Men in Black: The Album

1997 soundtrack album

Men in Black: The Album is a soundtrack album to the film Men in Black, released on 1 July 1997.^{[citation needed]} Distributed by Columbia Records, the album featured production from producers such as Poke & Tone, Jermaine Dupri and The Ummah.

The album was a success, spending two consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard 200 and reaching the top ten in Australia, Austria, Canada, the Netherlands, France, Germany and New Zealand. The RIAA certified the album 3× Platinum for shipments of over three million copies in the United States.

Four singles were released from the album, Will Smith's "Men in Black", Nas's "Escobar '97", Jermaine Dupri and Snoop Dogg's "We Just Wanna Party with You" and "Just Cruisin'" by Smith. Except for "Men in Black" and the two Danny Elfman cues, none of the album's tracks are in the film.^{[citation needed]}

The soundtrack also marked the debuts of then-unknown singer Alicia Keys and girl group Destiny's Child.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

Sample credits

• "Men in Black" features a sample from "Forget Me Nots" by Patrice Rushen written by Patrice Rushen, Terry McFadden and Fred Washington
• "We Just Wanna Party with You" contains portions of "Get Down On It" by Kool & the Gang written by Robert Bell, James Taylor, George Brown, Ronald Bell, Claydes Smith, Robert Mickens and E. Deodato
• "Just Cruisin'" contains a sample of "I'm Back For More" by Al Johnson written by Kenneth Stover
• "The 'Notic" contains replayed elements of "Shining Star" by Earth, Wind & Fire written by Larry Dunn, Maurice White and Philip Bailey
• "Escobar '97" contains a sample of "I'll Move You No Mountain" by The Love Unlimited Orchestra written by Jerry Ragovoy and Aaron Schroeder
• "Same Ol' Thing" contains a sample of "Miles Beyond" by The Mahavishnu Orchestra written by J. McLaughlin

Charts

Certifications and sales

Men In Black: The Score

Columbia Records released a Danny Elfman score album, including the two tracks included on Men In Black: The Album, on December 1, 1997.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

All music is composed by Danny Elfman

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