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| WWF The Music, Volume 2 | ||||
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| Released | November 18, 1997 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Label | Koch | |||
| Producer | Jim Johnston | |||
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WWF The Music, Volume 2 is the second compilation album by the World Wrestling Federation (now known as the World Wrestling Entertainment, or WWE) on November 18, 1997. [1] It primarily features contemporary theme songs of wrestlers on the roster at the time.
All tracks are written by Jim Johnston, except "Sexy Boy" by J. Hart, J.J. Maguire and Jim Johnston.
| No. | Title | Subject | Length |
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| 1. | "Dark Side" | The Undertaker | 3:53 |
| 2. | "Hell Frozen Over" | Stone Cold Steve Austin | 2:57 |
| 3. | "Pearl River Rip" | Ahmed Johnson | 3:15 |
| 4. | "Wild Cat" | Marc Mero & Sable | 2:52 |
| 5. | "You Start the Fire" | Bret Hart | 3:10 |
| 6. | "Mastodon" | Vader | 3:09 |
| 7. | "Ode to Freud" | Mankind | 3:02 |
| 8. | "Dude Love" | Dude Love | 3:08 |
| 9. | "Nation of Domination" | Faarooq | 3:03 |
| 10. | "Destiny" | Rocky Maivia | 3:06 |
| 11. | "Snap" | Sycho Sid | 3:19 |
| 12. | "Dangerous" | Ken Shamrock | 3:17 |
| 13. | "Can't Get Enough" | Flash Funk | 3:25 |
| 14. | "I Know You Want Me" | Sunny | 3:28 |
| 15. | "Sexy Boy" | Shawn Michaels | 3:00 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 16. | "I Am Perfection (Dolph Ziggler)" (performed by Beta Wolf) | 3:33 |
| 17. | "King of Kings (Triple H)" (Original Jim Johnston Demo) | 4:22 |
| Hits of the World Wrestling Federation: We Gotta Wrestle | ||||
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| Released | February 18, 1997 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Label | Koch Records | |||
| Producer | Jim Johnston | |||
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Earlier in 1997, a similar album was released outside the United States titled Hits of the World Wrestling Federation: We Gotta Wrestle. The album, which included a Sunny poster and a sticker sheet, was missing two tracks from Volume 2, Ken Shamrock and Dude Love's themes, but added Jake "The Snake" Roberts' and Faarooq's themes which were not included on Volume 2. It also differed in six tracks:
Tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 10 are the same as on WWF The Music, Volume 2.
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