['< sod >\'\' music from and inspired by the motion picture 8 mile\'\' is the official music [ [ soundtrack ] ] to\'\' 8 mile\'\'. eminem features on five tracks from the album. it was released under the shady / interscope label and spawned the massive hit single " [ [ lose yourself ] ] ". the album debuted at number one on the u. s. [ [ billboard 200 |\'\' billboard\'\' 200 ] ] albums chart that year with over 702, 000 copies sold and 507, 000 sold in the second week also finishing the year as the fifth best - selling album of 2002 with us sales of 3. 2 million, despite only two months of release. it also reached # 1 on the uk compilations chart and the australian [ [ arianet ] ] albums chart. it also spawned a follow up soundtrack,\'\' more music from 8 mile\'\', consisting of songs that appear in\'\' 8 mile\'\' that were current singles during the film\'s time setting of 1995. the album was also made in a clean edition removing most of the strong profanity and violent content. < eod > < sod >\'\' music from and inspired by the motion picture 8 mile\'\' is the official music [ [ soundtrack ] ] to\'\' 8 mile\'\'. eminem features on five tracks from the album. it was released under the shady / interscope label and spawned eminem\'s first number 1 us single < ref > " eminem. " encyclopedia of popular music, 4th ed. ed. colin larkin. oxford music online. oxford university press. web. 27 sep. 2016. < / ref > " [ [ lose yourself ] ] ". the album debuted at number one on the u. s. [ [ billboard 200 |\'\' billboard\'\' 200 ] ] albums chart that year with over 702, 000 copies sold and 507, 000 sold in the second week also finishing the year as the fifth best - selling album of 2002 with us sales of 3. 2 million, despite only two months of release. it also reached # 1 on the uk compilations chart and the australian [ [ arianet ] ] albums chart. it also spawned a follow up soundtrack,\'\' more music from 8 mile\'\', consisting of songs that appear in\'\' 8 mile\'\' that were current singles during the film\'s time setting of 1995. the album was also made in between a clean edition removing most of the strong profanity and violent content. < eod >']