WrestleMania: The AlbumWrestleMania: The Album: Musical mess that features Bret Hart singing a love song while Randy Savage begins his rapping career by reciting the order of the solar system. is the third studio album by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It was released in 1993 by Arista Records and RCA Records.
Mike Stock and Pete Waterman (of Britain's famed Stock Aitken Waterman songwriting team) oversaw the project as producers and co-composers for RCA Records, with British A&R executive Simon Cowell serving as the executive producer.
Cowell conceived the project after learning that the WWF wrestlers had sold out Wembley Stadium in 27 minutes for SummerSlam 1992. Senior executives and A&R staff at Arista begged Cowell not to proceed with the project, fearing it would bring the label into disrepute.
The album failed to chart on the US Billboard 200 but reached #10 in the UK. The single "Slam Jam" was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry in the United Kingdom and reached number four in the UK charts in December 1992. Note: User must manually search for album title in order to see results.
Track listing
Notes An instrumental version of "WrestleMania" was used as the theme song for WrestleManias X (1994) through XIV (1998). It was also later used as Linda McMahon's entrance music. Samples the percussion and a very similar bass beat from "Visions of China" by Japan, as well as "Nasty" by Janet Jackson. Incorporates elements from the wrestler's entrance music.
Singles "Slam Jam" (credited to WWF Superstars) Released: 1992 UK singles chart: #4 Certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry in the UK. "WrestleMania" (credited to World Wrestling Federation Superstars) Released: 1993 UK singles chart: #14 "USA" (credited to World Wrestling Federation Superstars featuring "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan) Released: 1993 UK singles chart: #71
See also
Music in professional wrestling
References