| WWF Forceable Entry | ||||
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| Released | March 26, 2002 (2002-03-26) | |||
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| Length | 71:25 | |||
| Label | Columbia Smackdown! Records | |||
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WWF Forceable Entry is a soundtrack album by theWorld Wrestling Federation (WWF, now known as World Wrestling Entertainment or WWE). Released on March 26, 2002 byColumbia Records, it features entrance music of WWE wrestlers re-recorded by varioushard rock andheavy metal artists and bands. The album was a commercial success, charting at number three on the USBillboard 200.
It is also the last album released under the "WWF" name, as the company changed its name to "WWE" in May 2002 after a British court ruled in favor of theWorld Wide Fund for Nature in theWWF trademark dispute.[1]
Johnny Loftus of music websiteAllMusic categorizedWWF Forceable Entry asalternative metal,post-grunge andrap metal.[2] The album features a number ofcover versions (includingKid Rock's cover of "Legs" byZZ Top) andremixes (such asLimp Bizkit's "Rollin'" andMarilyn Manson's "The Beautiful People"), as well as new tracks.[2][3] Some tracks are also new recordings of wrestlers' entrance themes, includingDrowning Pool's cover ofMotörhead's "The Game" (Triple H) andDisturbed's recording "Glass Shatters" (Stone Cold Steve Austin).[2][3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Subject(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Game" (performed byDrowning Pool) | Triple H | 3:28 | |
| 2. | "Legs" (performed byKid Rock) | Stacy Keibler | 4:53 | |
| 3. | "Young Grow Old" (performed byCreed) | Backlash 2002 | 4:43 | |
| 4. | "Glass Shatters" (performed byDisturbed) |
| Stone Cold Steve Austin | 3:54 |
| 5. | "Rollin'" (Dead Man mix, performed byLimp Bizkit) | The Undertaker | 3:33 | |
| 6. | "Whatever" (performed byOur Lady Peace) | Chris Benoit | 3:53 | |
| 7. | "Never Gonna Stop" (the Black Cat Crossing mix, performed byRob Zombie) |
| Edge | 3:40 |
| 8. | "One of a Kind" (performed byBreaking Point) |
| Rob Van Dam | 3:28 |
| 9. | "The Beautiful People" (the WWF remix, performed byMarilyn Manson) | SmackDown! | 4:16 | |
| 10. | "Across the Nation" (performed byThe Union Underground) |
| Raw | 3:00 |
| 11. | "Break the Walls Down" (performed bySevendust) | Johnston | Chris Jericho | 3:16 |
| 12. | "Turn the Tables" (performed bySaliva) | Johnston | The Dudley Boyz | 4:21 |
| 13. | "Live for the Moment" (performed byMonster Magnet) |
| Matt Hardy | 4:59 |
| 14. | "End of Everything" (performed byStereomud) |
| Raven | 3:27 |
| 15. | "Ride of Your Life" (performed byNeurotica) |
| King of the Ring 2002 | 3:38 |
| 16. | "Just Another Victim" (performed byCypress Hill) |
| Tazz | 4:14 |
| 17. | "No Chance" (performed byDope) |
| Vince McMahon | 4:01 |
| 18. | "Lovefurypassionenergy" (performed byBoy Hits Car) |
| Lita | 4:41 |
| 19. | "Slow Chemical" (performed byFinger Eleven) |
| Kane | 3:12 |
Note: Track 19 only appears on the Canadian release of the album.[4]
Weekly charts[edit]
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[11] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
WWF Forceable Entry was released on March 26, 2002 byColumbia Records in association with SmackDown! Records, a division ofWWE.[12]
WWF Forceable Entry was a commercial success. In the US, the album reached number three on the USBillboard 200; in Canada, it reached number three on theCanadian Albums Chart.[13] It was certified gold by theRecording Industry Association of America, indicating sales of over 500,000 units.[14] The album sold over 145,000 copies in the US in its first week on sale.[15]
Music website AllMusic awarded the album two out of five stars. Writer Johnny Loftus noted thatForceable Entry "will be most relevant to wrestling fans," but joked that "fans of heavy music...might seek this set out in the local sale bin."[2]
