Friday (soundtrack)

Friday
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released April 11, 1995
Recorded 1994-95
Genre West Coast hip hop, gangsta rap, hardcore hip hop, g-funk, funk, soul
Length 64:08
Label Priority Records/EMI Records
Producer Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Sam Sneed, DJ Pooh, DJ Muggs, Bootsy Collins, E-A-Ski, E-Swift, Mr. Mixx, Roger Troutman, Ronald Isley, N.O. Joe, CMT
Friday soundtracks chronology

Friday
(1995)
Next Friday
(1999)

Friday is the soundtrack album for the 1995 comedy film, Friday. It was released on April 11, 1995, on CD and cassette through Priority Records and consisted of hip hop and R&B music. The soundtrack reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200, where it held the position for two weeks, and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for six weeks. It also spawned the successful Dr. Dre single "Keep Their Heads Ringin'", which made it to No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart. The album was certified 2x platinum on June 4, 1996, while the single, "Keep Their Heads Ringin'", was certified gold on May 10, 1995.

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Track listing

# Title Performer Producer Time
1 Friday Ice Cube Ice Cube 3:51
2 Keep Their Heads Ringin' Dr. Dre featuring Nancy Fletcher Dr. Dre 5:06
3 Friday Night Scarface featuring CJ Mac N.O. Joe 3:40
4 Lettin' Niggas Know Threat DJ Pooh, Rashad Coes 4:30
5 Roll It Up, Light It Up, Smoke It Up Cypress Hill DJ Muggs 3:37
6 Take a Hit Mack 10 Mack 10 4:36
7 Tryin' to See Another Day The Isley Brothers Ronald Isley, Angela Winbush 3:38
8 You Got Me Wide Open Bootsy Collins
Bernie Worrell
Bootsy Collins, Ice Cube 4:43
9 Mary Jane Rick James Art Stewart 3:58
10 I Wanna Get Next To You Rose Royce Whitfield 3:59
11 Superhoes Funkdoobiest DJ Muggs, DJ Ralph M 3:44
12 Coast II Coast Tha Alkaholiks E-Swift 5:09
13 Blast If I Have To E-A-Ski CMT, E-A-Ski 4:00
14 Hoochie Mama 2 Live Crew 2 Live Crew, Mr. Mixx 3:00
15 "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" Roger Troutman Roger Troutman 6:49

10th Anniversary Edition "Old School Friday" bonus disc

  1. Mary Jane - Rick James
  2. Low Rider - War
  3. Freddie's Dead - Curtis Mayfield
  4. The Way You Do Things You Do - Temptations
  5. I Wanna Get Next To You - Rose Royce
  6. I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Gladys Knight & The Pips
  7. Little Child Running Wild - Curtis Mayfield
  8. Get Up (I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine) - James Brown
  9. Heartbreaker (Part I, Part II) - Zapp
  10. The Chase - Hidden Faces
  11. Hangin' In The Hood - Hidden Faces

Chart positions

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Peak position
1995 The Billboard 200 1

See also

Preceded by
Throwing Copper by Live
Billboard 200 number-one album
May 13–26, 1995
Succeeded by
Cracked Rear View by Hootie & the Blowfish