Higher Learning (soundtrack)
| Higher Learning | |
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| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
| Released | January 3, 1995 |
| Recorded | 1994 |
| Genre | Hip hop, R&B, heavy metal, alternative rock |
| Length | 59:56 |
| Label | Epic Soundtrax |
| Producer | Various artists |
| Singles from Higher Learning | |
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Higher Learning is the soundtrack to the 1995 film of the same name. It was released on January 3, 1995 through Epic Records and contained a mixture of different music genres including hip hop, R&B and rock. The soundtrack did fairly well on the Billboard charts, peaking at #39 on the Billboard 200 and #9 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.
Liz Phair was nominated for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance at the 1995 Grammy Awards for her song, 'Don't Have Time.'
All the recordings were initially exclusive to the soundtrack. Two charting singles were included on the soundtrack, Raphael Saadiq's "Ask of You", which peaked at #19 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks, and Mista Grimm's "Situation: Grimm", which made it to #97 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. The Rage Against the Machine track was later re-recorded for their album Evil Empire.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Higher" | Ice Cube | Ice Cube | 4:32 |
| 2. | "Something to Think About" (dialogue) | John Singleton | Ice Cube | 0:10 |
| 3. | "Soul Searchin' (I Wanna Know If It's Mine)" | NdegéOcello | Me'Shell NdegéOcello | 6:23 |
| 4. | "Situation: Grimm" | Etienne Clark, C.S. Kenoly, Rojai Trawick | Mista Grimm | 3:54 |
| 5. | "Ask of You" | Saadiq | Raphael Saadiq | 6:02 |
| 6. | "Losing My Religion" (R.E.M. cover) | Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe | Tori Amos | 5:00 |
| 7. | "Phobia" | André 3000, Big Boi, Ruben Bailey, Patrick Brown, Ray Murray, Rico Wade | OutKast | 5:57 |
| 8. | "My New Friend" (dialogue) | Singleton | Cole Hauser & Michael Rapaport | 0:27 |
| 9. | "Year of the Boomerang" | Rage Against the Machine (music), Zack de la Rocha (lyrics) | Rage Against the Machine | 4:05 |
| 10. | "Higher Learning/Time for Change" | Brand New Heavies | Brand New Heavies | 4:52 |
| 11. | "Don't Have Time" | Phair | Liz Phair | 3:14 |
| 12. | "Butterfly" | Amos | Tori Amos | 3:07 |
| 13. | "By Your Side" | Zhané | Zhané | 4:52 |
| 14. | "Eye" | Colleen Fitzpatrick, Michael Kotch | Eve's Plum | 3:51 |
| 15. | "The Learning Curve" | Clarke | Stanley Clarke | 3:30 |
| Total length: | 59:56 | |||