| Artist | Various artists |
|---|---|
| Cover | How High soundtrack album.jpg |
| Released | December 11, 2001 |
| Recorded | 2000–2001 |
| Studio | Mirror Image Recorders (New York, NY) · The Enterprise (Los Angeles, CA) · Electric Lady Studios (New York, NY) · 36 Chambers (Staten Island, NY) · Teklab (Cincinnati, OH) · Studio 306 (Toronto, ON) · Chung King Studios (New York, NY) · Encore Studios (Los Angeles, CA) · Rockin' Reel Recordings (Long Island, NY) |
| Genre | Hip hop |
| Label | Def Jam · UMG Soundtracks |
| Producer | James Ellis (exec.) · Kevin Liles (exec.) · Lyor Cohen (exec.) · Method Man (exec.) · Redman (also exec.) · Erick Sermon · Rockwilder · RZA · Allah Mathematics · Bangladesh · DJ Premier · DJ Twinz · Hi-Tek · Saukrates · Scott Storch · Swizz Beatz · Pete Rock (co.) · Terry Date (co.) |
| Prev year | 1999 |
| Next year | 2009 |
| Chronology | Method Man & Redman |
How High The Soundtrack is a soundtrack to Jesse Dylan's 2001 stoner film How High. It was released on December 11, 2001 through Def Jam Recordings and consists of hip hop music. The album contains twenty tracks featuring interpolations taken from the movie and songs performed by film stars Method Man & Redman, along with Cypress Hill, DMX, Jonell, Limp Bizkit, Ludacris, Mary J. Blige, Saukrates, Shawnna, Streetlife, and War.
The album peaked at number 38 on the Billboard 200 and at number 6 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States.
Several songs heard both in the movie and in the closing credits, such as "Hits from the Bong" and "I Wanna Get High" by Cypress Hill, "Wu Wear" by RZA, "Fire" by Ohio Players, "Jammin" by Bob Marley, "Du hast" by Rammstein, "Chin Check" by N.W.A, "Would You Mind" by Janet Jackson, "Sexy Ida" by Ike & Tina Turner, "Good Girls" by DMX, "Sweet Thing" by Mary J. Blige, "One Draw" by Rita Marley, "Flash Light" by Parliament, ''Click Click Boom" by Saliva, "The Payback" by James Brown, "B.O.B (Bombs Over Baghdad)" by Outkast, and "Slam" by Onyx, were not included in the soundtrack album.
Track listing
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[1]
Sample credits[1]
- "Part II" contains excerpts from "You're Making Me High", written by Toni Braxton, Kenneth Edmonds, and Bryce Wilson, and performed by Toni Braxton.
- "Cisco Kid" contains a sample from "The Cisco Kid", performed by War.
- "How to Roll a Blunt" contains a sample from "Keep Rising to the Top" by Kenneth Burke.
- "All I Need (Razor Sharp Remix)" contains an interpolation of "You're All I Need to Get By", written by Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson.
- "Big Dogs" contains a sample from "Tell 'Em", written by Erick Sermon.
- "How High Remix" contains a sample from "I Am Woman", performed by The Cover Girls. It also contains an interpolation of "Fly Robin Fly", written by Sylvester Levay and Stephan Prager.
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[2] | 38 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] | 6 |
| US Top Soundtracks (Billboard)[4] | 2 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2002) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[5] | 49 |
| Canadian Rap Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[6] | 25 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] | 71 |
References
- ^ How High The Soundtrack (booklet). Def Jam, UMG Soundtracks. 2001.
- ^ "Soundtrack How High Chart History". Billboard 200. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
- ^ "Soundtrack How High Chart History". Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
- ^ "Soundtrack How High Chart History". Top Soundtracks. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
- ^ "Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2002". Jam!. Archived October 12, 2003 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ "Top 100 rap albums of 2002 in Canada". Jam!. Archived October 12, 2003 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2020.