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| Released | January 13, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 2003 | |||
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| Length | 50:55 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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WWE Originals is a soundtrack album by WWE. Released on January 13, 2004 by Columbia Records, it features original songs recorded by various WWE wrestlers. The album was a commercial success, reaching number 12 on the US Billboard 200.
Music website AllMusic categorised WWE Originals as "contemporary pop/rock" and rap rock, with writer Johnny Loftus identifying styles such as "soft-focus piano pop", dance-pop and hip hop on the album. [1] Slam! Wrestling's John Powell also identified the genres of electronic and power ballad on the collection, [2] while Billboard magazine noted a dominance of "in-your-face rap". [3]
WWE Originals was released by Columbia Records on January 13, 2004. [4] Initial pressings of the album also featured a bonus DVD, which featured behind-the-scenes footage of the making of the album and more. [4]
In the United States, WWE Originals reached number 12 on the Billboard 200. [5] [6]
Music website AllMusic awarded WWE Originals three out of five stars. [1] Reviewer Johnny Loftus criticised tracks such as Stacy Keibler's "Why Can't We Just Dance?" and Kurt Angle's "I Don't Suck (Really)", identifying them as proof of some performers' musical inability. [1] However, Loftus praised the "amusing" skits performed by Stone Cold Steve Austin, as well as a number of tracks including "I Just Want You" by Trish Stratus and "Put a Little A** on It" by Rikishi. [1]
John Powell of Slam! Wrestling was more critical, describing the compositions on the album as "generic, cookie-cutter productions without any soul, character or style" and criticising the performances in general. [2] In particular, Powell criticised songs such as The Dudley Boyz' "We've Had Enough", Trish Stratus' "I Just Want You", Lita's "When I Get You Alone" and Stacy Keibler's "Why Can't We Just Dance?"; however, he did praise the performances of John Cena and Lilian Garcia. [2]
Michael Paoletta of Billboard magazine described WWE Originals as "mixed, very mixed". [3] Paoletta noted a dominance of hip hop music on the album, claiming that the pop and rock songs were of higher quality, particularly those performed by divas Keibler, Stratus and Lita. [3]
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Where's the Beer?" (segment 1) | Stone Cold Steve Austin | 2:36 |
| 2. | "We've Had Enough" | The Dudley Boyz | 3:06 |
| 3. | "I Just Want You" | Trish Stratus | 3:35 |
| 4. | "Crossing Borders" | Rey Mysterio | 2:51 |
| 5. | "Did You Feel It?" (segment 2) | Stone Cold Steve Austin | 2:00 |
| 6. | "Can You Dig It?" | Booker T | 3:33 |
| 7. | "I Don't Suck (Really)" | Kurt Angle | 3:05 |
| 8. | "When I Get You Alone" | Lita | 3:27 |
| 9. | "You Changed the Lyrics" (segment 3) | Stone Cold Steve Austin | 1:30 |
| 10. | "You Just Don't Know Me at All" | Lilian Garcia | 4:08 |
| 11. | "We Lie, We Cheat, We Steal" | Eddie and Chavo Guerrero | 3:43 |
| 12. | "Don't You Wish You Were Me?" | Chris Jericho | 3:31 |
| 13. | "Drink Your Beer" (segment 4) | Stone Cold Steve Austin | 1:50 |
| 14. | "Put a Little A** on It" | Rikishi | 4:44 |
| 15. | "Why Can't We Just Dance?" | Stacy Keibler | 3:17 |
| 16. | "Basic Thugonomics" | John Cena and Tha Trademarc | 3:14 |
| 17. | "Don't That Taste Good?" (segment 5) | Stone Cold Steve Austin | 0:45 |
| Total length: | 50:55 | ||
Samples
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Coach's Mission" | |
| 2. | "Trish's Studio Session" | |
| 3. | "Kurt Angle Mouths Off" | |
| 4. | "Rey Mysterio – Escuche!" | |
| 5. | "Stacy Keibler's Got the Moves" | |
| 6. | "The Dudley Boyz Have Had It" | |
| 7. | "Booker T's Studio Session" | |
| 8. | "Coach Shows Off His Musical Skills" | |
| 9. | "Lita Rocks" | |
| 10. | "Rikishi Lays Down a Track" | |
| 11. | "Stone Cold Sings?" | |
| 12. | "Eddie & Chavo Guerrero – They Lie, Cheat, Steal & Sing!" | |
| 13. | "Chris Jericho Gets Vocal" | |
| 14. | "Coach Meets Jim Johnston" |
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