The Fast and the Furious: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the first of two soundtracks to Rob Cohen's 2001 action film The Fast and the Furious. It was released on June 5, 2001, by Murder Inc. Records, Def Jam Recordings, and Universal Music Group. Production was handled mostly by Irv Gotti, as well as twelve other record producers, including Channel 7, Damizza, Nick "Fury" Loftin and Swizz Beatz. It features contributions from the film star Ja Rule, along with Armageddon, Ashanti, Black Child, Boo & Gotti, Caddillac Tah, DMX, Faith Evans, Fat Joe, Funkmaster Flex, Limp Bizkit, Method Man, Nate Dogg, N.O.R.E., O-1, Petey Pablo, Redman, R. Kelly, Scarface, Shade Sheist, Tank and Vita. The album reached number seven on the Billboard 200, number five on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and went platinum in 2002 in both the United States and Canada.
The lone single released from the soundtrack is "Good Life (Remix)" by Faith Evans. Official music videos were done for "Furious" by Ja Rule, "POV City Anthem" by Cadillac Tah, "Good Life (Remix)" by Faith Evans and "Justify My Love" by Vita.
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Charts
Weekly charts +Weekly chart performance for The Fast and the Furious Chart (2001) Peakposition
Year-end charts +Year-end chart performance for The Fast and the Furious Chart (2001) PositionCanadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)74Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)18Canadian Rap Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)8 US Billboard 200 106 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 70 US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard) 6 Chart (2002) PositionCanadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) 166Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) 29Canadian Rap Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)15
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