| Training Day | |
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| Soundtrack album by various artists | |
| Released | September 11, 2001 |
| Recorded | 2001 |
| Studio | Various
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| Genre | Hip hop |
| Length | 1:05:24 |
| Label | Priority |
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| Singles from Training Day | |
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| RapReviews | 4/10[2] |
Training Day: The Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to Antoine Fuqua's 2001 crime film Training Day. It was released on September 11, 2001, through Priority Records and contained mostly hip hop music.
Recording sessions took place at Chung King Studios, at Sony Studios, at Mirror Image Studios, at Daddy's House Recording Studio and at D&D Studios in New York, at Encore Studios, at Record One, at Studio 56, at Village Recorders, at Ameraycan Studios and at View Park Sound Lab in Los Angeles, at Stankonia Recording in Atlanta, and at Windmark Recording Studios in Virginia Beach.
Production was handled by DJ Muggs, DJ Battlecat, DJ Premier, DJ Shok, Donald "XL" Robertson, Dr. Dre, Floss P, Jason "Jay E" Epperson, Mario Winans, Nottz, Pharoahe Monch, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Rockwilder, The Neptunes and Waiel "Wally" Yaghnam, with David M. Ehrlich, Doug Frank, Gary Lemel and John Houlihan serving as executive producers.
It features contributions from Big Azz Ko, Black Rob, C-Murder, Cypress Hill, DJ Quik, Dr. Dre, Gang Starr, Kain, King Jacob, Kokane, Krumbsnatcha, Mark Curry, Mark Mancina, Mimi, M.O.P., Napalm, Nelly, P. Diddy, Pharoahe Monch, Professor, Ras Kass, Roscoe, Saafir, (rapper) |Soldier B], changed his name to (King Joe ), the Clipse, The Lox, Trick Daddy, Xzibit and David Bowie.
The album did fairly well on the Billboard charts, peaking at number 35 on the Billboard 200, number 19 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number 3 on the Top Soundtracks chart, and spawning two hit singles, "#1" by Nelly and "Put It on Me" by Dr. Dre, DJ Quik and Mimi. "The Squeeze" was originally released as a 12" single, but was quickly pulled off shelves because of sample clearance issue. The single also has a special back cover, which says in big white letters, "In Stores September 11, 2001".
- ^ Kohlenstein, Brad. "Training Day - Original Soundtrack | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
- ^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (October 25, 2001). "Various Artists :: Training Day Soundtrack – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved December 25, 2020.