8 Mile (soundtrack)

Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture 8 Mile
Cover to original soundtrack
Soundtrack album by various artists
Released	October 29, 2002
Recorded	2001–2002
Genre	Hip hop
Length	68:19
Label	Shady, Interscope
Producer	Eivan "Ricco" BJ (exec.)
More Music from 8 Mile cover
Eminem chronology
The Eminem Show (2002) 8 Mile Soundtrack (2002) Encore (2004)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
RapReviews.com	(7.5/10)[2]

Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture 8 Mile is the official music soundtrack to the 2002 movie 8 Mile, starring Eminem, who features on five of the tracks on this soundtrack. It was released under the Shady/Interscope label and spawned the hit single Lose Yourself.

Album information

Charts

The album debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 Albums Chart that year with over 702,000 copies sold and 507,000 sold in the second week also finishing the year as the fifth best-selling album of 2002 with US sales of 3.4 million, despite only two months of release. As of September 19, 2010, it has sold more than 4,750,000 albums.^[3] It debuted at #1 on the Canadian Albums Chart with sales of 44,500 copies.^[4] It also reached #1 on the UK Compilations Chart Australian ARIAnet Albums Chart. It featured Eminem's worldwide chart-topping single, "Lose Yourself".

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It also spawned a follow up soundtrack, More Music from 8 Mile, consisting of songs that appear in 8 Mile that were current singles during the film's time setting of 1995. One of the songs was performed by Tupac Shakur, who would be the subject of a documentary with a soundtrack produced by Eminem, who also produced a posthumous album by Tupac.

There were also four songs by the Wu-Tang Clan or its members, and two songs by Mobb Deep, which eventually signed to G-Unit Records, headed by Shady/Aftermath artist 50 Cent.

Other information

The album was also made in a clean edition removing most of the strong profanity and violent content.

Both Jay-Z and Nas, at the time feuding with each other, appeared on the soundtrack. Nas contributed "U Wanna Be Me", a diss towards Jay-Z.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Lose Yourself" (Eminem)	M. Mathers, J. Bass, L. Resto	Eminem, Luis Resto, Jeff Bass	5:20
2.	"Love Me" (Obie Trice/Eminem/50 Cent)	C. Jackson, S. King, M. Mathers, L. Resto, O. Trice	Eminem	4:30
3.	"8 Mile" (Eminem)	M. Mathers, L. Resto	Eminem	6:00
4.	"Adrenaline Rush" (Obie Trice)	A. Thelusma, Obie Trice	Red Spyda	3:54
5.	"Places to Go" (50 Cent)	C. Jackson, M. Mathers, L. Resto	Eminem	4:15
6.	"Rap Game" (D12/50 Cent)	V. Carlisle, D. Holton, R. Johnson, M. Mathers, O. Moore, D. Porter, L. Resto	Denaun Porter, Eminem	5:53
7.	"8 Miles and Runnin'" (Jay-Z featuring Freeway)	S. Carter, M. Mathers, L. Pridgen, L. Resto	Eminem	4:08
8.	"Spit Shine" (Xzibit)	A. Joiner, D. Porter	Denaun Porter	3:39
9.	"Time of My Life" (Macy Gray)	M. Elizondo, Macy Gray, D. Ross	D. Ross, J. Gamble, Mike Elizondo	4:21
10.	"U Wanna Be Me" (Nas)	N. Jones, C. Thompson	Chucky Thompson, Nas	3:50
11.	"Wanksta" (50 Cent)	M. Clervoix, J.B. Freeman, C. Jackson	J. Freeman, Sha Money XL	3:38
12.	"Wasting My Time" (by Boomkat (Taryn Manning))	T. Manning, K. Manning, J. Taylor	K. Manning, M. Pradler	3:37
13.	"R.A.K.I.M." (Rakim)	W. Griffith, L. E. King, D. Porter	Denaun Porter	4:23
14.	"That's My Nigga Fo' Real" (Young Zee)	D. Battle, D. Ross	D. Ross, J. Gamble	4:45
15.	"Battle" (Gang Starr)	J.R. Baxter, P. Chapman, K. Elam, K. Holley, A. Johnson, N. Jones, Chris E. Martin, K. Mochita, S. Moltke, M. Williams	DJ Premier, Guru	2:56
16.	"Rabbit Run" (Eminem)	M. Mathers, L. Resto	Eminem, Luis Resto	3:13

Bonus CD
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Rap Name" (by Obie Trice)		Eminem	5:02
2.	"Stimulate" (by Eminem)		Eminem	5:03
3.	"'Till I Collapse" (freestyle) (by 50 Cent)		Eminem	1:26
4.	"Gangsta" (by Joe Beast)		Mel-Man	3:35
5.	"The Weekend" (by Brooklyn)		DJ Premier	3:05
6.	"California" (by Shaunta)		Mahogany Music	3:27

More Music from 8 Mile
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Shook Ones Pt. II" (by Mobb Deep)	5:26
2.	"Juicy" (by The Notorious B.I.G.)	4:11
3.	"Gotta Get Mine" (by MC Breed and 2Pac)	4:18
4.	"Feel Me Flow" (by Naughty by Nature)	3:34
5.	"Player's Ball" (by OutKast)	4:53
6.	"Get Money" (by Junior M.A.F.I.A.)	4:34
7.	"I'll Be There For You/You're All I Need To Get By" (by Method Man and Mary J. Blige)	3:45
8.	"Shimmy Shimmy Ya" (by Ol' Dirty Bastard)	2:41
9.	"Bring The Pain" (by Method Man)	3:09
10.	"C.R.E.A.M." (by Wu-Tang Clan)	4:12
11.	"Runnin'" (by The Pharcyde)	4:56
12.	"Survival Of The Fittest" (by Mobb Deep)	3:43
13.	"Temptations" (by 2Pac)	5:00
14.	"Unbelievable" (by The Notorious B.I.G.)

Chart positions

Album

Year	Chart	Peak position
2002	Billboard 200	1
	Japan Oricon albums chart[5]	1
2003	Billboard 200	1
	Australian ARIA Albums Chart	1

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Peak position
2002	"Lose Yourself"	The Billboard Hot 100	1
		Modern Rock Tracks	1
		Hot Rap Tracks	1
		Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles	1
2003	"Wanksta"	The Billboard Hot 100	13
		Hot Rap Tracks	3
		Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	4
	"8 Mile..."	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles	54

Certifications

Country	Certification
Australia[6]	4×Platinum
Belgium[7]	Gold
Canada[8]	5×Platinum
Denmark[9]	Platinum
Netherlands[10]	Gold
Europe[11]	Platinum
Finland[12]	Gold
France[13]	Gold
Greece[14]	Platinum
Hungary[15]	Gold
New Zealand[16]	4×Platinum
Sweden[17]	Gold
Switzerland[18]	Platinum
United Kingdom[19]	Gold
United States[20]	4×Platinum

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