Men in Black: The Album

Men in Black: The Album
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	July 1, 1997
Recorded	1996–1997
Genre	Hip hop R&B
Length	66:05
Label	Columbia Sony
Producer	Poke & Tone Jermaine Dupri Jonathan "Mookie" Morant Deconzo Smith Jerome Malcolm Bob Mare The Ummah De La Soul Branford Marsalis
Singles from Men in Black: The Album
"Men in Black" Released: June 3, 1997 (US) "Escobar '97" Released: July 1, 1997 "We Just Wanna Party with You" Released: August 23, 1997 (UK) "Just Cruisin'" Released: November 25, 1997 (EU)

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Men in Black: The Album is a soundtrack album to the film Men in Black, released on 1 July 1997.^{[citation needed]} Distributed by Columbia Records, the album featured production from producers such as Poke & Tone, Jermaine Dupri and The Ummah.

The album was a success, spending two consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard 200 and reaching the top ten in Australia, Austria, Canada, the Netherlands, France, Germany and New Zealand. The RIAA certified the album 3× Platinum for shipments of over three million copies in the United States.

Four singles were released from the album, Will Smith's "Men in Black", Nas's "Escobar '97", Jermaine Dupri and Snoop Dogg's "We Just Wanna Party with You" and "Just Cruisin'" by Smith. Except for "Men in Black" and the two Danny Elfman cues, none of the album's tracks are in the film.^{[citation needed]}

The soundtrack also marked the debuts of then-unknown singer Alicia Keys and girl group Destiny's Child.^{[citation needed]}