2002 soundtrack album by Various artists
8 Mile: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture Soundtrack album byVarious artists
Released October 29, 2002 (2002-10-29 ) [ 1] Recorded 2001–2002 Genre Hip hop Length 68 :10 Label Producer More Music from 8 Mile coverSingles from 8 Mile: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture "Lose Yourself " Released: October 28, 2002[ 2] "Rap Name" Released: October 22, 2002"Wanksta " Released: November 5, 2002[ 3] "8 Mile" Released: December 15, 2002
8 Mile: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture is the officialsoundtrack album to the2002 film of the same name . The album, performed by various artists, was released byUniversal Pictures' then subsidiaryUniversal Music , throughInterscope andShady Records . It spawned the hit single "Lose Yourself " byEminem , who also stars in the semi-autobiographical movie.
The album also spawned a follow-up soundtrack,More Music from 8 Mile , consisting of songs that appear in the film and were released as singles during the film's time setting of 1995. One of the songs was performed by2Pac , who would be the subject of adocumentary with asoundtrack produced by Eminem , who also produced aposthumous album by 2Pac . The album also features four songs byWu-Tang Clan and its members, and two songs byMobb Deep , who eventually signed toG-Unit Records . Both albums were also made available in censored versions, removing most of the strong language, sexual, and violent content.
8 Mile: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture debuted at number one on theBillboard 200 , selling over 700,000 copies in its first week. It sold 510,000 copies in its second week and eventually became the fifth best-selling album in the US of 2002, with sales of 3.4 million copies. It is certifiedsextuple platinum by theRecording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album featured the universal number-one hit "Lose Yourself", which won theOscar forBest Original Song . In 2024, the soundtrack was included inRolling Stone 's list of the 101 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time.[ 4]
"Lose Yourself" was released as the soundtrack's lead single on October 28, 2002.[ 2] "Wanksta " was released as the soundtrack's second single on "12 on November 5.[ 3] "8 Mile" was released as a promo single on December 15. "Rap Name" by Obie Trice was released as a single on "12 on October 22, 2002 and was included on the album's special edition bonus CD. Content and censorship [ edit ] The clean version of the8 Mile soundtrack removes most of the strong language, sexual and violent content. The only word left uncensored on the soundtrack, is the word "ass" (except on "Places to Go " by 50 Cent, where the word "ass" is used twice, but the word was only censored once). No other words are uncensored on the clean version of "8 Mile".
"That's My Nigga For Real", by rapperYoung Zee , is listed as "That's My ***** For Real" on the clean version. In "Rap Game " byD12 featuring 50 Cent inProof 's verse, the word "shit" is uncensored (even on the clean version), and in Eminem's verse, the words "White House " and "Cheney " are censored on both edited and explicit versions. A very rare version of "Rap Game " can be heard on the internet, in which the words "White House" and "Cheney" are left uncensored. In "Rabbit Run" by Eminem, the word "fuck" was left uncensored once in the clean version of the soundtrack. In "Love Me" byObie Trice , Eminem, and 50 Cent, the word "goddamn" is left uncensored in 50 Cent's verse.
8 Mile: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture received generally positive reviews from critics.[ 5] AtMetacritic , which assigns anormalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received anaverage score of 74, based on 20 reviews.[ 5]
Eminem received praise from hip-hop producers[ 12] and pundits[ 13] [ 14] [ 15] for including authentic, era-appropriate beats in the film, despite the expense associated with clearance relative to original music bearing a similar sound.[ 16]
In 2024, the soundtrack was included inRolling Stone's list of the 101 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time.[ 4]
Commercial performance [ edit ] The album debuted at number one on theBillboard 200 with over 702,000 copies sold in the 1st week and 510,000 copies sold in the 2nd week also finishing the year as the 5th best-selling album of 2002 with US sales of over 3.4 million. As of July 2013, it has sold 4,922,000 copies in the U.S.[ 17] As of January 2016, the soundtrack has sold 11 million copies worldwide.[ 18]
It debuted at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart with sales of 45,000 copies.[ 19] It also reached number one on theUK Compilations ChartAustralian ARIAnet Albums Chart.
