8 Mile: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture

Singles

• "Lose Yourself" was released as the soundtrack's lead single on October 28, 2002.
• "Wanksta" was released as the soundtrack's second single on "12 on November 5.
• "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. 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.

Eminem received praise from hip-hop producers and pundits for including authentic, era-appropriate beats in the film, despite the expense associated with clearance relative to original music bearing a similar sound.

In 2024, the soundtrack was included in Rolling Stone's list of the 101 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time.

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. As of January 2016, the soundtrack has sold 11 million copies worldwide.

It debuted at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart with sales of 45,000 copies. It also reached number one on the UK Compilations Chart Australian ARIAnet Albums Chart.

Track listing

''8 Mile''

''More Music from 8 Mile''

Notes

• signifies an additional producer
• signifies a co-producer

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

Year-end charts

Decade-end chart

Notes:

• Aendnote_A**^** In the UK, compilation albums were excluded from the main album chart from January 1989. 8 Mile: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture was classified as a compilation album for chart purposes and peaked at #1 on the compilations chart, not the main albums chart.

Certifications and sales

References

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