Soundtracks of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is an open-world, action-adventure video game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. First released on 26 October 2004 for the PlayStation 2, San Andreas has an in-game radio that can tune in to eleven stations playing more than 150 tracks of licensed music, as well as a talk radio station. The songs featured on the radio stations originated in or before the early 1990s, the period in which the game is set.

Contents

The game's music has been released on two official soundtracks; Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Soundtrack, released in November 2004, consisting of selections from the in-game radio, and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Soundtrack Box Set, released in December 2004, consisting of eight volumes comprising most of the songs from the game's radio stations. Critical reception to the soundtracks was positive, as reviewers felt that the selected tracks connected appropriately with the gameplay and period.

Albums

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Soundtrack

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Soundtrack
GTA San Andreas Soundtrack.jpg
Soundtrack album by
various artists
ReleasedNovember 23, 2004
Genre
Length106:40
Label Interscope
Various artists chronology
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City OST – Greatest Hits
(2002)
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Soundtrack
(2004)
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Soundtrack Box Set
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Guardian (positive) [2]

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Soundtrack features selected tracks from the in-game radio stations. It was released as a three-disc album on November 23, 2004, by Interscope Records. The first two discs featured the songs, while the third disc is a DVD featuring The Introduction, a short machinima video depicting events before the game. [3]

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Soundtrack Box Set

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Soundtrack Box Set
Box set by
various artists
ReleasedDecember 7, 2004
Genre
Length386:43
Label Interscope
Various artists chronology
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Soundtrack
(2004)
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Soundtrack Box Set
(2004)
The Music of Grand Theft Auto IV
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
IGN 7.3/10 [5]
The Michigan Daily 4.5/5 [6]
NME 9/10 [7]

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Soundtrack Box Set comprises highlights from the game's radio stations. The box set was released on December 7, 2004, across eight discs. [4] [8]