20th anniversary edition No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 1. "Lose Yourself (instrumental)" 5:20 2. "Love Me (instrumental)" 4:30 3. "8 Mile (instrumental)" 5:57 4. "Adrenaline Rush (instrumental)" 3:48 5. "Places to Go (instrumental)" 4:15 6. "Rap Game (instrumental)" 5:53 7. "8 Miles and Runnin' (instrumental)" 4:08 8. "Spit Shine (instrumental)" 3:39 9. "Time of My Life (instrumental)" 4:21 10. "U Wanna Be Me (instrumental)" 3:50 11. "Wanksta (instrumental)" 3:38 12. "R.A.K.I.M.(instrumental)" 4:23 13. "That's My Nigga fo' Real (instrumental)" 4:45 14. "Battle (instrumental)" 2:56 15. "Rabbit Run (instrumental)" 3:11 16. "Lose Yourself (original demo version)" (Eminem ) 3:01 Total length: 1:05:09
More Music from 8 Mile [ edit ] Notes
These songs did appear in the film but were not released on any soundtrack: "Last Dayz " byOnyx "Time's Up" byO.C. "Unbelievable" byThe Notorious B.I.G. "Sweet Home Alabama " byLynyrd Skynyrd "Insane in the Brain " byCypress Hill "This Is How We Do It " byMontell Jordan "Gang Stories" bySouth Central Cartel "Who Shot Ya? " byThe Notorious B.I.G. "Temptations " by2Pac "Next Level (Nyte Time Mix)" byShowbiz and A.G. "Player's Anthem " byJunior M.A.F.I.A. "Da Mystery of Chessboxin' " byWu-Tang Clan Year-end chart performance for8 Mile: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture Chart (2002) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[ 49] 38 Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[ 50] 7 Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[ 51] 2 Canadian Rap Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[ 52] 2 Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[ 53] More Music from 8 Mile 48 Canadian Rap Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[ 54] More Music from 8 Mile 24 UK Compilation Albums (OCC)[ 55] 13 USBillboard 200[ 56] 33 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard )[ 57] 28 US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard )[ 58] 2 Worldwide Albums (IFPI)[ 59] 9 Chart (2003) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[ 60] 7 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[ 61] 27 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[ 62] 41 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[ 63] 37 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[ 64] 19 French Albums (SNEP)[ 65] 50 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[ 66] 22 Italian Compilations (FIMI)[ 67] 7 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[ 68] 17 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[ 69] 78 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[ 70] 43 UK Compilation Albums (OCC)[ 71] 9 USBillboard 200[ 72] 7 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard )[ 73] 13 US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard )[ 74] 1 Worldwide Albums (IFPI)[ 75] 38
Chart (2000–2009) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[ 76] 77
Notes :
A^ In the UK, compilation albums were excluded from the main album chart from January 1989.[ 77] 8 Mile: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture was classified as a compilation album for chart purposes and peaked at #1 on the compilations chart,[ 78] not the main albums chart. Certifications and sales [ edit ] Region Certification Certified units /salesAustralia (ARIA )[ 79] 4× Platinum 280,000^ Belgium (BRMA )[ 80] Gold 25,000* Canada (Music Canada )[ 81] 5× Platinum 500,000^ Denmark (IFPI Danmark )[ 82] Platinum 50,000^ Finland (Musiikkituottajat )[ 83] Gold 21,281[ 83] France (SNEP )[ 84] Gold 100,000* Germany (BVMI )[ 85] Platinum 300,000‡ Greece (IFPI Greece )[ 86] Platinum 20,000^ Hungary (MAHASZ )[ 87] Gold 10,000^ Italy — 150,000[ 88] Japan (RIAJ )[ 89] 3× Platinum 600,000^ Netherlands (NVPI )[ 90] Gold 40,000^ New Zealand (RMNZ )[ 91] 4× Platinum 60,000^ Norway — 36,000[ 92] Portugal (AFP )[ 93] Gold 20,000^ South Korea — 66,035[ 94] Spain (PROMUSICAE )[ 95] Platinum 100,000^ Sweden (GLF )[ 96] Gold 30,000^ Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[ 97] Platinum 40,000^ United Kingdom (BPI )[ 99] 2× Platinum 696,994[ 98] United States (RIAA )[ 100] 6× Platinum 6,000,000‡ Summaries Europe (IFPI )[ 101] 2× Platinum 2,000,000* Worldwide — 11,000,000[ 18] * Sales figures based on certification alone.^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
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