Mission: Impossible 2 (soundtrack)

For the film's score, see Mission: Impossible 2 – Music from the Motion Picture Score.

Music from and Inspired by
Mission: Impossible 2
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
ReleasedMay 9, 2000
Genre
Length63:14
LabelHollywood
Mission: Impossible chronology
Mission: Impossible
(1996) 		Music from and Inspired by Mission: Impossible 2
(2000) 		Mission: Impossible 2
(2000)
Singles from Music from and Inspired by Mission: Impossible 2
  1. "I Disappear"
    Released: May 9, 2000
  2. "Take a Look Around"
    Released: July 31, 2000
  3. "Scum of the Earth"
    Released: 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Music from and Inspired by Mission: Impossible 2 is the soundtrack album for the 2000 film Mission: Impossible 2. It was certified gold in Austria, Germany, Japan and New Zealand; silver in the United Kingdom; Platinum in the United States, and 2× Platinum in both Australia and Canada.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Take a Look Around" (Limp Bizkit)
Limp Bizkit5:19
2."I Disappear" (Metallica)
4:26
3."Scum of the Earth" (Rob Zombie)
  • Humphrey
  • Zombie
2:55
4."They Came In" (Butthole Surfers)Butthole SurfersButthole Surfers4:41
5."Rocket Science" (The Pimps)
  • Stuart Johnson
  • Anthony Crisman
  • Dave DeRosso
  • The Pimps
  • Jimmy Johnson
3:30
6."Have a Cigar" (Foo Fighters and Brian May)Roger Waters
  • Foo Fighters
  • Brian May
  • Justin Shirley-Smith
4:02
7."Mission 2000" (Chris Cornell)
  • Johannes
  • Shneider
  • Cornell
3:42
8."Going Down" (Godsmack)
Erna3:23
9."What U Lookin' At?" (Uncle Kracker)
Kid Rock5:10
10."Backwards" (Apartment 26)Apartment 26
3:09
11."Karma" (Diffuser)Tomas Costanza
  • Don Gilmore
  • Diffuser
3:16
12."Alone" (Buckcherry)
3:23
13."Immune" (Tinfed)TinfedEd Buller3:49
14."Not My Kinda Scene" (Powderfinger)PowderfingerPowderfinger4:26
15."Carnival" (Tori Amos)
Tori Amos4:16
16."Nyah" (Hans Zimmer featuring Heitor Pereira)ZimmerZimmer3:33


Many versions of the soundtrack include additional songs that are not available on the North American releases. For example:

  • The UK version includes the song "Iko-Iko" from Zap Mama.
  • The Japan version includes 2 extra songs: "S.O.S" by Oblivion Dust and "Iko-Iko" from Zap Mama.
  • The Australia version includes 3 extra songs: 17) Zap Mama – "Iko Iko"; 18) 28 Days – "Sucker"; 19) Josh Abrahams – "Theme From Mission Impossible".
  • The Latin American version includes 2 extra songs, including "Deslizándote" by Saúl Hernández.
  • The Brazilian version includes 1 extra song: "Give my Bullet Back" by Raimundos.
  • The Asian version includes 2 extra songs: "Iko-Iko" by Zap Mama and "Afraid of What?" by Leon Lai, which contains a mixture of English and Mandarin.

Court case

The illegal online availability of a demo of the song "I Disappear" prior to the release of the soundtrack led to the 2000 U.S. district court case Metallica v. Napster, Inc.

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Music from and Inspired by Mission: Impossible 2
Chart (2000) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] 3
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[12] 3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13] 18
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[14] 14
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[15] 32
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[16] 6
French Albums (SNEP)[17] 14
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[18] 3
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[19] 6
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[20] 14
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[21] 26
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 6

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Music from and Inspired by Mission: Impossible 2
Chart (2000) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[23] 33
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[24] 10
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[25] 93
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[26] 26
European Albums (Music & Media)[27] 48
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[28] 48
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[29] 45
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[30] 69
US Billboard 200[31] 59

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for Music from and Inspired by Mission: Impossible 2
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[6] 2× Platinum 140,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[2] Gold 25,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[7] 2× Platinum 200,000^
Germany (BVMI)[9] Gold 150,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[4] Gold 100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[5] Gold 7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI)[8] Silver 60,000^
United States (RIAA)[3] Platinum 1,000,000^ / 1,440,000[32]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Allmusic review". AllMusic. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
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  3. ^ a b "American album certifications – Soundtrack – Impossible 2". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
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  6. ^ a b "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
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  8. ^ a b "British album certifications – Various Artists – Mission Impossible 2". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (O.S.T. - Various; 'Mission Impossible')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  10. ^ "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2000年8月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. September 2000 Edition] (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). 491. Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan: 8. October 10, 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 22, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
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  14. ^ "Ultratop.be – Soundtrack – Mission: Impossible 2" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  15. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Soundtrack – Mission: Impossible 2" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
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  23. ^ "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Albums 2000". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  24. ^ "Jahreshitparade 2000" (in German). Austrian Charts Portal. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  25. ^ "Rapports Annuels 2000" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
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  27. ^ "Year in Focus – European Top 100 Albums 2000" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 52. December 23, 2000. p. 9. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved January 19, 2019 – via American Radio History.
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  29. ^ "Top Selling Albums of 2000". Official New Zealand Music Chart. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  30. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2000". Swiss Charts Portal (in German). Retrieved May 22, 2019.
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  32. ^ Basham, David (February 7, 2002). "Got Charts?". Mtv. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
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