Now That's What I Call Music! 9 (U.S. series)

This article describes the ninth album in the U.S. Now! series. It should not be confused with identically-numbered albums from other Now! series. For more information, see Now That's What I Call Music! 9 and Now That's What I Call Music! discography

Now That's What I Call Music! 9
Compilation album by Various artists
Released	March 19, 2002
Recorded	2000-2001
Genre	Pop
Length	78:43
Label	UMG
Various artists chronology
Now That's What I Call Music! 8 (2001) Now That's What I Call Music! 9 (2002) Off the Hook (2002)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Now That's What I Call Music! 9 was released on March 19, 2002. The album is the ninth edition of the (U.S.) Now! series. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart in April 2002.^[2] It is the fourth number-one album in the series and has been certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA^[3].

The album was the first in the series to include radio remixes of some tracks, rather than the originals.^[4] It also features the songs, "Family Affair" and "Ain't It Funny", the two Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles in this volume.

Track listing

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Get the Party Started/Sweet Dreams"	Pink featuring Redman	4:02
2.	"I'm a Slave 4 U"	Britney Spears	3:23
3.	"Family Affair"	Mary J. Blige	3:59
4.	"Whenever, Wherever"	Shakira	3:15
5.	"Ain't It Funny"	Jennifer Lopez	4:00
6.	"Livin' It Up"	Ja Rule featuring Case	4:17
7.	"Rollout (My Business)"	Ludacris	3:59
8.	"Lights, Camera, Action!"	Mr. Cheeks	4:20
9.	"Raise Up" (All Cities Remix)	Petey Pablo	3:58
10.	"Caramel" (Trackmasters Remix)	City High	3:34
11.	"Turn Off the Light"	Nelly Furtado	4:35
12.	"Gone"	'N Sync	4:50
13.	"Emotion"	Destiny's Child	3:53
14.	"Differences"	Ginuwine	4:08
15.	"Drowning"	Backstreet Boys	4:25
16.	"Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of"	U2	3:41
17.	"Just Push Play"	Aerosmith	3:17
18.	"Dig In"	Lenny Kravitz	3:34
19.	"Wish You Were Here"	Incubus	3:32
20.	"Giving In"	Adema	3:55

Track variations

• The version of "Get the Party Started" is a remix by Rockwilder using elements of the Eurythmics song "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" and features rapper, Redman.
• The album version of "Ain't It Funny" is included over the popular "Murder Remix" version featuring Ja Rule.
• The version of the Trackmaster remix of "Caramel" removes the third verse and goes straight from Ortiz's second verse to Eve's rap.

References

1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Now, Vol. 9 - Review. Allmusic.com.
2. ^ Martens, Todd (2002-03-28). " 'NOW 9' Takes Hits To The Top". Billboard.com.
3. ^ RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for NOW! Platinum Albums, RIAA.com.
4. ^ Carpenter, Troy (2002-03-04). "J. Lo, 'N Sync, Britney Crowd 'NOW 9' ". Billboard.com.

Preceded by O Brother, Where Art Thou? (soundtrack) by Various artists

Billboard 200 number-one album April 6, 2002 – April 12, 2002

Succeeded by A New Day Has Come by Celine Dion