Daredevil: The Album
{{Infobox album
| name = Daredevil: The Album
| type = soundtrack
| artist = various artists
| cover = daredevil.jpg
| alt =
| released = February 4, 2003
| recorded = 2002
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|Post-grunge{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/elektra-the-album-original-soundtrack--mw0000708878 | title=Original Soundtrack - Elektra: The Album [Original Soundtrack] Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic | website=AllMusic }}|nu metal}}
| length = 74:07
| label = {{ubl|Wind-up|Fox Music}}
| producer = various artists
| chronology = Marvel Comics film series soundtrack
| prev_title = Spider-Man: Original Motion Picture Score
| prev_year = 2002
| next_title = X2: Original Motion Picture Score
| next_year = 2003
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Daredevil: The Album
| type = soundtrack
| single1 = Bring Me to Life
| single1date = January 13, 2003{{cite magazine|title=Going for Adds|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1486|page=23|date=January 10, 2003}}
| single2 = Won't Back Down
| single2date = January 14, 2003
| single3 = For You
| single3date = February 10, 2003
| single4 = Caught in the Rain
| single4date = February 17, 2003
| single5 = My Immortal
| single5date = December 8, 2003
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = Allmusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|2|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r624726|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]
}}
Daredevil: The Album is the soundtrack album for the film Daredevil (2003), starring Ben Affleck. It was released on February 4, 2003 by Wind-up Records.{{cite web|date=January 3, 2003 |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1459365/20030103/foo_fighters.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030106110108/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1459365/20030103/foo_fighters.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 6, 2003 |title=For The Record: Quick News On Foo Fighters, Daredevil, Saliva, Glassjaw, Iron Maiden, Stone Sour & More |publisher=MTV News |access-date=2008-12-17}} Many of the songs on the album appeared in the film.
Two songs made specifically for the album were released as singles: Fuel's "Won't Back Down" and the Calling's "For You". Revis' "Caught in the Rain" and Evanescence's songs "Bring Me to Life" and "My Immortal", each also included on Daredevil: The Album, were included on the groups' own efforts and subsequently released as singles. "Bring Me to Life" won Best Hard Rock Performance at the 46th Grammy Awards,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/beyonce-outkast-top-grammys-20040209 |title=Beyonce, OutKast Top Grammys |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=February 9, 2004 |first=James |last=Sullivan |access-date=October 5, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131119192653/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/beyonce-outkast-top-grammys-20040209 |archive-date=November 19, 2013 }} and Soundtrack Single of the Year at the Billboard Music Awards.{{cite news |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1481059/beyonce-r-kelly-win-big-at-billboard-awards.jhtml |title=Beyonce, R. Kelly Scoop Up Most Trophies At Billboard Music Awards |work=MTV News |first=Jon |last=Wiederhorn |date=December 11, 2003 |access-date=October 5, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110215083231/https://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1481059/beyonce-r-kelly-win-big-at-billboard-awards.jhtml|archive-date=February 15, 2011|url-status=dead}}
Three songs were omitted from release on the album: N.E.R.D.'s "Lapdance", Dara Shindler's "Faraway", and House of Pain's "Top o' the Morning to Ya". The album was one of the first collaborations between Marvel Comics and Wind-up Records, which would continue with the releases of The Punisher, Fantastic Four and the Daredevil sequel/spin-off Elektra.
