9 Songs is a 2004 British film, directed by Michael Winterbottom. The title refers to the nine songs played by eight different rock bands that complement the story of the film.

The film was controversial on its original release due to its sexual content, which included unsimulated footage of the two leads having sexual intercourse and performing oral sex as well as a scene of ejaculation. The release sparked a debate over whether scenes of unsimulated sex artistically contribute to the film's meaning or overstep the border into pornography. It was released unrated in the U.S. Nonetheless, the film received an 18 certificate from the British Board of Film Classification in Britain and became the most explicit mainstream film to be so rated in the country. In Australia, the Office of Film and Literature Classification gave the film an X rating which would have prevented the film being shown theatrically and restricted sale of the film to the Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory. The OFLC Review Board later passed the film with an R rating, although the South Australian Classification Council raised the rating back to X in South Australia. In New Zealand, while the Society for the Promotion of Community Standards lobbied for the film to be kept out of cinemas, it was passed uncut at R18 by the Office of Film and Literature Classification.

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (BRMC for short) is an American garage rock band from San Francisco, California, now based in Los Angeles. The band is comprised of Peter Hayes (guitar, bass, vocals); Robert Levon Been (guitar, bass, vocals) and Nick Jago (drums/percussion). BRMC is known for its catchy brand of garage rock, folk revival, blues, heartland rock and often religiously inspired lyrics, and its influences are groups and musicians such as The Jesus & Mary Chain, Bob Dylan, John Denver and The Doors.