Armageddon: The Album

Armageddon: The Album
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	June 23, 1998 (1998-06-23)
Genre	Rock
Length	57:05
Label	Columbia Hollywood Sony Music Soundtrax
Singles from Armageddon: Music From the Motion Picture
"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" Released: July 29, 1998 [1] "What Kind of Love Are You On" Released: 1998 "Remember Me" Released: June 23, 1998

Professional ratings

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AllMusic	[2]

Armageddon: Music From the Motion Picture is the soundtrack album to the 1998 science fiction disaster film Armageddon , released by Columbia Records and Hollywood Records on June 23, 1998. The album features several songs recorded specifically for the soundtrack, including "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" and "What Kind of Love Are You On", performed by Aerosmith; "Remember Me", performed by Journey; and "Mister Big Time", performed by Jon Bon Jovi. Our Lady Peace's "Starseed" is a remixed version of the original. The album was commercially successful in Japan, and was certified double platinum for 400,000 copies shipped in 1999. ^[3]

Track listing

Armageddon: The Album track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Artist	Length
1.	"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"	Diane Warren	Aerosmith	4:59
2.	"Remember Me"	Jonathan Cain, Neal Schon, Jack Blades	Journey	5:33
3.	"What Kind of Love Are You On"	Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Jack Blades, Tommy Shaw	Aerosmith	3:15
4.	"La Grange"	Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Frank Beard	ZZ Top	3:38
5.	"Roll Me Away"	Bob Seger	Bob Seger	4:42
6.	"When the Rainbow Comes"	Karl Wallinger	Shawn Colvin	4:25
7.	"Sweet Emotion" (David Thoener Remix)	Steven Tyler, Tom Hamilton	Aerosmith	5:13
8.	"Mister Big Time"	Jon Bon Jovi, Aldo Nova	Jon Bon Jovi	2:51
9.	"Come Together"	John Lennon, Paul McCartney	Aerosmith	3:48
10.	"Wish I Were You"	Patty Smyth-McEnroe, Glen Burtnik	Patty Smyth	3:53
11.	"Starseed"	Raine Maida	Our Lady Peace	4:23
12.	"Leaving on a Jet Plane"	John Denver	Chantal Kreviazuk	4:45
13.	"Theme from Armageddon"	Trevor Rabin	Trevor Rabin	3:12
14.	"Animal Crackers" (Dialogue by Ben Affleck and Liv Tyler)	Warren, Rabin, Harry Gregson-Williams	Steven Tyler	2:40
Total length:				56:41

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Armageddon: The Album Chart (1998–1999) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [4] 5 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [5] 1 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [6] 28 Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [7] 1 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [8] 56 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [9] 20 French Albums (SNEP) [10] 22 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [11] 3 Japanese Albums (Oricon) [12] 8 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [13] 10 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [14] 22 Scottish Albums (OCC) [15] 41 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [16] 40 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [17] 1 UK Albums (OCC) [18] 19 US Billboard 200 [19] 1

Year-end charts 1998 year-end chart performance for Armageddon: The Album Chart (1998) Position Australian Albums (ARIA) [20] 78 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [21] 11 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [22] 48 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [23] 35 US Billboard 200 [24] 15 1999 year-end chart performance for Armageddon: The Album Chart (1999) Position Japanese Albums (Oricon) [25] 73 US Billboard 200 [26] 72

Certifications

Certifications for Armageddon: The Album

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [27]	Gold	35,000^
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [28]	Gold	100,000*
Canada (Music Canada) [29]	7× Platinum	700,000^
Japan (RIAJ) [30]	2× Platinum	400,000 [3]
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [31]	Gold	25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [32]	Gold	100,000^
United States (RIAA) [33]	4× Platinum	4,110,000 [34]
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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