8 Mile: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture

8 Mile: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture is the official soundtrack album to the 2002 film of the same name. The album, performed by various artists, was released by Universal Pictures' then subsidiary Universal Music, through Interscope and Shady Records. It spawned the hit single "Lose Yourself" by Eminem, who also stars in the semi-autobiographical movie.

8 Mile: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	October 29, 2002 (2002-10-29)[1]
Recorded	2001–2002
Genre	Hip hop
Length	68:10
Label	Shady Interscope
Producer	Eminem (also exec.) Chucky Thompson Dante Ross DJ Premier Guru Jeff Bass John Gamble J-Praize Kellin Manning Luis Resto Martin Pradler Mel-Man Mike Elizondo Mr. Porter Nas Red Spyda Sha Money XL
More Music from 8 Mile cover
Singles from 8 Mile: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture
"Lose Yourself" Released: October 28, 2002[2] "Rap Name" Released: October 22, 2002 "Wanksta" Released: November 5, 2002[3] "8 Mile" Released: December 15, 2002

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.^[4]

Singles

• "Lose Yourself" was released as the soundtrack's lead single on October 28, 2002.^[2]
• "Wanksta" was released as the soundtrack's second single on "12 on November 5.^[3]
• "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

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	74/100[5]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B−[6]
NME	7/10[7]
Uncut	[8]
Q	[9]
Rolling Stone	[10]
Empire	[11]

8 Mile: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture received generally positive reviews from critics.^[5] 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.^[5]

Eminem received praise from hip-hop producers^[12] and pundits^[13][14][15] for including authentic, era-appropriate beats in the film, despite the expense associated with clearance relative to original music bearing a similar sound.^[16]

In 2024, the soundtrack was included in Rolling Stone's list of the 101 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time.^[4]

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.^[17] As of January 2016, the soundtrack has sold 11 million copies worldwide.^[18]

It debuted at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart with sales of 45,000 copies.^[19] It also reached number one on the UK Compilations Chart Australian ARIAnet Albums Chart.

Track listing

8 Mile

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Lose Yourself" (Eminem)	Marshall Mathers Jeffrey Bass Luis Resto (music) Marshall Mathers (lyrics)	Eminem Jeffrey Bass Luis Resto[a]	5:20
2.	"Love Me" (Eminem, Obie Trice and 50 Cent)	Mathers Obie Trice Curtis Jackson Resto Steven King	Eminem Resto[a]	4:30
3.	"8 Mile" (Eminem)	Mathers Resto	Eminem Resto[a]	5:57
4.	"Adrenaline Rush" (Obie Trice)	Trice Andy Thelusma	Red Spyda	3:48
5.	"Places to Go" (50 Cent)	Jackson Mathers Resto	Eminem	4:15
6.	"Rap Game" (D12 featuring 50 Cent)	Mathers Denaun Porter Von Carlisle Ondre Moore Rufus Johnson DeShaun Holton Resto	Eminem Denaun Porter	5:53
7.	"8 Miles and Runnin'" (Jay-Z featuring Freeway)	Shawn Carter Leslie Pridgen Mathers Resto	Eminem	4:08
8.	"Spit Shine" (Xzibit)	Alvin Joiner Denaun Porter Resto	Denaun Porter	3:39
9.	"Time of My Life" (Macy Gray)	Natalie McIntyre Dante Ross Mike Elizondo	Ross John Gamble Elizondo[b]	4:21
10.	"U Wanna Be Me" (Nas)	Nasir Jones Carl Thompson	Chucky Thompson Nas	3:50
11.	"Wanksta" (50 Cent)	Jackson John "J-Praize" Freeman Michael Clervoix	John "J-Praize" Freeman Sha Money XL	3:38
12.	"Wasting My Time" (Boomkat)	Taryn Manning Kellin Manning	Kellin Manning Martin Pradler	3:37
13.	"R.A.K.I.M." (Rakim)	William Griffin Denaun Porter Lawrence King	Denaun Porter	4:23
14.	"That's My Nigga fo' Real" (Young Zee)	Dewayne Battle Ross	Ross Gamble	4:45
15.	"Battle" (Gang Starr)	Christopher Martin Keith Elam Jones Albert Johnson Shawn Moltke Marlon Williams Kejaun Muchita Kiam Holley Percy Chapman Jermaine Baxter Cory McKay Samuel Barnes Jean-Claude Olivier Shalena Bratcher Asiah Lewis Ryan Montgomery Freddie Byrd	DJ Premier Guru[b]	2:56
16.	"Rabbit Run" (Eminem)	Mathers Resto	Eminem Resto[a]	3:10
Total length:				1:08:10

8 Mile: The Special Edition Bonus Disc^[20]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Rap Name" (Obie Trice)	Obie Trice	Eminem	5:01
2.	"Stimulate" (Eminem)	Mathers	Eminem	5:03
3.	"'Till I Collapse" (remix) (50 Cent)	Curtis Jackson Mathers Nathaniel Hale Luis Resto	Eminem	1:26
4.	"Gangsta" (Joe Beast)	Joe Smith	Mel-Man	3:35
5.	"The Weekend" (Brooklyn)	Nicole Louis-Jeune	DJ Khalil	3:05
6.	"California" (Shaunta)	Shaunta Montgomery	Mahogany Music	3:27
Total length:				1:29:47