Volume 1: Bounce FM
No.TitleWriter(s)Artist(s)Length
1."Bounce FM Intro" 0:07
2."Hollywood Swinging"
Kool & the Gang 3:27
3."Cold Blooded" Rick James Rick James5:56
4."You Dropped a Bomb on Me" The Gap Band 5:07
5."Candy"
Cameo 5:45
6."West Coast Poplock"Ronnie Hudson5:25
7."You're on Bounce FM"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 0:11
8."I Can Make You Dance"
  • Roger Troutman
  • Larry Troutman
Zapp 3:59
9."Let It Whip" Dazz Band 4:42
10."Running Away"Roy Ayers3:10
11."Funky Worm" Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner Ohio Players 2:39
12."Twilight" Frankie Beverly Maze 6:37
13."That Was Bounce FM"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 0:11
14."Glory Hole Theme Park: Fun With Strangers"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
Mike Blakeney0:49
15."Eris Pump Up Shoes"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
Various artists1:18
Total length:48:29
Volume 2: Playback FM/Radio Los Santos
No.TitleWriter(s)Artist(s)Length
1."Playback FM Intro"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 0:12
2."Rebel Without a Pause" Public Enemy 5:02
3."Brand Nubian" Brand Nubian 4:37
4."Children's Story" Rick Walters Slick Rick 3:58
5."You're on Playback FM"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 0:05
6."I Know You Got Soul" Eric B. & Rakim 4:43
7."It Takes Two"
Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock 4:45
8."That Was Playback FM"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 0:11
9."La Raza" Kid Frost 3:26
10."It's Funky Enough" Tracy Curry The D.O.C. 4:28
11."Guerillas in tha Mist" Da Lench Mob Da Lench Mob4:25
12."Hood Took Me Under"
Compton's Most Wanted 3:39
13."How I Could Just Kill a Man" Cypress Hill 4:07
14."I Don't Give a Fuck" 2Pac 4:19
15."Ice Diamonds"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 0:48
16."Commando Pest Eradication"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 1:16
Total length:50:01
Volume 3: Master Sounds 98.3
No.TitleWriter(s)Artist(s)Length
1."Mastersounds 98.3 Intro"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 0:17
2."The Payback"James Brown7:36
3."Jungle Fever"Bill Ador The Chakachas 4:21
4."Think (About It)"James Brown Lyn Collins 3:20
5."I Know You Got Soul"
  • James Brown
  • Bobby Byrd
Bobby Byrd4:40
6."Express Yourself" Charles Wright Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band 3:50
7."Cross the Tracks (We Better Go Back)" Joe Houston Maceo & The Macks 3:16
8."You're on Mastersounds 98.3"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 0:19
9."(I Got) So Much Trouble In My Mind" Joe Quarterman Sir Joe Quarterman and Free Soul 6:17
10."The Grunt"
The J.B.'s 3:30
11."Smokin' Cheeba Cheeba" Paul Winley Harlem Underground Band7:33
12."Funky President"James BrownJames Brown4:08
13."Green Onions" Booker T. & the M.G.'s 2:52
14."That Was Mastersounds 98.3"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 0:16
15."Cluckin' Bell"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
Alex Anthony 0:48
16."Zebra Bar: Fun To Try"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
Ed McMann0:31
Total length:53:34
Volume 4: K Rose
No.TitleWriter(s)Artist(s)Length
1."K-Rose Intro"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 0:12
2."Crazy" Willie Nelson Willie Nelson3:57
3."Hey Good Lookin'" Hank Williams Hank Williams2:53
4."Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man"
  • Becki Bluefield
  • Jim Owen
Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn 2:30
5."Bed of Rose's" Harold Reid Statler Brothers 2:24
6."You're on K-Rose"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 0:08
7."Amos Moses" Jerry Reed Jerry Reed2:17
8."I Love a Rainy Night"Eddie Rabbitt3:07
9."All My Ex's Live in Texas"
Whitey Shafer 3:19
10."Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow up to Be Cowboys"Ed Bruce3:20
11."Always Wanting You" Merle Haggard Merle Haggard3:06
12."Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray"
Patsy Cline2:13
13."That Was K-Rose"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 0:06
14."Logger"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
Ed McMann0:31
15."Starfish Resort and Casino"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 1:04
Total length:31:07
Volume 5: CSR 103.9
No.TitleWriter(s)Artist(s)Length
1."CSR 103.9 Intro"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 0:09
2."Groove Me"Gene Griffin Guy 4:34
3."I Got the Feeling" Elliot "Dr. Freeze" Straite Today 4:05
4."Don't Be Cruel" Bobby Brown 6:48
5."My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)"
En Vogue 4:42
6."New Jack Swing"
Wreckx-N-Effect 3:45
7."Motownphilly" Boyz II Men 3:55
8."You're on CSR 103.9"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 0:10
9."Poison"Elliot "Dr. Freeze" Straite Bell Biv DeVoe 4:21
10."So You Like What You See" Samuelle Samuelle4:57
11."I'm So into You" Brian Alexander Morgan SWV 4:38
12."Don't Be Afraid"
Aaron Hall5:18
13."Sensitivity" Ralph Tresvant 4:40
14."That Was CSR 103.9"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 0:07
15."Renegade Cologne"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
Jeff Berlin0:48
16."The Epsilon Program – Covet"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
Fred Melamed 0:43
Total length:52:34
Volume 6: K-Jah West
No.TitleWriter(s)Artist(s)Length
1."K-Jah Intro"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 0:11
2."Chase the Devil"Max Romeo & The Upsetters 3:24
3."Here I Come" Barrington Levy Barrington Levy3:43
4."Great Train Robbery" Delroy "Junior" Reid Black Uhuru 5:53
5."Ring My Bell" Frederick Knight Blood Sisters7:56
6."Funky Kingston" Frederick "Toots" Hibbert Toots & the Maytals 4:53
7."King Tubby Meets the Rockers Uptown" Augustus Pablo Augustus Pablo2:28
8."You're on K-Jah"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 0:10
9."Bam Bam"Frederick "Toots" Hibbert Chaka Demus & Pliers 4:03
10."Cocaine in My Brain" Lester Randal Bullock Dillinger 2:44
11."Don't Let It Go to Your Head"Black Harmony7:18
12."Drum Pan Sound" Wycliffe "Steely" Johnson Reggie Stepper3:23
13."Pressure Drop"Frederick "Toots" Hibbert The Maytals 3:41
14."That Was K-Jah"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 0:10
15."Sooth Cough Medicine"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
Ed McMann0:56
16."Wrestling on Weazel"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 1:21
Total length:52:14
Volume 7: K-DST
No.TitleWriter(s)Artist(s)Length
1."K-DST Intro"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 0:06
2."Barracuda" Heart 4:21
3."Strutter" Kiss 3:09
4."Smokin'" Boston 4:19
5."Some Kind of Wonderful" Willie John Ellison Grand Funk Railroad 3:21
6."Woman to Woman"Joe Cocker4:26
7."Get Down to It" Steve Marriott Humble Pie 3:24
8."You're on K-DST"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 0:10
9."A Horse with No Name" Dewey Bunnell America 4:07
10."Eminence Front" Pete Townshend The Who 5:39
11."Free Bird" Lynyrd Skynyrd 9:04
12."Two Tickets to Paradise" Eddie Money Eddie Money3:57
13."Young Turks"Rod Stewart5:02
14."That Was K-DST"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 0:12
15."Midlife Crisis Center"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
Jonathan Hanst1:11
16."San Andreas Telephone: New Father"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
Ben Krech0:21
Total length:52:49
Volume 8: Radio X
No.TitleWriter(s)Artist(s)Length
1."Radio X Intro"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 0:13
2."Rusty Cage" Chris Cornell Soundgarden 4:25
3."Hellraiser"Ozzy Osbourne4:52
4."Unsung" Page Hamilton Helmet 3:56
5."Midlife Crisis" Faith No More 4:16
6."Plush" Stone Temple Pilots 5:10
7."Killing in the Name" Rage Against the Machine 5:13
8."You're on Radio X"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 0:10
9."Cult of Personality" Living Colour 4:53
10."Mother" Glenn Danzig Danzig 3:24
11."Personal Jesus" Martin L. Gore Depeche Mode 4:53
12."Been Caught Stealing" Jane's Addiction 3:30
13."Pretend We're Dead" Donita Sparks L7 3:53
14."That Was Radio X"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 0:09
15."My Five Uncles"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
Jonathan Hanst0:56
16."Exsorbeo Handheld Gaming System"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 0:54
Total length:53:56

References

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