Boogie: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the 2021 American drama film Boogie, written and directed by Eddie Huang. The album was released by Republic Records on March 5, 2021, and consists of 14 tracks spanning hip hop, pop, and rap genres, with a total runtime of approximately 37 minutes.
Background
The soundtrack features contributions from several hip hop and rap artists. Notably, rapper Pop Smoke, who appeared in the film in his first and only acting role before his death in February 2020, contributed three original songs to the album: "AP," "Fashion" (featuring Polo G), and "No Cap (Remix)" (featuring M24). The track "Welcome to the Party," also performed by Pop Smoke, was included as the album's closing track.
The lead single, "AP," was released on February 25, 2021, ahead of the album. An official music video for the track was released on March 19, 2021. The song topped Billboard's "Favourite Music Poll" for the week of February 28 to March 6, 2021.
Track listing
The album's 14 tracks include performances by a variety of artists:
- "AP" — Pop Smoke
- "Fashion" — Pop Smoke featuring Polo G
- "No Cap (Remix)" — Pop Smoke featuring M24
- "Up It" — 10k Mula
- "Need It" — Nycani
- "Plug Speak Taiwanese" — Bad Boy Raco G featuring Eddie Huang
- "Faded" — Jacquees
- "Big Drip" — Fivio Foreign
- "So Pay La" — Triad God
- "Stylin" — Bella Sky featuring Bad Boy Raco G
- "Mr. Chin" — Yellowman
- "When It's All Over" — Kamaal Williams
- "Fear Over Love" — Sheff G
- "Welcome to the Party" — Pop Smoke
Production
The album was produced by a range of producers, including 808Melo, Rico Beats, CashMoneyAP, Quincy "Tell Em," Stefanccino, Yozora, Dave Clark IV, Tasha Catour, AXL Beats, Benjamin Keating (Palmistry), Henry "Junjo" Lawes, Kamaal Williams, Great John, and Music Production Studios.
Chart performance
The soundtrack reached number 41 on the UK Compilation Albums chart (Official Charts Company) and peaked at number 8 on the US Top Soundtracks chart (Billboard).
References
The information above is drawn from the Wikipedia article on the subject, as well as coverage from publications including Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, XXL, HipHopDX, Uproxx, Vulture, and Billboard.
