SpongeBob SquarePants: Original Theme Highlights is the first album of songs from SpongeBob SquarePants, released on August 14, 2001. Its total running time is 9 minutes and 9 seconds, with only seven tracks, making it the shortest Nicktoon album. The track "Pre-Hibernation" is an edited version of "Death Rattle" from Pantera's album, Reinventing the Steel. Besides the theme song, "Ripped Pants" is the only song featured on this album that was also included on the later SpongeBob album The Yellow Album.