Track listing
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.{{cite AV media notes|title= Daredevil: The Album |year= 2003 |type= booklet |publisher= Wind-up}}
{{track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Won't Back Down
| note1 = Fuel
| writer1 = Carl Bell
| extra1 = {{hlist|Michael Beinhorn|Carl Bell {{small|(co.)}}}}
| length1 = 3:22
| title2 = For You
| note2 = The Calling
| writer2 = {{hlist|Aaron Kamin|Alex Band}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Marc Tanner|Aaron Kamin|Alex Band}}
| length2 = 3:42
| title3 = Bleed For Me
| note3 = Saliva
| writer3 = {{hlist|Josey Scott|Chris D'Abaldo|Wayne Swinny|Dave Novotny|Paul Crosby|Bob Marlette}}
| extra3 = Bob Marlette
| length3 = 3:59
| title4 = Hang On
| note4 = Seether
| writer4 = {{hlist|Shaun Welgemoed|Dale Stewart}}
| extra4 = Jay Baumgardner
| length4 = 3:10
| title5 = Learn the Hard Way
| note5 = Nickelback
| writer5 = {{hlist|Chad Kroeger|Mike Kroeger|Ryan Peake|Ryan Vikedal}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|Rick Parashar|Nickelback}}
| length5 = 2:54
| title6 = The Man Without Fear
| note6 = Drowning Pool featuring Rob Zombie
| writer6 = {{hlist|C.J. Pierce|Stevie Benton|Mike Luce|Rob Zombie}}
| extra6 = Scott Humphrey
| length6 = 3:20
| title7 = Right Now
| note7 = Nappy Roots featuring Marcos Curiel of P.O.D.
| writer7 = {{hlist|Marcos Curiel|William Hughes|Vito Tisdale|Ronald Wilson|Melvin Adams|Brian Scott}}
| extra7 = Marcos Curiel
| length7 = 4:33
| title8 = Evening Rain
| note8 = Moby
| writer8 = {{hlist|Moby|James Talley}}
| extra8 = Moby
| length8 = 3:53
| title9 = Bring Me to Life
| note9 = Evanescence
| writer9 = {{hlist|Amy Lee|Ben Moody|David Hodges}}
| extra9 = Dave Fortman
| length9 = 3:56
| title10 = Until You're Reformed
| note10 = Chevelle
| writer10 = {{hlist|Pete Loeffler|Sam Loeffler|Joe Loeffler}}
| extra10 = Chevelle
| length10 = 4:00
| title11 = Right Before Your Eyes
| note11 = Hoobastank
| writer11 = {{hlist|Douglas Robb|Chris Hesse|Daniel Estrin|Markku Lappalainen}}
| extra11 = Rich Costey
| length11 = 3:31
| title12 = Fade Out/In
| note12 = Paloalto
| writer12 = James Grundler
| extra12 = Rick Rubin
| length12 = 3:37
| title13 = Caught in the Rain
| note13 = Revis
| writer13 = {{hlist|Robert Davis|Nathaniel Cox|Justin Holman|Bob Thiemann}}
| extra13 = Don Gilmore
| length13 = 3:31
| title14 = High Wire Escape Artist
| note14 = Boysetsfire
| writer14 = {{hlist|Nathan Gray|Chad Istvan|Josh Latshaw|Matt Krupanski|Rob Avery}}
| extra14 = Dave Fortman
| length14 = 3:47
| title15 = Raise Your Rifles
| note15 = Autopilot Off
| writer15 = {{hlist|Chris Johnson|Chris Hughes|Phil Robinson|Rob Kucharek}}
| extra15 = Greig Nori
| length15 = 2:37
| title16 = Daredevil Theme [Blind Justice Remix]
| note16 = Graeme Revell and Mike Einziger
| writer16 = Graeme Revell
| extra16 = Graeme Revell
| length16 = 3:32
| title17 = My Immortal
| note17 = Evanescence
| writer17 = {{hlist|Lee|Moody|Hodges}}
| extra17 = Ben Moody
| length17 = 4:23
| title18 = Sad Exchange
| note18 = Finger Eleven
| writer18 = {{hlist|Scott Anderson|James Black|Rich Beddoe|Sean Anderson|Rick Jackett}}
| extra18 = Johnny K
| length18 = 3:32
| title19 = Simple Lies
| note19 = Endo
| writer19 = {{hlist|Gil Bitton|Zelick Gimelstein|Eli Parker|Joe Eshkenazi}}
| extra19 = David Schiffman
| length19 = 4:07
| title20 = Let Go
| note20 = 12 Stones
| writer20 = {{hlist|Paul McCoy|Kevin Dorr|Eric Weaver|Pat Quave}}
| extra20 = {{hlist|Jay Baumgardner|Dave Fortman {{small|(co.)}}}}
| length20 = 4:29
| total_length = 74:07
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Daredevil: The Album - EP{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/daredevil-the-album-ep/888175607|title = Daredevil - the Album - EP by Various Artists|website = iTunes|date = January 2003}}
| extra_column = Artist
| title1 = Won't Back Down
| extra1 = Fuel
| length1 = 3:22
| title2 = For You
| extra2 = The Calling
| length2 = 3:42
| title3 = Hang On
| extra3 = Seether
| length3 = 3:10
| title4 = Sad Exchange
| extra4 = Finger Eleven
| length4 = 3:32
| title5 = Let Go
| extra5 = 12 Stones
| length5 = 4:29
}}
Other appearances
- A remix of Fuel's "Won't Back Down" was later released on Natural Selection.
