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) "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 the soundtrack to the film Men in Black. It was released on July 1, 1997, distributed by Columbia Records and featured production from some of music's top producers, such as Poke & Tone, Jermaine Dupri and The Ummah.

The album was a huge success, spending two consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, as well as peaking at No. 2 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and No. 3 on the Canadian Albums Chart. The RIAA certified the album 3× Platinum for shipments of over 3,000,000 copies in the United States.

Four singles were released from the album, Will Smith's "Men in Black" and "Just Cruisin'", Nas's "Escobar '97" and Jermaine Dupri and Snoop Dogg's "We Just Wanna Party with You". Except for the title song and the two Danny Elfman cues, none of the tracks on the album are in the film.

This soundtrack also marked the debuts of then-unknowns Alicia Keys and Destiny's Child.