Mission: Impossible 2 (soundtrack)

Music from and Inspired by
Mission: Impossible 2
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
ReleasedMay 9, 2000
Genres
Length63:14
LabelHollywood
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
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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.

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:

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)3
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)18
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)14
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)1
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)32
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)6
French Albums (SNEP)14
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)3
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)14
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)6
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)14
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)26
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)6
UK Compilation Albums (Official Charts)12
US Billboard 200 2

Year-end charts

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

Certifications and sales

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

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

References

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