808: The Music

808: The Music
808: The Music
Soundtrack album and remix album by Various artists
Released	November 25, 2016
Genre	Soundtrack; Electronic music;
Length	69:33
Label	Big Beat Records; Atlantic Records;
Singles from 808: The Music
	"Nothing but Trouble"; Released: June 30, 2015;

808: The Music is the soundtrack and remix album that accompanies the 2015 documentary film, 808, which documents the history and popular culture of the Roland TR-808. It was released on November 25, 2016, by Big Beat Records and Atlantic Records.^[1]

It was promoted with a promotional single: "Nothing but Trouble" by American rapper Lil Wayne and American singer Charlie Puth, and was released on June 30, 2015.

History[edit]

Alongside the announcement of the documentary film, 808, in October 2014, a soundtrack accompaniment was also announced, in which Big Beat Records and Atlantic Records would distribute the label.^[2] On June 30, 2015, Lil Wayne and Charlie Puth announced and released "Nothing but Trouble", a promotional single for the film on Big Beat/Atlantic.^[3] The album was then released on November 25, 2016.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Planet Rock"	Arthur Baker John Robie Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force Ralf Hütter Florian Schneider	Arthur Baker John Robie	5:19
2.	"Paul Revere"	Adam Horovitz Joseph Simmons Darryl McDaniels Rick Rubin	Rick Rubin Beastie Boys	3:43
3.	"Yo! Bum Rush the Show"	Chuck D Flavor Flav Hank Shocklee	Rick Rubin Bill Stephney The Bomb Squad	4:26
4.	"Hip Hop, Be Bop (Don't Stop)"	Man Parrish	Man Parrish	5:41
5.	"Play at Your Own Risk"	Arthur Baker John Robie^[4]	Arthur Baker John Robie	7:50
6.	"Let the Music Play"	Chris Barbosa Ed Chisolm	Mark Liggett Chris Barbosa	5:47
7.	"Set It Off"	Steve Standard^[5]	George Logios^[5]	4:48
8.	"It's Yours"	Kevin Keaton Rick Rubin	Rick Rubin^[6]	4:23
9.	"Flow Coma"	808 State	808 State	6:01
10.	"Kickdrum"	Felix da Housecat	Felix da Housecat	3:50
11.	Untitled	Darryl Richardson Jonathan Smith Sammie Norris	Lil Jon	5:23
12.	"Vibrate"	Flux Pavilion	Flux Pavilion	3:54
13.	"Gosh"	Jamie Smith	Jamie xx	4:51
14.	"Nothing but Trouble"	Dwayne Michael Carter Charles Otto Puth Will Lobban-Bean	Cook Classics Charlie Puth	3:37
Total length:				69:33

Chart (2016)	Peak position
United States Dance/Electronic Albums Chart^[7]	14

^ "808: The Music by Various Artists on iTunes". Apple Inc. 25 November 2016. Archived from the original on 30 April 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
^ "You Know Films, Atlantic Films, Arthur Baker Announce 808" (Press release). Yahoo! Finance. October 15, 2014. Archived from the original on September 15, 2020. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
^ "Lil Wayne & Charlie Puth Team Up For "Nothing But Trouble" Video From the 808 soundtrack". Atlantic Records. 30 June 2015. Archived from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
^ "Planet Patrol - Play At Your Own Risk (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. 1982. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Strafe - Set It Off (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. 1984. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
^ "T La Rock & Jazzy Jay - It's Yours (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. 1984. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
^ "EDM Music & Dance Albums Chart" Archived 2018-03-28 at the Wayback Machine. Billboard. December 17, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2018.