- Seether's "Hang On" appeared on the U.S. version of Disclaimer II.
- "Bring Me to Life" and "My Immortal" were originally recorded for Evanescence's debut album Fallen, which was released a month after the soundtrack.
- Nickelback's "Learn the Hard Way" appeared as a bonus track on The Long Road.
- Revis' "Caught in the Rain" was originally recorded for their debut album, Places for Breathing, though this album did not see release until three months after the soundtrack.
- BoySetsFire's "High Wire Escape Artist" appeared on their third album, Tomorrow Come Today, a few weeks after the soundtrack.
- "Simple Lies" later appeared on Endo's second album Songs for the Restless in July 2003.
Charts
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= Weekly charts =
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scope="col"| Chart (2003)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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{{album chart|Australia|38|artist=Soundtrack|album=Daredevil|rowheader=true|access-date=May 18, 2021}} |
{{album chart|Austria|55|artist=Soundtrack|album=Daredevil|rowheader=true|access-date=May 18, 2021}} |
scope="row"|Canadian Albums (Billboard){{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-albums/2003-02-22/|title=Billboard Canadian Albums: Week of February 22, 2003|publisher=Billboard|access-date=November 17, 2023}}
| style="text-align:center;"|9 |
{{album chart|France|65|artist=Soundtrack|album=Daredevil|rowheader=true|access-date=May 18, 2021}} |
{{album chart|Germany4|36|id=4457|artist=Soundtrack|album=Daredevil|rowheader=true|access-date=May 18, 2021}} |
{{album chart|New Zealand|26|artist=Soundtrack|album=Daredevil|rowheader=true|access-date=May 18, 2021}} |
{{album chart|Switzerland|97|artist=Soundtrack|album=Daredevil|rowheader=true|access-date=May 18, 2021}} |
{{album chart|Billboard200|9|artist=Soundtrack|rowheader=true|access-date=May 18, 2021}} |
{{album chart|BillboardSoundtrack|2|artist=Soundtrack|rowheader=true|access-date=May 18, 2021}} |
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= Year-end charts =
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scope="col"| Chart (2003)
! scope="col"| Position |
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scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2003/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2003|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 18, 2021}}
| 126 |
scope="row"| US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bA8EAAAAMBAJ|title=2003 The Year in Music|magazine=Billboard|volume=115|issue=52|page=YE-78|date=December 27, 2003|access-date=May 18, 2021}}
| 7 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Soundtrack|title=Daredevil|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2003|certyear=2003|access-date=April 28, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080509072238/http://www.daredevil-movies.com/soundtrack/ Official soundtrack]
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Category:Daredevil (film series)
Category:Marvel Comics film soundtracks
Category:2003 soundtrack albums
Category:2000s film soundtrack albums
Category:Wind-up Records soundtracks