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Dangerous Minds: Music from the Motion Picture is the official soundtrack to the 1995 film Dangerous Minds. The album was released in 1995 on MCA Records.

Dangerous Minds: Music from the Motion Picture

Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	August 11, 1995
Recorded	1994–1995
Genre	Hip hop R&B hip hop soul funk
Length	53:53
Label	MCA
Producer	Jerry Bruckheimer (exec.) DeVante Swing (exec.) Don Simpson (exec.) Bass Mechanics Claudio Cueni Dalvin DeGrate Cyrus Esteban Evil Dee Trevor Horn Pimp C Michael J. Powell Doug Rasheed Chris Stokes Timbaland

Singles from Dangerous Minds: Music from the Motion Picture
"Gangsta's Paradise" Released: August 8, 1995 "Feel the Funk" Released: September 22, 1995 "Curiosity" Released: October 31, 1995 "Gin & Juice" Released: January 23, 1996

The soundtrack topped the Billboard 200 chart in 1995. By December 1995, it was certified triple platinum by the RIAA, for shipments exceeding 3,000,000 copies in the United States.

Release and reception

The album reached number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 and reached the second spot on the R&B albums chart.[1] The album was certified platinum in September 1995 and triple platinum by December of the same year.[2]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic called the soundtrack "an expertly-crafted urban R&B/hip-hop collection, featuring stellar production and songwriting from a number of the best and most popular artists of 1995."[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Gangsta's Paradise" (feat. L.V.)	Coolio	4:00
2.	"Curiosity"	Aaron Hall	4:02
3.	"Havin Thangs"	Big Mike	4:45
4.	"Problems"	Rappin' 4-Tay	3:30
5.	"True O.G." (feat. Static)	Mr. Dalvin	3:40
6.	"Put Ya Back Into It"	Tre Black	5:42
7.	"Don't Go There"	24-K	3:31
8.	"Feel the Funk"	Immature	4:44
9.	"It's Alright" (feat. Craig Mack)	Sista (Missy Elliott)	5:12
10.	"A Message for Your Mind"	Rappin' 4-Tay	5:00
11.	"Gin & Juice" (feat. Static)	DeVante Swing	5:08
12.	"This Is the Life"	Wendy & Lisa	4:39

Personnel

Information taken from Allmusic.[4]

composing – Berry Gordy Jr., Frank Hudson, Alphonso Mizell, Deke Richards, Danger Jay
executive production – Jerry Bruckheimer, DeVante Swing, Don Simpson
lyricist(s) – Aaron Hall
mastering – Herb Powers
music supervisor – Kathy Nelson
performer(s) – 24K, Big Mike, Tre Black, Coolio, Craig Mack, DeVante Swing, Aaron Hall, Immature, L.V., Danger Jay, Rappin' 4-Tay, Sista, Static, Wendy & Lisa
production – Bass Mechanics, Claudio Cueni, Dalvin DeGrate, Cyrus Esteban, Evil Dee, Danger Jay, Trevor Horn, Pimp C, Michael J. Powell, Doug Rasheed, Chris Stokes, Timbaland
soundtrack coordination – Lesley Allery, Kevin Breen, Christine Edwards, Bill Green, Todd Homme, Sylvia Krask

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1995–1996)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5]	1
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6]	1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7]	23
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8]	40
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9]	56
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10]	12
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[11]	3
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[12]	38
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13]	3
US Billboard 200[14]	1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[15]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (1995)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[16]	30
US Billboard 200[17]	17
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[18]	22

Chart (1996)	Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[19]	33

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions[20][21]
Year	Single	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	U.S. Hot Rap Singles	U.S. Rhythmic Top 40	U.S. Top 40 Mainstream
1995	"Gangsta's Paradise"[22]	1	—	2	1	2	17
	"Feel the Funk"[23]	46	—	15	—	26	—
	"Curiosity"	—	20	36	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Certifications and sales


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[24]	Platinum	70,000^{^}
Austria (IFPI Austria)[25]	Gold	25,000^*
Canada (Music Canada)[26]	4× Platinum	400,000^{^}
France	—	210,000[27]
New Zealand (RMNZ)[28]	Platinum	15,000^{^}
Poland (ZPAV)[29]	Gold	50,000^*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[30]	Gold	50,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)[31]	3× Platinum	3,000,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes

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"RIAA - Gold & Platinum - September 10, 2010 : Search Results - Dangerous Minds". RIAA. Retrieved September 10, 2010.
Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "allmusic ((( Dangerous Minds > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
"allmusic ((( Dangerous Minds > Credits )))". Allmusic. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
"Australiancharts.com – Soundtrack – Dangerous Minds". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
"Austriancharts.at – Soundtrack – Dangerous Minds" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
"Ultratop.be – Soundtrack – Dangerous Minds" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
"Ultratop.be – Soundtrack – Dangerous Minds" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
"Dutchcharts.nl – Soundtrack – Dangerous Minds" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
"Offiziellecharts.de – Soundtrack – Dangerous Minds" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
"Charts.nz – Soundtrack – Dangerous Minds". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
"Swedishcharts.com – Soundtrack – Dangerous Minds". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
"Swisscharts.com – Soundtrack – Dangerous Minds". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
"Soundtrack Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
"Soundtrack Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
"ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1995". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
"Jahreshitparade Alben 1996". austriancharts.at. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
"allmusic ((( Dangerous Minds > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Retrieved September 10, 2010.
"allmusic ((( Dangerous Minds (Clean) > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Retrieved September 10, 2010.
"allmusic ((( Gangsta's Paradise > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Retrieved September 10, 2010.
"allmusic ((( We Got It > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Retrieved September 10, 2010.
"ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1995 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
"Austrian album certifications – Soundtrack – Dangerous Minds" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
"Canadian album certifications – Soundtrack – Dangerous Minds". Music Canada. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
"Germany: Movie Synergy Moves Units". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 47. November 23, 1996. p. 40. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
"New Zealand album certifications – Soundtrack – Dangerous Minds". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
"Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 1996 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 940. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
"American album certifications – Soundtrack – Dangerous Minds". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 5, 2019.

External links

Dangerous Minds at AllMusic
Dangerous Minds at Discogs

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