8 Mile: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture | |
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Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
Released | October 29, 2002 [1] |
Recorded | 2001–2002 |
Genre | Hip hop |
Length | 68:10 |
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8 Mile:Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture is the official soundtrack album to the 2002 film of the same name. The album,performed by various artists,was released by Universal Pictures' then subsidiary Universal Music,through Interscope and Shady Records. It spawned the hit single "Lose Yourself" by Eminem,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 by 2Pac,who would be the subject of a documentary with a soundtrack produced by Eminem,who also produced a posthumous album by 2Pac. The album also features four songs by Wu-Tang Clan and its members,and two songs by Mobb Deep,who eventually signed to G-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 the Billboard 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 certified sextuple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album featured the universal number-one hit "Lose Yourself",which won the Oscar for Best Original Song.
The clean version of the 8 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 rapper Young Zee,is listed as "That's My ***** For Real" on the clean version. In "Rap Game" by D12 featuring 50 Cent in Proof'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" by Obie Trice,Eminem,and 50 Cent,the word "goddamn" is left uncensored in 50 Cent's verse.
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 74/100 [4] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | B− [5] |
NME | 7/10 [6] |
Uncut | [7] |
Q | [8] |
Rolling Stone | [9] |
Empire | [10] |
8 Mile:Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture received generally positive reviews from critics. [4] At Metacritic,which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications,the album received an average score of 74,based on 20 reviews. [4]
Eminem received praise from hip-hop producers [11] and pundits [12] [13] [14] for including authentic,era-appropriate beats in the film,despite the expense associated with clearance relative to original music bearing a similar sound. [15]
The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 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. [16] As of January 2016,the soundtrack has sold 11 million copies worldwide. [17]
It debuted at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart with sales of 45,000 copies. [18] It also reached number one on the UK Compilations Chart Australian ARIAnet Albums Chart.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Lose Yourself" (Eminem) | 5:20 | ||
2. | "Love Me" (Eminem, Obie Trice and 50 Cent) | 4:30 | ||
3. | "8 Mile" (Eminem) | 5:57 | ||
4. | "Adrenaline Rush" (Obie Trice) |
| 3:48 | |
5. | "Places to Go" (50 Cent) |
| 4:15 | |
6. | "Rap Game" (D12 featuring 50 Cent) |
| 5:53 | |
7. | "8 Miles and Runnin'" (Jay-Z featuring Freeway) | Eminem | 4:08 | |
8. | "Spit Shine" (Xzibit) | Denaun Porter | 3:39 | |
9. | "Time of My Life" (Macy Gray) |
| 4:21 | |
10. | "U Wanna Be Me" (Nas) | 3:50 | ||
11. | "Wanksta" (50 Cent) |
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| 3:38 |
12. | "Wasting My Time" (Boomkat) |
| 3:37 | |
13. | "R.A.K.I.M." (Rakim) |
| Denaun Porter | 4:23 |
14. | "That's My Nigga fo' Real" (Young Zee) | 4:45 | ||
15. | "Battle" (Gang Starr) | 2:56 | ||
16. | "Rabbit Run" (Eminem) | 3:10 | ||
Total length: | 1:08:10 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Rap Name" (Obie Trice) | Obie Trice | Eminem | 5:01 |
2. | "Stimulate" (Eminem) | Mathers | Eminem | 5:03 |
3. | "'Till I Collapse" (remix) (50 Cent) | Eminem | 1:26 | |
4. | "Gangsta" (Joe Beast) | Joe Smith | Mel-Man | 3:35 |
5. | "The Weekend" (Brooklyn) | Nicole Louis-Jeune | DJ Khalil | 3:05 |
6. | "California" (Shaunta) | Shaunta Montgomery | Mahogany Music | 3:27 |
Total length: | 1:29:47 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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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 |
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [78] | 4× Platinum | 280,000^ |
Belgium (BEA) [79] | Gold | 25,000* |
Canada (Music Canada) [80] | 5× Platinum | 500,000^ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [81] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [82] | Gold | 21,281 [82] |
France (SNEP) [83] | Gold | 100,000* |
Germany (BVMI) [84] | Platinum | 300,000‡ |
Greece (IFPI Greece) [85] | Platinum | 20,000^ |
Hungary (MAHASZ) [86] | Gold | 10,000^ |
Italy | — | 150,000 [87] |
Japan (RIAJ) [88] | 3× Platinum | 600,000^ |
Netherlands (NVPI) [89] | Gold | 40,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [90] | 4× Platinum | 60,000^ |
Norway | — | 36,000 [91] |
Portugal (AFP) [92] | Gold | 20,000^ |
South Korea | — | 66,035 [93] |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [94] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
Sweden (GLF) [95] | Gold | 30,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [96] | Platinum | 40,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [97] | 2× Platinum | 696,994 [98] |
United States (RIAA) [99] | 6× Platinum | 6,000,000‡ |
Summaries | ||
Europe (IFPI) [100] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000* |
Worldwide | — | 11,000,000 [17] |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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