Friday (soundtrack)

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Friday (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Soundtrack album by
various artists
ReleasedApril 11, 1995 (1995-04-11)
Recorded1994
Studio
  • Street Knowledge Recording Studio (Los Angeles)
  • Dre's Crib (Los Angeles)
  • Digital Services (Houston)
  • Digital Shack (Los Angeles)
  • Larrabee Sound Studios (Los Angeles)
  • Ocean 11
  • Image Recording Studios (Los Angeles)
  • Yo Mama's House (Hollywood)
  • Firehouse Studio (New York City)
  • The Archive (Oakland, California)
  • The Plant (California)
  • Luke Recording Studio (Miami)
Genre
Length64:08
Label Priority
Producer
Friday soundtracks chronology
Friday (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
(1995)
Next Friday (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
(1999)
Singles from Friday
  1. "Keep Their Heads Ringin'"
    Released: March 7, 1995
  2. "Friday"
    Released: May 1995

Friday (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to F. Gary Gray's 1995 stoner film Friday . It was released on April 11, 1995, through Priority Records and consists of hip hop and R&B music.

Contents

Recording sessions took place at Street Knowledge Recording Studio, Dre's Crib, Digital Shack, Larrabee Sound Studios, Image Recording Studios and Yo Mama's House in Los Angeles, at Digital Services in Houston, at Firehouse Studios in New York, at the Archive in Oakland, at the Plant Studios in California, at Luke Recording Studio in Liberty City, and at Ocean 11 Suite 7. Production was handled by film writers Ice Cube and DJ Pooh, as well as DJ Muggs, the 2 Live Crew, Angela Winbush, Bootsy Collins, Dr. Dre, E-A-Ski & CMT, E-Swift, N.O. Joe, Ralph tha Funky Mexican, Rashad Coes, Roger Troutman and Ronald Isley, with Sam Sneed co-producing the album's lead single "Keep Their Heads Ringin'", and Patricia Charbonnet and Toby Emmerich serving as executive producers.

It features appearances from film star Ice Cube, Bernie Worrell, Bootsy Collins, CJ Mac, Cypress Hill, Dr. Dre, E-A-Ski, Funkdoobiest, Mack 10, Nancy Fletcher, Rick James, Roger Troutman, Rose Royce, Scarface, Tha Alkaholiks, The Isley Brothers, Threat, and the 2 Live Crew.

The soundtrack reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200, where it held the position for 2 weeks, and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for 6 weeks. It also spawned the successful Dr. Dre single "Keep Their Heads Ringin'", which made it to No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart. The album was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on June 4, 1996. Music videos were shot for "Friday" and "Keep Their Heads Ringin'".

The title track sparked a feud with the hip hop group Cypress Hill, who claimed that Ice Cube had asked for permission to use their track "Throw Your Set in the Air" and had made a very similar track after being denied permission. [1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]

AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote: "the soundtrack to a lightweight comedy co-written by Ice Cube, the record conveys all the strengths of hit urban radio. Keeping all the good elements of the format -- including the G-funk of Dr. Dre, old-school soul, contemporary R&B, and gangsta rap -- the record sounds like a "Best of the '90s" collection". [2] James Bernard of Entertainment Weekly wrote: "No surprises here. Dr. Dre rumbles over his smooth, insistent groove ("Keep Their Heads Ringin'"), Ice Cube sounds angry ("Friday"), Cypress Hill is still obsessed with pot, and E-A-Ski, a Bay Area hip-hop artist, contributes the gun-happy "Blast If I Have To". Throw in Rick James and Isley Brothers classics and you've got a listening experience that's familiar and fun". [3] Rolling Stone reviewer wrote: "accompanying the new comedy penned by Ice Cube and partner D.J. Pooh, FRIDAY....[is a] righteous set". [4]

Accolades

Accolades for Friday (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
PublicationAccoladeRankRef.
Albumism100 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time
[5]
Billboard 10 Best Stoner Movie Soundtracks
[6]
Complex The 25 Best Hip-Hop Movie Soundtracks of All Time
19
[7]
Pitchfork The 50 Best Movie Soundtracks of All Time
13
[8]

Track listing

Friday (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
1."Friday" (Ice Cube) O'Shea Jackson Ice Cube 3:49
2."Keep Their Heads Ringin'" (Dr. Dre) James Anderson 5:06
3."Friday Night" (Scarface and CJ Mac) N.O. Joe 3:40
4."Lettin' Niggas Know" (Threat)
4:30
5."Roll It Up, Light It Up, Smoke It Up" (Cypress Hill) DJ Muggs 3:31
6."Take a Hit" (Mack 10) Dedrick Rolison Ice Cube4:36
7."Tryin' to See Another Day" (The Isley Brothers)
3:37
8."You Got Me Wide Open" (Bootsy Collins and Bernie Worrell)4:47
9."Mary Jane" (Rick James) James Ambrose Johnson  3:59
10."I Wanna Get Next to You" (Rose Royce) Norman Whitfield  3:57
11."Superhoes" (Funkdoobiest)
  • DJ Muggs
  • DJ Ralph M
3:44
12."Coast II Coast" (Tha Alkaholiks) E-Swift 5:08
13."Blast If I Have To" (E-A-Ski)
4:01
14."Hoochie Mama" (2 Live Crew) 2 Live Crew 3:01
15."I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (Roger Troutman)
Roger Troutman 6:48
Total length:1:04:08
Sample credits

10th anniversary edition bonus disc

In 2005, on the tenth anniversary of Friday, Priority Records released an eleven-track bonus disc entitled Old School Friday (More Music from the Original Motion Picture) alongside the original soundtrack. It was composed of nine songs, which appeared in the film, plus two songs — "The Chase" and "Hangin' in the Hood" — by Hidden Faces, which were not in the movie.

Old School Friday (More Music From The Original Motion Picture)
No.TitlePerformer(s)Length
1."Mary Jane" Rick James  
2."Low Rider" War  
3."Freddie's Dead" Curtis Mayfield  
4."The Way You Do Things You Do" The Temptations  
5."I Wanna Get Next to You" Rose Royce  
6."I Heard It Through the Grapevine" Gladys Knight & the Pips  
7."Little Child Running Wild" Curtis Mayfield  
8."Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine" James Brown  
9."Heartbreaker (Part I, Part II)" Zapp  
10."The Chase"Hidden Faces 
11."Hangin' in the Hood"Hidden Faces 

Other songs

Two songs did appear in the film but were not released on any soundtrack: "Hittin' Corners" written by Darrel Johnson and Shaquil Taja-Allah and performed by K-Dee, and "Control" written by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and performed by Janet Jackson.

Personnel

Performers

Production

Technical

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [17] Gold50,000^
United States (RIAA) [18] 2× Platinum2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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