8 Diagrams

This article is about the studio album. For the Chinese philosophical concept, see Bagua.
8 Diagrams
Studio album by
Wu-Tang Clan
ReleasedDecember 11, 2007 (2007-12-11)
Recorded2007
GenreHip hop
Length63:22
LabelSRC/Universal Motown
Producer
Wu-Tang Clan chronology
Iron Flag
(2001) 		8 Diagrams
(2007) 		A Better Tomorrow
(2014)
Singles from 8 Diagrams
  1. "The Heart Gently Weeps"
    Released: October 3, 2007
  2. "Take It Back"
    Released: 2007

8 Diagrams is the fifth studio album by American hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan, released December 11, 2007, on SRC/Universal Motown Records. The album was released three years after the death of Ol' Dirty Bastard, and six years after the group's previous LP Iron Flag.

Upon its release, 8 Diagrams debuted at number 25 on the Billboard 200, and number 9 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart with 68,000 copies sold in the first week.[1] It has sold 202,000 copies in the United States as of April 2014.[2] The album received generally favorable reviews from most music critics, and earned greater praise than the group's previous album Iron Flag.

  1. ^ Groban Remains No. 1, Becomes '07's Best-Seller. Billboard. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
  2. ^ Paul Grein (April 3, 2014). "New Wu-Tang Clan Album: The Case for the World's First $5 Million Album". Yahoo Music.