The You season 3 soundtrack is quite fitting for the show's murderous protagonists. Based on Caroline Kepnes' book of the same name, You originally debuted on Lifetime in 2018. The show was initially canceled due to low ratings, but was later resurrected on Netflix and became a binge-worthy hit. In addition to continuing the show for an additional two seasons, Netflix has already greenlit You season 4, promising much more to come.
The series centers around Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley), a book-loving romantic who will do anything to ensure his own happily ever after. He has a habit of fixating on smart women - and then killing everyone who threatens to get in his way. Continuing from the previous season, Joe now finds himself trapped in suburban hell with his wife, Love (Victoria Pedretti), and their newborn son, Henry. While Love had once been the object of his affections, Joe was horrified to discover that she shares many of his violent tendencies, which causes him to look elsewhere in his constant quest for his perfect match. This culminates in You season 3's twist ending, and a lot of difficult choices for Joe.
Music is an important part of You, setting the tone and contributing to the ambiance of the show. For example, erecting a murder cage can almost seem romantic when paired with a sweet sixties love song, as Joe and Love find in episode 2. One of You's greatest strengths is the way it uses dark comedy to subvert popular tropes, and the You soundtrack is a fantastic tool in this regard. Here is every song in You season 3.
You Season 3, Episode 1: And They Lived Happily Ever After
"Buzzkill" - Baby Queen: Near the top of the episode, this song sets the tone for Joe's initial feelings about fatherhood in a montage of baby cries and dirty diapers - or as he dramatically describes it: "Groundhog day as written by Jean-Paul Sartre."
"Running Around" - James Quant: This song plays while Joe explicitly fantasizes about his new neighbor, Natalie, in his car.
You Season 3, Episode 2: So I Married An Axe Murderer
"My Heart Belongs To Only You" - Bobby Vinton: Joe and Love practice couples team-building by setting up a cage in the basement of Love's new bakery with this sweet old ditty in the background.
You Season 3, Episode 3: Missing White Woman Syndrome
"Fire" - Two Feet: The episode opens with a morning montage featuring this song, during which Joe reads To Kill A Mockingbird and the news of Natalie's death starts to spread throughout town.
"I Lied" - Lord Huron & Allison Ponthier: As Joe wonders whether he can be a good father if he's a bad man, the lyrics of this song tell the story of someone who tries to be better, but ultimately can't change.
"Killer Scene" - Pale Honey: This needle drop seems to be appropriate when Love impulsively bludgeons her anti-vax neighbor, Gil, over the head.
You Season 3, Episode 4: Hands Across Madre Linda
"I'll Take Care of You" - Bobby "Blue" Bland: Another oldie, this eerie blues song plays when the police find the axe Love used to kill Natalie in the woods, and the confession letter Joe wrote framing Gil for the murder is read aloud.
You Season 3, Episode 5: Into The Woods
"Tangerine" - Glass Animals: Love and Joe's next-door neighbor Theo blasts this song from his yard while they are doing a photo shoot.
You Season 3, Episode 6: W.O.M.B.
"Supercut" - Lorde: Theo stands outside Love's window with a Bluetooth speaker to get her attention.
"dramatic" - Cat & Calmell: This plays when Love arrives at her mother's flashy new vineyard, Casa Gaia.
"Shh...Don't Say It" - Fletcher: This song can be heard faintly playing in the background while Love gets in the bath.
"Blood" - Cult of Helix: Joe and Marianne kiss epically under the sprinkler to this synth tune.
"The Good Ones" - Widowspeak: Playing at Casa Gaia in the morning while Love nurses a hangover.
You Season 3, Episode 7: We're All Mad Here
"Feel Good" - Polo & Pan: This upbeat melody plays while Love and Joe kill (not literally this time) at couples charades.
"Freak" - Doja Cat: Joe is surprised to come home and find a cheery and dolled-up Love cooking for the library fundraiser.
"Super Duper Party People" - Allie X: Joe is up to his old antics, having fun systematically sabotaging Marianne's ex, Ryan's, day to this peppy pop song.
"Numb" - Robot Koch: Atmospheric and dark, this plays while Matthew, Natalie's husband, searches through footage of Love while investigating his wife's murder.
You Season 3, Episode 8: Swing And A Miss
"CLOUDS" - 박혜진 Park Hye Jin & Nosaj Thing: This plays in the background while Love and Joe discuss swinging with their friends Sherry and Cary.
"The Devil I Know (Remix)" - Suki Waterhouse: Love and Sherry dance together while Joe and Cary watch.
"Damn Girl" - Biako & Jean Deaux: As the actual swinging begins, this song sets a sexy mood that Joe is definitely not feeling - unlike Love.
You Season 3, Episode 9: Red Flag
There are no songs in You season 3, episode 9.
You Season 3, Episode 10: What Is Love?
"Lost Cause" - Billie Eilish: This song is playing almost ethereally at the bakery when Love loses her temper and crushes a cupcake in her fist.
"Three Miles To Tallehayo" - Fableistic: Love turns this song up on the speakers when Marianne comes over, presumably planning on using it to obscure any suspicious noises when Love kills her, though she ultimately doesn't go through with it.
"exile (ft. Bon Iver)" - Taylor Swift: In a particularly memorable music moment, this song plays while Joe stages Love's body and writes her letter confessing to the murders, leaving a last, scathing condemnation of their unwelcoming suburban community. It continues while Sherry and Cary escape from the cage, and Joe cuts off his toes in order to fake his own death.
"Poussière" - Laura Cahen: You season 3 ends on this contemporary French song as Joe begins a new life in Paris. "Poussière" means "dust" in English; the singer waits for the dust to settle, just as Joe does in the wake of his mutilated marriage - until next season, anyway.