Space Jam: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture

Space Jam: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture is the original soundtrack album of the 1996 film starring Michael Jordan and the Looney Tunes cast. An album featuring the film's score by James Newton Howard was also released. The soundtrack was released by Warner Sunset and Atlantic Records on November 12, 1996. "I Believe I Can Fly" by R. Kelly was first released on the soundtrack.

Space Jam: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture
Soundtrack album by various artists
Released	November 12, 1996 (1996-11-12)
Recorded	1994-1995-1996
Genre	R&B hip hop pop
Length	65:16
Label	Warner Sunset Atlantic
Producer	R. Kelly Rashad Smith Ken Ross Craig Kallman Dominique Trenier
Singles from Space Jam: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture
"I Believe I Can Fly" Released: November 26, 1996 "Space Jam" Released: December 3, 1996 "Hit 'Em High (The Monstars' Anthem)" Released: January 7, 1997 "Fly Like an Eagle" Released: February 10, 1997 "For You I Will" Released: February 25, 1997 "I Turn to You" Released: June 17, 1997

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Billboard	(favorable)[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B−[3]

The soundtrack peaked at No. 2 on the US Billboard 200 on the week ending April 5, 1997, behind Aerosmith's Nine Lives. It was certified double platinum in January 1997. In 2001, the soundtrack was certified 6× platinum.^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Fly Like an Eagle" (Seal)	Steve Miller	Seal Rashad Smith (add.)	4:13
2.	"The Winner (*)" (Coolio)	Artis Ivey, Jr. Brian Dobbs Curtis Mayfield	Brian Dobbs "The Wino"	4:00
3.	"Space Jam" (Quad City DJ's)	Johnny McGowan Nathaniel Orange Van Bryant	Jay "Ski" McGowan C.C. Lemonhead Thrill da Playa (co.)	5:04
4.	"I Believe I Can Fly" (R. Kelly)	Robert Kelly	R. Kelly	5:21
5.	"Hit 'Em High (The Monstars' Anthem)" (B-Real, Busta Rhymes, Coolio, LL Cool J and Method Man)	Louis Freese Trevor Smith Ivey, Jr. James Todd Smith Clifford Smith Jean-Claude Olivier Samuel Barnes	The Trackmasters	4:15
6.	"I Found My Smile Again" (D'Angelo)	Michael Archer	D'Angelo	6:12
7.	"For You I Will" (Monica)	Diane Warren	David Foster	4:54
8.	"Upside Down ('Round-N-'Round)" (Salt-N-Pepa)	Bernard Edwards Nile Rodgers Cheryl "Salt" James Sandra "Pepa" Denton	Rashad Smith Armando Colon	4:13
9.	"Givin' U All That I've Got" (Robin S.)	Robin Stone Todd Terry	Todd Terry	4:02
10.	"Basketball Jones" (Barry White and Chris Rock)	Thomas Chong Richard "Cheech" Marin	Lou Adler Jamey Jaz	5:37
11.	"I Turn to You" (All-4-One)	Diane Warren	Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis	4:51
12.	"All of My Days (*)" (R. Kelly featuring Changing Faces and Jay-Z)	Kelly	R. Kelly	3:58
13.	"That's The Way (I Like It)" (Spin Doctors featuring Biz Markie)	Harry Wayne Casey Richard Finch	Danny Kortchmar Peter Denenberg	3:46
14.	"Buggin' (*)" (Bugs Bunny)	Shawn Carter James Newton Howard	Dominique Trenier Dominique Owen	4:14

(*) Does not appear in the film

Sample credits

• "Upside Down" contains a sample from "Upside Down" by Diana Ross.

Album singles

Single information
"I Believe I Can Fly" Performed by: R. Kelly Released: November 26, 1996 Formats: CD, cassette Chart positions: No. 1 UK; No. 1 NZ; No. 2 US
"Space Jam" Performed by: Quad City DJ's Released: December 3, 1996 Formats: CD Chart positions: No. 24 NZ; No. 37 US; No. 57 UK
"Hit 'Em High (The Monstars' Anthem)" Performed by: B Real, Coolio, Method Man, LL Cool J, and Busta Rhymes Released: January 7, 1997 Formats: CD Chart positions: No. 8 UK; No. 50 US R&B Airplay
"Fly Like an Eagle" Performed by: Seal Released: February 10, 1997 Formats: CD Chart positions: No. 10 US; No. 13 UK; No. 61 GER
"For You I Will" Performed by: Monica Released: February 25, 1997 Formats: CD Chart positions: No. 27 UK; No. 2 NZ; No. 4 US
"I Turn to You" Performed by: All-4-One Released: June 17, 1997

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1996–1997) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 15 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] 12 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] 17 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8] 11 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] 5 French Albums (SNEP)[10] 23 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 4 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[12] 6 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[13] 2 Scottish Albums (OCC)[14] 21 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 8 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 11 UK Compilation Albums (OCC)[17] 5 US Billboard 200[18] 2 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[19] 5

Year-end charts Chart (1997) Position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[20] 50 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[21] 72 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[22] 92 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[23] 22 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[24] 42 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[25] 37 US Billboard 200[26] 4 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[27] 15 Chart (1998) Position US Billboard 200[28] 189 Decade-end charts Chart (1990–1999) Position US Billboard 200[29] 69

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[30]	Gold	35,000^
Belgium (BEA)[31]	Gold	25,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[32]	2× Platinum	200,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[33]	Gold	100,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[34]	Gold	50,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[35]	Gold	25,000*
Poland (ZPAV)[36]	Gold	50,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[37]	Gold	50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[38]	Gold	100,000^
United States (RIAA)[39]	6× Platinum	6,000,000^
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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