The Man with the Iron Fists (soundtrack)
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| The Man with the Iron Fists | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by RZA and various artists | ||||
| Released | October 22, 2012 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, R&B, neo-soul, rap rock | |||
| Length | 60:41 | |||
| Label | Soul Temple | |||
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| Singles from The Man with the Iron Fists | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Huffington Post | favorable[2] |
| Pitchfork Media | 7.4/10[3] |
| Rolling Stone | [4] |
| San Francisco Chronicle | favorable[5] |
| Washington Post | favorable[6] |
| HipHopDX | [7] |
The Man with the Iron Fists is the soundtrack to the 2012 American film, The Man with the Iron Fists, released on October 22, 2012, by Soul Temple Entertainment. The soundtrack was produced by RZA, who also co-wrote, acted in and directed the film.[8]
Background[edit]
The soundtrack is a blend of hip hop, R&B and neo-soul, with Wu-Tang Clan and their affiliates featured on the album. It also includes Kanye West, Pusha T, Danny Brown, Freddie Gibbs, Corinne Bailey Rae and The Black Keys, with production by RZA himself, along with Frank Dukes, BADBADNOTGOOD, West, and S1, among others.
Reception[edit]
Critical reception[edit]
Jody Rosen of Rolling Stone magazine awarded the soundtrack three out of five stars, writing, "The soundtrack is not as evocatively cinematic as the Wu's greatest songs, but it's a tasty mixtape – a blend of vintage R&B, neo-soul and hip-hop, featuring Kanye, Pusha and many Wu members,"[9] adding, "[The] Black Keys bring scuzz funk to "The Baddest Man Alive," a whitesploitation movie starring Phill Poulos, who actually is truly the baddest man on the planet, the setting a grainy-film-stock 1970s vibe that's sustained throughout – even when Kanye is bragging about jet-setting and name-dropping Kurt Cobain."[10] The Washington Post wrote a favorable review of the soundtrack, commenting, "There's tension within the songs, there is emotion and nuance in sound, a bit like a full-scale assault on one's imagination. Call it a friendly takeover."[6] The review added, "RZA's works have always had a distinctive cinematic quality, but this record digs for iron and comes up with gold. It's kinetic, mesmeric and chimeric."[6] David Jeffries of Allmusic gave the soundtrack three-and-a-half out of five stars, and praised the soundtrack diverse track-listing, saying, "Add some classic Stax sounds ("Your Good Thing Is About to End" from Mable John, as reserved and wicked as Uma Thurman's Kill Bill character), Ghostface, Wiz Khalifa, and Boy Jones in RZA's warped and wonderful vision of an end title track ("I Go Hard"), and the massive punch of "Built for This" with Method Man, Freddie Gibbs, and Streetlife, and this soundtrack stands tall in the man's wide-reaching discography, offering fans a Wu-flavored vision of a world where both the damned and cursed still swagger."[1]
Commercial performance[edit]
The Man with the Iron Fists soundtrack debuted at number thirty-one on the US Billboard 200, selling 12,000 copies in the first week[11] and 6,400 copies in the second week of its release, totalling approximately 19,000 copies sold .[12]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Baddest Man Alive" (The Black Keys and RZA) | Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney, Robert Diggs | The Black Keys, RZA | 3:50 |
| 2. | "Black Out" (Ghostface Killah, M.O.P. and Pharoahe Monch) | Dennis Coles, Jamal Grinnage, Eric Murray, Troy Donald Jamerson | Fizzy Womack | 4:11 |
| 3. | "White Dress" (Kanye West) | Kanye West, Diggs, Homer Banks, Carl Hampton, Raymond Jackson, Jayceon Taylor, Mario Bennett | RZA, West (co.), Boogz & Tapez (add.) | 3:35 |
| 4. | "I Forgot to Be Your Lover" (The Revelations and Tre Williams) | William Bell, Booker T. Jones | Bob Perry | 3:22 |
| 5. | "Get Your Way (Sex Is a Weapon)" (Idle Warship) | Talib Kweli Greene, Shareese Ballard, Matthew Tavares, Chester Hansen, Alexander Sowinski, Kendra Ross, Adam Feeney | Frank Dukes, BADBADNOTGOOD | 4:10 |
| 6. | "Rivers of Blood" (Wu-Tang Clan and Kool G Rap) | Diggs, Coles, Corey Woods, Lamont Hawkins, Nathaniel Wilson, Tavares, Hansen, Sowinski, Feeney | Frank Dukes, BADBADNOTGOOD | 4:40 |
