8 Mile: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture

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The album also spawned a follow-up soundtrack, More Music from 8 Mile, consisting of songs that appear in the film and were released as singles during the film's time setting of 1995. One of the songs was performed by 2Pac, who would be the subject of a documentary with a soundtrack produced by Eminem, who also produced a posthumous album by 2Pac. The album also features four songs by Wu-Tang Clan and its members, and two songs by Mobb Deep, who eventually signed to G-Unit Records. Both albums were also made available in censored versions, removing most of the strong language, sexual, and violent content.

8 Mile: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling over 700,000 copies in its first week. It sold 510,000 copies in its second week and eventually became the fifth best-selling album in the US of 2002, with sales of 3.4 million copies. It is certified sextuple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album featured the universal number-one hit "Lose Yourself", which won the Oscar for Best Original Song. In 2024, the soundtrack was included in Rolling Stone's list of the 101 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time.<ref name="RS">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Singles

• "Lose Yourself" was released as the soundtrack's lead single on October 28, 2002.<ref name="ely 15 y"/>
• "Wanksta" was released as the soundtrack's second single on "12 on November 5.<ref name=" Wanksta"/>
• "8 Mile" was released as a promo single on December 15.
• "Rap Name" by Obie Trice was released as a single on "12 on October 22, 2002 and was included on the album's special edition bonus CD.

Content and censorship

The clean version of the 8 Mile soundtrack removes most of the strong language, sexual and violent content. The only word left uncensored on the soundtrack, is the word "ass" (except on "Places to Go" by 50 Cent, where the word "ass" is used twice, but the word was only censored once). No other words are uncensored on the clean version of "8 Mile".

"That's My Nigga For Real", by rapper Young Zee, is listed as "That's My ***** For Real" on the clean version. In "Rap Game" by D12 featuring 50 Cent in Proof's verse, the word "shit" is uncensored (even on the clean version), and in Eminem's verse, the words "White House" and "Cheney" are censored on both edited and explicit versions. A very rare version of "Rap Game" can be heard on the internet, in which the words "White House" and "Cheney" are left uncensored. In "Rabbit Run" by Eminem, the word "fuck" was left uncensored once in the clean version of the soundtrack. In "Love Me" by Obie Trice, Eminem, and 50 Cent, the word "goddamn" is left uncensored in 50 Cent's verse.

Critical reception

8 Mile: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture received generally positive reviews from critics.<ref name="metacritic" /> At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 74, based on 20 reviews.<ref name="metacritic"/>

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In 2024, the soundtrack was included in Rolling Stone's list of the 101 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time.<ref name="RS"/>

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with over 702,000 copies sold in the 1st week and 510,000 copies sold in the 2nd week also finishing the year as the 5th best-selling album of 2002 with US sales of over 3.4 million. As of July 2013, it has sold 4,922,000 copies in the U.S.<ref name="sales">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> As of January 2016, the soundtrack has sold 11 million copies worldwide.<ref name="wwsales">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

It debuted at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart with sales of 45,000 copies.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It also reached number one on the UK Compilations Chart Australian ARIAnet Albums Chart.

Track listing

More Music from 8 Mile

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Other songs

• These songs did appear in the film but were not released on any soundtrack:

1. "Last Dayz" by Onyx
2. "Time's Up" by O.C.
3. "Unbelievable" by The Notorious B.I.G.
4. "Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynyrd
5. "Insane in the Brain" by Cypress Hill
6. "This Is How We Do It" by Montell Jordan
7. "Gang Stories" by South Central Cartel
8. "Who Shot Ya?" by The Notorious B.I.G.
9. "Temptations" by 2Pac
10. "Next Level (Nyte Time Mix)" by Showbiz and A.G.
11. "Player's Anthem" by Junior M.A.F.I.A.
12. "Da Mystery of Chessboxin'" by Wu-Tang Clan

Charts

Weekly charts

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Chart (2002–2003)	Peak position
Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)<ref>Template:Cite journalTemplate:Cbignore</ref>	1
Canadian Albums (Billboard)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	1
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	1
European Albums (Billboard)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	2
Greek Albums (IFPI)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	1
Japanese Albums (Oricon)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	1
Singaporean Albums (RIAS)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	2
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	3
UK Compilation Albums (OCC)Template:Anchor[A]	1
US Billboard 200<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for 8 Mile: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture

Chart (2002)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	38
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	7
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	2
Canadian Rap Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	2
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> More Music from 8 Mile	48
Canadian Rap Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> More Music from 8 Mile	24
UK Compilation Albums (OCC)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	13
US Billboard 200<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	33
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	28
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	2
Worldwide Albums (IFPI)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	9
Chart (2003)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	7
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	27
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	41
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	37
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	19
French Albums (SNEP)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	50
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	22
Italian Compilations (FIMI)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	7
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	17
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	78
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	43
UK Compilation Albums (OCC)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	9
US Billboard 200<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	7
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	13
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	1
Worldwide Albums (IFPI)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	38

Decade-end chart

Chart (2000–2009)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref name="ARIA end of Decade">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	77

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