Furious 7 (soundtrack)

This article is about the soundtrack of the film. For the film itself, see Furious 7. For the other soundtrack containing the score, see Furious 7 (score).
Furious 7: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released March 17, 2015
Genre
Length 56:32
Label Atlantic Records
Producer
The Fast and the Furious soundtrack chronology

Fast & Furious 6
(2013)		 Furious 7
(2015)
Singles from Furious 7: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  1. "Ride Out"
    Released: February 17, 2015
  2. "See You Again"
    Released: March 17, 2015

Furious 7: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack to Furious 7. It was released on via digital download on iTunes and CD on March 17, 2015. The film had three initial promotional singles released from the soundtrack. The first was "Ride Out", performed by Kid Ink, Tyga, Wale, YG and Rich Homie Quan. "Ride Out" also had a music video alongside its release, and the second single was "Go Hard or Go Home", performed by Wiz Khalifa and Iggy Azalea. Both singles were released on February 17, 2015. "Off-Set", performed by T.I. and Young Thug was the final promotional single for the film, and had a music video accompanied its release.[1]

Wiz Khalifa released a music video for "See You Again" as the final tribute to late Paul Walker, who had portrayed lead protagonist Brian O'Conner in the film series. It featured pop singer Charlie Puth, who wrote the single alongside Khalifa. The music video consisted of compiled archive footage from the duration of the film series in special memory of Walker. "See You Again" was a huge international success, reaching number one in fourteen countries, including the US, ending Mark Ronson's "Uptown Funk" fourteen-week reign at the top of the chart.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Artist(s) Length
1. "Ride Out"  
  • Brian Collins
  • Dequantes Lamar
  • Jess Jackson
Kid Ink, Tyga, Wale, YG & Rich Homie Quan 3:32
2. "Off-Set"  
  • Clifford Harris
  • Jeffrey Williams
  • Lil' C
T.I. and Young Thug 3:13
3. "How Bad Do You Want It (Oh Yeah)"  
Sevyn Streeter 3:44
4. "Get Low"  
Dillon Francis and DJ Snake 3:33
5. "Go Hard or Go Home"  
Wiz Khalifa and Iggy Azalea 3:52
6. "My Angel"  
Prince Royce 3:10
7. "See You Again"  
Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth 3:49
8. "Payback"  
  • Jordan Houston
  • Nayvadius Wilburn
  • Kevin Gilyard
  • Dominic Woods
Juicy J, Kevin Gates, Future, and Sage the Gemini 3:58
9. "Blast Off"  David GuettaDavid Guetta and Kaz James 3:08
10. "Six Days" (Remix)
DJ Shadow featuring Mos Def 3:52
11. "Ay Vamos"  
J Balvin featuring French Montana and Nicky Jam 4:55
12. "G.D.F.R." (Noodles Remix) (DJ Frank E, DJ Spinz, Lookas, Mike Caren, Andrew Cedar, Lucas Rego)
  • Tramar Dillard
  • Dominic Woods
  • Lucas Rego
  • Mike Caren
  • Andrew Cedar
  • Charles W. Miller
  • Gerald Goldstein
  • Harold Brown
  • Howard E. Scott
  • DJ Frank E
Flo Rida featuring Sage the Gemini and Lookas 3:10
13. "Turn Down for What"  
DJ Snake and Lil Jon 3:34
14. "Meneo"  
  • Roberto Testa
  • Keith Kanashiro
  • Jorge Keys
  • Armando C. Pérez
  • José García
Fito Blanko 3:44
15. "I Will Return"  
Skylar Grey 3:56
16. "Whip" (bonus track) Famous to Most 3:41

Commercial performance

The album debuted No. 12 on the chart, dipped 5 spots to 17 before gaining traction and moving up 15 positions marks the largest jump into the top two of the chart since Les Misérables moved 31 positions (33–2) in the week ending January 22, 2013. The album peaked at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart for one week in its fourth week, in the week ending April 12, 2015 selling 111,000 copies (58,000 copies of traditional album sales). It was buoyed by the popularity and increase in sales of its single, "See You Again" (which also went number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 with 464,000 sales the same week), which allowed the album to edge over All Time Low's Future Heartss 75,000 traditional album sales.[2][3] As of April 19, 2015 the album has sold 127,000 copies, making it the second best-selling The Fast and Furious soundtrack behind The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (235,000 copies) and ahead of Fast Five (94,000 copies), Fast and Furious 6 (80,000 copies) and Fast & Furious (69,000 copies).[4]

The album also reached number two on the UK Compilation Chart (held off by Now 90).

Critical reception

Writing for Rolling Stone, and rating the album three and a half-out-of-five stars, Nick Murray states: "Pop music and cars have a long history, but the Furious 7 soundtrack goes one step further, seeking out 16 tracks thrilling enough for the biggest chase movie of the decade. The resulting LP doesn't just move between hip-hop, EDM and Latin pop—it shows all three genres trading ideas. Environmentalists, rejoice: This one is plenty of fun even if no one's burning gas."[5]

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 3
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 7
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 19
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[10] 2
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[11] 16
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[12] 39
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[13] 43
German Albums (Official Top 100)[14] 2
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[15] 11
Italian Compilation Albums (FIMI)[16] 2
New Zealand Albums (Recorded Music NZ)[17] 7
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[18] 4
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[19] 29
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 1
UK Compilation Albums (OCC)[21] 2
US Billboard 200[22] 1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[23] 1
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[24] 1
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[25] 2

References

  1. ↑ "Furious 7: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Listing".
  2. ↑ Keith Claufield (April 15, 2015). "'Furious 7' Soundtrack Speeds to No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  3. ↑ Gary Trust (April 15, 2015). "Wiz Khalifa's 'See You Again' Knocks 'Uptown Funk' Off No. 1 on Hot 100". Billboard. (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  4. ↑ Keith Claufield (April 22, 2015). "Shawn Mendes' 'Handwritten' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  5. ↑ Nick Murray (April 6, 2015). "Furious 7: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Soundtrack – Furious 7". Australiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Soundtrack – Furious 7" (in German). Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Soundtrack – Furious 7" (in Dutch). Ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Soundtrack – Furious 7" (in French). Ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Various Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Various. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  11. ↑ "Soundtrack – Furious 7". Danishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Soundtrack – Furious 7" (in Dutch). Dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Soundtrack: Furious 7" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Soundtrack – Furious 7". Officialcharts.de. GfK Entertainment. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Top 40 album-, DVD- és válogatáslemez-lista – 2015. 15. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. LightMedia. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Compilation - WK 15 (dal 2015-04-06 al 2015-04-12)". Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  17. ↑ "Soundtrack – Furious 7". Charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Soundtrack – Furious 7". Norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Soundtrack – Furious 7". Spanishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Soundtrack – Furious 7". Swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  21. ↑ "2015-04-18 Top 40 Compilation Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  22. ↑ "Various Album & Song Chart History" Billboard 200 for Various. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  23. ↑ "Various Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Various. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  24. ↑ "Various Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Soundtrack Albums for Various. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  25. ↑ "Various Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Top Tastemaker Albums for Various. Retrieved 2 April 2015.