Songs in the Key of X: Music from and Inspired by the X-Files

Songs in the Key of X: Music from and Inspired by the X-Files
Songs in the Key of X: Music from and Inspired by the X-Files
Soundtrack album by various artists
Released	March 19, 1996
Recorded	Various
Genre	Electronic; rock;
Length	72:55
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	David Was
The X-Files chronology

Songs in the Key of X: Music from and Inspired by the X-Files is a 1996 compilation album released in association with the American science fiction television series The X-Files. The album contained a mixture of songs that were either featured in the series, or shared thematic elements with it. Songs in the Key of X peaked at No. 47 on the Billboard 200 album sales chart after its release. The album's title is a play on the title of Stevie Wonder's 1976 album Songs in the Key of Life.

The album has received positive reviews from critics, with one review describing it as "easily the most ambitious record ever assembled for a TV soundtrack". The song "Hands of Death (Burn Baby Burn)" received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 1997, losing to Rage Against the Machine. The album also features two songs hidden in the pregap before the start of the first track, both recorded by Nick Cave and The Dirty Three.