The Crow: City of Angels (soundtrack)
1996 soundtrack album by various artists
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The original soundtrack of The Crow: City of Angels, the sequel to the 1994 film The Crow, was released on July 30, 1996, by Hollywood Records. The album includes a cover of the Fleetwood Mac song "Gold Dust Woman" by Hole, as well as tracks by other heavyweight artists such as White Zombie, Korn, Deftones and Iggy Pop. Like the original Crow soundtrack, a song by Joy Division (one of O'Barr's favorite bands) is covered, "In a Lonely Place" by Bush.
| The Crow: City of Angels | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by various artists | ||||
| Released | July 30, 1996 | |||
| Genres | Alternative rock, heavy metal, industrial rock, gothic rock, hip hop | |||
| Length | 78:38 | |||
| Label | Hollywood | |||
| The Crow soundtrack chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Sputnikmusic | [2] |
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | US Billboard 200 | 8[3] |
Initial pressings contained a small Crow comic in the CD booklet, written by John Wagner and illustrated by Dean Ormston.
Hole, Filter, Tricky and Rob Zombie all returned for the soundtrack of The Crow: Salvation.
According to RIAA, the album has been certified Platinum with sales exceeding 1 million copies in the United States.[4] The album was reportedly banned in Korea and Singapore.[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Gold Dust Woman" (Hole) | Stevie Nicks | Ric Ocasek | 5:07 |
| 2. | "I'm Your Boogie Man" (White Zombie) |
| 4:27 | |
| 3. | "Jurassitol" (Filter) | Filter | Filter | 5:13 |
| 4. | "Naked Cousin" (PJ Harvey) | Polly Jean Harvey |
| 3:56 |
| 5. | "In a Lonely Place" (Bush) | Tricky | 5:58 | |
| 6. | "Tonite Is a Special Nite (Kaos Mass Confusion Mix)" (Tricky vs. The Gravediggaz) |
| 4:41 | |
| 7. | "Shelf Life" (Seven Mary Three) |
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| 4:30 |
| 8. | "Knock Me Out" (Linda Perry featuring Grace Slick) |
| Bill Bottrell | 6:48 |
| 9. | "Paper Dress" (Toadies) |
| Paul Leary | 4:44 |
| 10. | "Spit" (NY Loose) | Brijitte West |
| 5:52 |
| 11. | "Sean Olson" (Korn) | Ross Robinson | 4:46 | |
| 12. | "Teething" (Deftones) | Matt Wallace | 3:33 | |
| 13. | "I Wanna Be Your Dog" (live at Rock for Choice 1995) (Iggy Pop) |
| 4:40 | |
| 14. | "Lil' Boots" (Pet) | Tyler Bates | 4:08 | |
| 15. | "City of Angels" (Above the Law featuring Frost) |
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| 4:52 |
| 16. | "Believe in Angels" (Heather Nova and Graeme Revell) |
| Graeme Revell | 5:23 |
| Total length: | 78:38 | |||
Notes
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[6] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[7] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||