit "Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham" from Season 2, Beyoncé's "Halo" from spin-off Queen Charlotte, and Pitbull's "Give Me Everything" in Season 3.
For Bridgerton's fourth season, showrunner Jess Brownell and music supervisor Justin Kamps continue the show's allegiance to matchmaking its Regency characters' capers with its modern pop soundtrack of Charli xcx, Olivia Rodrigo, Taylor Swift, Teddy Swims, and more, alongside Kris Bowers' lauded score.
Here's every song in Bridgerton Season 4, and which episode we heard it in, so you can be that friend at the watch party.
"Life in Technicolor" by Coldplay (Episode 1)
At the season-launching masquerade ball, Bridgerton stalwarts Vitamin String Quartet bring a Coldplay cover that's hard to miss. The track from 2008's Viva La Vida soars into the halls of Bridgerton House, setting the scene for Sophie Baek (Yerin Ha) to sneak into a technicolour world, Cinderella-style.
"DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love" by Usher ft. Pitbull (Episode 1)
Bridgerton's not done with Pitbull covers yet. Having heated up carriages last season, Mr Worldwide is back in string form through Usher collab "DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love" by Strings From Paris. It scores Sophie and Benedict's (Luke Thompson) meet-cute at the masquerade ball. Swoon.
"Never Let You Go" by Third Eye Blind (Episode 1)
Millennials, this one's for us. Third Eye Blind's 1999 single "Never Let You Go" is just as iconic as their other banger from album Blue, but less about crystal meth. It means it's more fitting for the Ton, we guess. Notably, Vitamin String Quartet's cover appears during the masquerade ball right after Lady Danbury (Adjoa Andoh) pleads with Queen Charlotte (Golda Rosheuvel) to let her leave her royal court. "I'll never let you go" is right.
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"Enchanted" by Taylor Swift (Episode 2)
OK, this one got me. My dear friends got married to a string cover of Taylor Swift's "Enchanted" and I can't hear it without bursting into happy tears. This exquisite Bridgerton cover by Joseph William Morgan appears in a heart-wrenching moment in episode 2 when Sophie spies on Benedict paying a visit to someone who isn't her. Friends, Swift's lyrics are basically the storyline of Season 4, I don't know what else to tell you.
"All I Wanted" by Paramore (Episode 3)
Excuse me while I sit down after hearing Hayley Williams' frankly outrageous B5 note in string form. The Vitamin String Quartet cover of Paramore's 2009 hit from Brand New Eyes comes in a moment of deep yearning and I frankly can't handle it.
"Bad Idea Right?" by Olivia Rodrigo (Episode 4)
This fire hazard of a Caleb Chan cover of "Bad Idea Right?" asks the perfect question for the scene it scores. Olivia Rodrigo's 2023 Guts banger is an anthem of impulsivity, zero self control, and pure disregard for consequences. Yuuuup.
"360" by Charli xcx (Episode 5)
The very first Bridgerton cover of a Charli xcx song, brat's "360" plays during Hyacinth's recital (her mini-ball). As the youngest Bridgerton and her friends struggle through the steps of the Longways and learn the power of fetching a lemonade for someone, Peter Gregson's cover is the perfect accompaniment.
"Birds of a Feather" by Billie Eilish (Episode 5)
When Lady Whistledown writes of "beings from opposing worlds," a perfect Gemini Strings cover of Billie Eilish's 2024 single plays. "The draw of two differing desires can be torture at best," Julie Andrews' Lady Whistledown voice over says. "Perhaps the desire is not the problem, but the world itself." If someone told me these were Billie Eilish lyrics from Hit Me Hard and Soft, I would believe.
"Lose Control" by Teddy Swims (Episode 5)
Vitamin String Quartet's cover of Teddy Swims' 2023 hit is unmissable during an intimate moment at the end of episode 5. Lose control, indeed.
"Just What I Needed" by The Cars (Episode 6)
The Cars' 1978 anthem of sweet relief plays during the new Lady Penwood's ball (no spoilers!) and yeah, this party — and this Altum Quartet cover — is kind of what the Ton needed.
"Fields of Gold" by Sting (Episode 6)
Sting's 1993 ballad "Fields of Gold" is both a welcome member of your parents' CD collection and the Bridgerton soundtrack. Music Lab Collective's cover of the Ten Summoner's Tales single plays during the Penwood ball as Francesca (Hannah Dodd) and John (Victor Alli) take a moment to gaze at the moon together. It's a peaceful moment for the two of them, which they deserve.
"Never Be The Same" by Camila Cabello (Episode 8)
Rub-a-dub-dub, you'll know Camila Cabello's 2017 hit in Bridgerton's final episode in an instant. Covered by Strings From Paris, the song appears in a moment in which cleanliness and godliness are one and the same for Sophie and Benedict.
"The Night We Met" by Lord Huron (Episode 8)
What a way to finish the season. Joni Fuller's cover of Lord Huron's haunting 2017 song "The Night We Met," has enjoyed several resurrections over the last few years, from featuring on the 13 Reasons Why soundtrack (both as itself and as a duet version with Phoebe Bridgers) to going viral on TikTok. In Bridgerton, the cover plays during the Queen's ball, in a dance that had me in tears.
How to watch: Bridgerton Season 4 is now streaming on Netflix.