Project X (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the 2012 film Project X, released on iTunes and on CD on February 28, 2012, by WaterTower Music. The album features 13 tracks which appeared throughout the film, with songs by Kid Cudi, D12, MGK, Nas, and . A deluxe edition featuring 18 tracks was released on June 19, 2012.
Reception Jason Lymangrover of AllMusic called it as "a likable mix, and ultimately there isn't a song here that would slow down the momentum in a keg party."
Commercial performance The score spent 18 weeks on the US Billboard 200, where it peaked at number 12. The album reached number five on the Top Digital Albums, number one on the Top Soundtracks and Top Independent Albums, and number three on the Top Rap Albums and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. It also charted on the Top Canadian Albums at number eight, the Swiss Albums Chart at number 73, the French Albums Chart at number 20, and the Belgian Ultratop 50 Albums Charts at number 66 in Flanders and number 29 in Wallonia. In the United States, the album was the number 6 selling soundtrack album of 2012, selling approximately 217,000 units.
Track listing
Chart performance
Weekly charts Chart (2012)PeakpositionCanadian Albums (Billboard)8UK Compilation Albums (OCC)19UK Album Downloads (OCC)32UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC)2US Billboard 20012US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard)10US Top Digital Albums (Billboard)5US Top Independent Albums (Billboard)1US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)3US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)3US Top Soundtracks (Billboard)1
Year-end charts Chart (2012)PositionUS Billboard 200160US Independent Albums (Billboard)15US R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)30US Rap Albums (Billboard)22US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)6Chart (2013)PositionUS R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)64US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)18
Accolades Year Award Category Recipient Result 2012MTV Movie AwardsBest Music "Pursuit of Happiness" by Kid Cudi (Steve Aoki remix) References