20th anniversary edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Lose Yourself (instrumental)"			5:20
2.	"Love Me (instrumental)"			4:30
3.	"8 Mile (instrumental)"			5:57
4.	"Adrenaline Rush (instrumental)"			3:48
5.	"Places to Go (instrumental)"			4:15
6.	"Rap Game (instrumental)"			5:53
7.	"8 Miles and Runnin' (instrumental)"			4:08
8.	"Spit Shine (instrumental)"			3:39
9.	"Time of My Life (instrumental)"			4:21
10.	"U Wanna Be Me (instrumental)"			3:50
11.	"Wanksta (instrumental)"			3:38
12.	"R.A.K.I.M.(instrumental)"			4:23
13.	"That's My Nigga fo' Real (instrumental)"			4:45
14.	"Battle (instrumental)"			2:56
15.	"Rabbit Run (instrumental)"			3:11
16.	"Lose Yourself (original demo version)" (Eminem)	Marshall Mathers	Eminem Jeffrey Bass Luis Resto[a]	3:01
Total length:				1:05:09

More Music from 8 Mile

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Shook Ones (Part II)" (Mobb Deep)	Johnson Muchita	Mobb Deep	5:26
2.	"Juicy" (The Notorious B.I.G.)	Christopher Wallace Hunter McIntosh Sean Combs Pete Rock Jean-Claude Olivier Samuel Barnes	Poke Pete Rock	4:11
3.	"Gotta Get Mine" (MC Breed and 2Pac)	Eric Breed Tupac Shakur	MC Breed Warren G Colin Wolfe	4:18
4.	"Feel Me Flow" (Naughty by Nature)	Anthony Criss Vincent Brown Kier Gist Ziggy Modeliste Art Neville Cyril Neville Leo Nocentelli George Porter Jr.	Naughty by Nature	3:34
5.	"Player's Ball" (OutKast)	André Benjamin Patrick Brown Ray Murray Antwan Patton Rico Wade	Organized Noize	4:53
6.	"Get Money" (Junior M.A.F.I.A.)	Clark Kent Kimberly Jones Wallace	EZ Elpee	4:34
7.	"I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By" (Method Man and Mary J. Blige)	Nickolas Ashford Robert Diggs Valerie Simpson Clifford Smith	RZA	3:45
8.	"Shimmy Shimmy Ya" (Ol' Dirty Bastard)	Diggs Russell Jones	RZA	2:41
9.	"Bring the Pain" (Method Man)	Diggs C. Smith Carlton Ridenhour Gary Rinaldo Hank Shocklee	RZA	3:09
10.	"C.R.E.A.M." (Wu-Tang Clan)	Diggs Jason Hunter C. Smith Corey Woods	RZA	4:12
11.	"Runnin'" (The Pharcyde)	Trevant Hardson Emandu Wilcox Derrick Stewart James Yancey	Jay Dee	4:56
12.	"Survival of the Fittest" (Mobb Deep)	Johnson Muchita	Mobb Deep	3:43
Total length:				1:57:32

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer
• ^{^[b]} 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 Chart (2002–2003) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[21] 1 Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)[22] 1 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[23] 2 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[24] 6 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[25] 6 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[26] 1 Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[27] 1 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[28] 1 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[29] 2 European Albums (Billboard)[30] 2 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[31] 3 French Albums (SNEP)[32] 6 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[33] 1 Greek Albums (IFPI)[34] 1 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[35] 1 Italian Albums (FIMI)[36] 9 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[37] 1 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[38] 1 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[39] 2 Polish Albums (ZPAV)[40] 2 Portuguese Albums (AFP)[41] 5 Singaporean Albums (RIAS)[42] 2 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[43] 3 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[44] 10 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[45] 3 UK Compilation Albums (OCC)[A] 1 US Billboard 200[46] 1 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[47] 1 US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[48] 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)[49] 38 Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[50] 7 Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[51] 2 Canadian Rap Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[52] 2 Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[53] More Music from 8 Mile 48 Canadian Rap Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[54] More Music from 8 Mile 24 UK Compilation Albums (OCC)[55] 13 US Billboard 200[56] 33 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[57] 28 US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[58] 2 Worldwide Albums (IFPI)[59] 9 Chart (2003) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[60] 7 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[61] 27 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[62] 41 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[63] 37 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[64] 19 French Albums (SNEP)[65] 50 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[66] 22 Italian Compilations (FIMI)[67] 7 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[68] 17 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[69] 78 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[70] 43 UK Compilation Albums (OCC)[71] 9 US Billboard 200[72] 7 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[73] 13 US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[74] 1 Worldwide Albums (IFPI)[75] 38 Decade-end chart Chart (2000–2009) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[76] 77

Notes:

• A^ In the UK, compilation albums were excluded from the main album chart from January 1989.^[77] 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,^[78] not the main albums chart.

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[79]	4× Platinum	280,000^
Belgium (BEA)[80]	Gold	25,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[81]	5× Platinum	500,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[82]	Platinum	50,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[83]	Gold	21,281[83]
France (SNEP)[84]	Gold	100,000*
Germany (BVMI)[85]	Platinum	300,000‡
Greece (IFPI Greece)[86]	Platinum	20,000^
Hungary (MAHASZ)[87]	Gold	10,000^
Italy	—	150,000[88]
Japan (RIAJ)[89]	3× Platinum	600,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[90]	Gold	40,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[91]	4× Platinum	60,000^
Norway	—	36,000[92]
Portugal (AFP)[93]	Gold	20,000^
South Korea	—	66,035[94]
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[95]	Platinum	100,000^
Sweden (GLF)[96]	Gold	30,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[97]	Platinum	40,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[98]	2× Platinum	696,994[99]
United States (RIAA)[100]	6× Platinum	6,000,000‡
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[101]	2× Platinum	2,000,000*
Worldwide	—	11,000,000[18]
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.