Stranger Things Finale Secures Back-to-Back Prince Needle Drop, Closes With Bowie's 'Heroes'

Overview

• The Season 5 finale features consecutive placements of Prince's 'When Doves Cry' and 'Purple Rain,' a rarity for the artist's catalog.
• David Bowie's 'Heroes' plays over the end credits, a choice the creators say was suggested by actor Joe Keery.
• The Duffer Brothers had teased a finale needle drop previously never allowed for TV or film, and the licensed tracks fulfill that pledge.
• A full soundtrack list from TheWrap confirms the Prince and Bowie songs among other period tracks featured in Episode 8.
• The selections have been added to the official Stranger Things Spotify playlist, and fan theories about a Djo song are not reflected in official listings.