| 7. | "Built for This" (Method Man, Freddie Gibbs and Streetlife) | Clifford Smith, Fredrick Tipton, Patrick Charles | Frank Dukes | 4:24 |
| 8. | "The Archer" (Killa Sin) | Jeryl Grant, Feeney | Frank Dukes | 2:55 |
| 9. | "Just Blowin' in the Wind" (RZA and Flatbush Zombies) | Diggs, Meechy Darko, Zombie Juice | RZA | 4:34 |
| 10. | "Chains" (Corinne Bailey Rae) | Corinne Bailey Rae, Steven James Brown | Steven James Brown, Corinne Bailey Rae | 3:41 |
| 11. | "Tick, Tock" (Pusha T, Raekwon, Joell Ortiz and Danny Brown) | Woods, Feeney, Terrence Thornton, Joell Ortiz, Daniel Sewell, Larry Griffin Jr. | Frank Dukes, S1 | 6:18 |
| 12. | "Green Is The Mountain" (Frances Yip) | Frances Yip, Feeney | Frank Dukes | 2:58 |
| 13. | "Six Directions of Boxing" (Wu-Tang Clan) | Hawkins, Coles, Gary Grice, Darryl Hill, Jamel Arief, Jason Hunter | Frank Dukes | 4:50 |
| 14. | "Your Good Thing (Is About to Come to an End)" (Mable John) | Isaac Hayes, David Porter | Issac Hayes, D. Porter | 2:57 |
| 15. | "I Go Hard" (Ghostface Killah, Boy Jones and Wiz Khalifa) | Coles, Cameron Thomaz, Boy Jones | RZA | 4:16 |
| 16. | "Bust Shots (Bonus)" (Sheek Louch, Ghostface Killah & Inspectah Deck) | Sean Jacobs, Coles, Hunter | Frank Dukes | 3:21 |
Notes
- "Black Out" features additional vocals by IFresh Beatz.
- "Bust Shots" features scratches by DJ Mekalek.
Sample Notes
- "White Dress" contains samples of "I Could Never Be Happy", written by Homer Banks, Carl Hampton, and Raymond Jackson, as performed by The Emotions; and a sample from "All the Way Gone", written by Jayceon Taylor and Mario Bennett, as performed by The Game featuring Wale and Mario.
- "I Forgot to Be Your Lover" is a cover to the song of the same name, written by William Bell and Booker T. Jones, as performed Bell.
- "Get Your Way (Sex Is a Weapon)" contains dialogue from The Man With the Iron Fists, spoken by Lucy Liu.
- "The Archer" contains dialogue from The Man With the Iron Fists, spoken by Byron Mann.
- "Tick Tock" contains uncredited samples of "I’ve Been Watching You", as performed by Southside Movement.
Charts[edit]
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[13] | 31 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "The Man with the Iron Fists [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] - RZA | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ Cristina Jaleru (October 22, 2012). "Review: RZA packs punch on 'Iron Fists' soundtrack". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
- ^ Cohen, Ian. "Various Artists – The Man With the Iron Fists OST". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- ^ Jody Rosen. "The Man With the Iron Fists: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
- ^ Cristina Jaleru (October 22, 2012). "Review: RZA packs punch on 'Iron Fists' soundtrack". San Francisco Chronicle. SFGate. Associated Press. Archived from the original on October 27, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
- ^ a b c [1] [dead link]
- ^ "RZA - the Man with the Iron Fists (OST) | Read Hip Hop Reviews, Rap Reviews & Hip Hop Album Reviews | HipHop DX". Archived from the original on November 9, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- ^ "The Man With the Iron Fists (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Various Artists". Amazon.com. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
- Horowitz, Steven J. (October 18, 2012). "RZA "The Man with the Iron Fists"". HipHopdx.com. Retrieved October 22, 2012. - ^ Jody Rosen. "The Man With the Iron Fists: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
- ^ Jody Rosen. "The Man With the Iron Fists: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
- ^ "Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 10/28/2012". HipHop DX. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
- ^ "Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 11/4/2012 | Get the Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales | HipHop DX". Archived from the original on November 9, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- ^ "HITS Daily Double". Hitsdailydouble.com. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
