Less than Zero (soundtrack)

Less Than Zero (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by various artists
Released	November 6, 1987
Recorded	1987
Genre	Rock pop rock hip hop R&B heavy metal
Length	41:28
Label	Def Jam Columbia
Producer	Chuck D Eric "Vietnam" Sadler Frederick Gordon Hank Shocklee Rick Rubin Russell Simmons Vincent Bell Aerosmith (co.)
Singles from Less Than Zero
"Rock and Roll All Nite" Released: October 12, 1987 "Hazy Shade of Winter" Released: November 1987 "Going Back to Cali" Released: January 27, 1988

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B+[2]
New Musical Express	8/10[3]

Less Than Zero is the soundtrack album to Marek Kanievska's 1987 drama film Less Than Zero. It was released on November 6, 1987, through Def Jam/Columbia Records, and consisted of a variety of music genres, including hard rock, pop rock, hip hop, heavy metal and contemporary R&B, with most of the album being produced by Rick Rubin. The soundtrack found success, peaking at 31 on the Billboard 200 and 22 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on February 8, 1988.

Four singles made it to the Billboard charts. The Black Flames cover of "Are You My Woman (Tell Me So)" and Public Enemy's "Bring the Noise" were minor hits on the R&B charts, but LL Cool J's "Going Back to Cali" and The Bangles cover of "A Hazy Shade of Winter" fared better, making it to 31 and 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 respectively.