XXX (soundtrack)

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Music From and Inspired by the Motion Picture xXx: A New Breed of Special Agent is the film soundtrack to the film xXx. It was released on August 6, 2002 via Universal Music Group as a two-disc set. The first disc is composed of a blend of alternative rock, nu metal and techno music. The second disc, entitled The Xander Xone, contains ten tracks of hip hop music. Production was handled by Kathy Nelson, Neal H. Moritz and Rob Cohen with executive producer Avery Lipman.

The album peaked at #8 in Austria, #9 in the United States, #12 in New Zealand, #24 in Australia and Germany. It was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on September 16, 2002 and 2x Platinum by the Music Canada (200,000 copies) on April 11, 2003.

Track listing

Disc 1

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. “Feuer frei!” (performed by Rammstein)
  • C. Lorenz
  • C. Schneider
  • O. Reidel
  • P. Landers
  • R. Kruspe
  • T. Lindemann
  • Jacob Hellner
  • Rammstein
 3:10
2. “Bodies (Vrenna XXX Mix)” (performed by Drowning Pool) Drowning Pool
  • Jay Baumgardner
  • Chris Vrenna (add.)
 3:22
3. “I Will Be Heard” (performed by Hatebreed) Hatebreed Matt Hyde 2:58
4. “You Think I Ain’t Worth a Dollar, But I Feel Like a Millionaire” (performed by Queens of the Stone Age)
  • J. Homme
  • M. Lalli
  • Eric Valentine
  • Josh Homme
 2:37
5. “Before I Die” (performed by Mushroomhead)
  • J. Sekula
  • J. Kilcoyne
  • J. Popson
  • J. Hetrick
  • S. Felton
  • T. Schmitz
  • Steve Felton
  • Mushroomhead
 3:14
6. “Get Up Again” (performed by Flaw)
  • C. Ballinger
  • C. Volz
  • J. Davit
  • L. Arny
  • R. Juhrs
 David Bottrill 2:56
7. “Landing” (performed by Moby and Azure Ray)
  • R. Hall
  • M. Taylor
  • O. Fink
 Moby 3:43
8. “Adrenaline” (performed by Gavin Rossdale)
  • G. Rossdale
  • B. Ballard Jr.
 Glen Ballard 4:15
9. “004” (performed by Fermín IV)
  • F. Elizondo
  • J. Roberts
  • Fermin IV Caballero
  • Jason Roberts
 3:56
10. “Technologicque Park” (performed by Orbital)
  • P. Hartnoll
  • P. Hartnoll
 Orbital 5:45
Bonus tracks
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
11. “Me vs. Me” (performed by 4Lyn)
  • R. Clauß
  • B. Düßler
  • Darren Grahn
  • Florian Sommer
 3:40
12. “Juicy” (performed by I Mother Earth)
  • C. Tanna
  • J. Tanna
  • David Bottrill
  • Jagori Tanna
 4:09
Notes
  • The Canadian release featured an additional track “Juicy” by I Mother Earth, which was added too late to be included on the American release. The Australia/Germany/New Zealand release featured the track “Me vs. Me” by 4Lyn as the 11th track and consequently omitted “Connected for Life” from the Xander Xone.

Disc 2

The Xander Xone
No. Title Writer(s) Producer Length
1. “Stick Out Ya Wrist” (performed by Nelly and Toya) C. Haynes Jr. Jason “Jay E” Epperson 3:50
2. “Look at Me” (performed by Lil’ Wayne)
  • D. Carter
  • B. Thomas
 Mannie Fresh 4:07
3. “Truth or Dare” (performed by N*E*R*D, Kelis and Pusha T)
  • P. Williams
  • C. Hugo
  • T. Thornton
 The Neptunes 4:23
4. “Are We Cuttin'” (performed by Pastor Troy and Ms. Jade)
  • M. Troy
  • C. Young
  • T. Mosley
 Timbaland 4:11
5. “Still Fly” (performed by Big Tymers)
  • B. Williams
  • B. Thomas
 Mannie Fresh 4:20
6. “Connected for Life” (performed by Westside Connection and Butch Cassidy)
  • D. Rolison
  • W. Calhoun Jr.
  • O. Jackson Sr.
 Mannie Fresh 4:32
7. “Lights, Camera, Action! (Club Mix)” (performed by Mr. Cheeks, Missy Elliott and P. Diddy)
  • T. Kelly
  • R. Harrell III
  • A. Poree
  • L. Caston Jr.
  • F. Wilson
 Bink! 3:41
8. “It’s Okay” (performed by Postaboy and Rashad)
  • R. Thomas
  • S. Dixon
 Rashad Thomas 3:58
9. “Yo, Yo, Yo” (performed by Dani Stevenson)
  • D. Stevenson
  • R. Webber
 Rhemario Webber 3:34
10. “Lick” (performed by Joi)
  • J. Gilliam-Gipp
  • P. Brown
  • B. Bennett
  • R. Murray
  • R. Wade
 Sleepy Brown 6:29

Charts

Chart (2005) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) 24
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 8
French Albums (SNEP) 65
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 24
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 12
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 42
US Billboard 200 9
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 16
US Top Soundtracks (Billboard) 1

Certifications

 
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) 2× Platinum 200,000^
United States (RIAA) Gold 500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Trivia

• Gavin Rossdale’s “Adrenaline” peaked at #20 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and #24 on its Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
• It was used as the official theme song for WWE 2002 Unforgiven pay-per-view event.