Empire: Original Soundtrack Season 2 Volume 2

{{Infobox album

| name = Empire: Original Soundtrack Season 2 Volume 2

| type = Soundtrack

| artist = Various artists

| cover = Empire Soundtrack Season 2 Volume 2 cover.png

| alt =

| released = April 29, 2016

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre =

| length =

| label = Columbia

| producer =

  • Timbaland
  • J.R. Rotem
  • Ne-Yo
  • Swizz Beatz
  • Mark Murrille

| chronology = Empire soundtrack

| prev_title = Empire: Original Soundtrack Season 2 Volume 1

| prev_year = 2015

| next_title = Empire: Original Soundtrack Season 3

| next_year = 2017

}}

Empire: Original Soundtrack Season 2 Volume 2 is the third soundtrack album by the cast of the musical drama television series Empire which airs on Fox. The album includes songs that featured during the second season of the show. It was released on April 29, 2016. The Soundtrack was Recorded & Mixed at Periscope Post & Audio in Chicago, IL. Mixed By Jason Nuemann, Andrew Twiss, Kevin Davis, Justin Hind, Matt Gubernick, Jim Beanz, & Rodney "Every Ave" Murrille.

Track listing

{{track listing

| headline = Empire: Original Soundtrack Season 2 Volume 2 {{nobold|– Standard version}}{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01DB0EDAS|title=Empire Soundtrack, Season 2 Volume 2: Amazon.co.uk: Music|publisher=Amazon}}

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Freedom

| note1 = Jussie Smollett

| writer1 = {{flatlist|

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| extra1 = J.R. Rotem

| length1 = 3:06

| title2 = Crown

| note2 = Jamila Velazquez, Raquel Castro and Yani Marin

| writer2 = {{flatlist|

  • Rotem
  • Cunningham
  • Geller

}}

| extra2 = J.R. Rotem

| length2 = 3:11

| title3 = Look But Don't Touch

| note3 = Serayah

| writer3 = {{flatlist|

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| extra3 = {{flatlist|

}}

| length3 = 3:44

| title4 = Shine on Me

| note4 = Jussie Smollett and Bre-Z

| writer4 = {{flatlist|

}}

| extra4 = {{flatlist|

}}

| length4 = 3:26

| title5 = All Nite (Yo Gotti Remix)

| note5 = Yazz, Serayah, Jamila Velazquez and Yo Gotti

| writer5 = {{flatlist|

}}

| extra5 = Murrille{{cite web |url=https://tidal.com/track/59680946|title=All Nite (Yo Gotti Remix) by Empire Cast on TIDAL|publisher=TIDAL|accessdate=July 16, 2017}}

| length5 = 3:46

| title6 = Body Speak

| note6 = Serayah

| writer6 = {{flatlist|

  • Geller
  • Jessica Karpov

}}

| extra6 = Jordan Palmer

| length6 = 2:11

| title7 = Got That Work

| note7 = Yazz

| writer7 = Murrille

| extra7 = Murrille

| length7 = 3:31

| title8 = Chasing the Sky

| note8 = Terrence Howard, Jussie Smollett and Yazz

| writer8 = {{flatlist|

  • Washington
  • Smollett

}}

| extra8 = Beanz

| length8 = 4:28

| title9 = No Competition

| note9 = Yazz and Serayah

| writer9 = {{flatlist|

  • Washington
  • Bostwick
  • Megan Thomaston

}}

| extra9 = Beanz

| length9 = 3:31

| title10 = Hemingway

| note10 = Jussie Smollett

| writer10 = {{flatlist|

  • David Michael Ott, Jr.
  • Smollett

}}

| extra10 = Ott

| length10 = 3:43

| title11 = My Own Thang

| note11 = Jussie Smollett and Bre-Z

| writer11 = {{flatlist|

  • Smith
  • Jesse Wilson
  • Jason Lee York
  • Murray
  • Reynell Hay

}}

| extra11 = {{flatlist|

  • Ne-Yo
  • Corparal

}}

| length11 = 2:52

}}

{{track listing

| headline = Empire: Original Soundtrack Season 2 Volume 2 {{nobold|– Deluxe edition}}{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/empire-original-soundtrack/1094855587|title=iTunes – Music – Empire (Original Soundtrack from Season 2), Vol. 2 by Empire Cast|publisher = iTunes Store (GB)}}

| title1 = Freedom

| note1 = Jussie Smollett

| length1 = 3:05

| title2 = Crown

| note2 = Jamila Velazquez, Raquel Castro and Yani Marin

| length2 = 3:11

| title3 = Look But Don’t Touch

| note3 = Serayah

| length3 = 3:44

| title4 = Good People

| note4 = Jussie Smollett and Yazz

| length4 = 3:22

| title5 = Like My Daddy

| note5 = Jussie Smollett

| length5 = 2:26

| title6 = Shine on Me

| note6 = Jussie Smollett and Bre-Z

| length6 = 3:25

| title7 = All Nite

| note7 = Yazz, Serayah and Jamila Velazquez

| length7 = 2:57

| title8 = Body Speak

| note8 = Serayah

| length8 = 2:11

| title9 = Last Night

| note9 = Jussie Smollett and Bre-Z

| length9 = 2:04

| title10 = Get It Started

| note10 = Jussie Smollett and Kelli Wakili

| length10 = 2:51

| title11 = Got That Work

| note11 = Yazz

| length11 = 3:31

| title12 = Good Enough (Negrito Remix)

| note12 = Jussie Smollett

| length12 = 3:13

| title13 = Chasing the Sky

| note13 = Terrence Howard, Jussie Smollett and Yazz

| length13 = 4:17

| title14 = No Competition

| note14 = Yazz and Serayah

| length14 = 3:30

| title15 = Hemingway

| note15 = Jussie Smollett

| length15 = 3:43

| title16 = My Own Thang

| note16 = Jussie Smollett

| length16 = 2:52

| title17 = Turn Around

| note17 = Bre-Z|

| length17 = 2:57

| title18 = Fabulous

| note18 = DMK

| length18 = 2:53

| title19 = Never Let It Die

| note19 = Jussie Smollett and Yazz

| length19 = 2:34

| title20 = All Nite (Yo Gotti Remix)

| note20 = Yazz, Serayah, Jamila Velazquez and Yo Gotti

| length20 = 3:45

}}

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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scope="col"| Chart (2016)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|UK2|139|date=2016-05-07|accessdate=May 17, 2016|refname="ukdebut"|rowheader=true}}
{{album chart|Billboard200|26|artist=Soundtrack|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 10, 2016}}
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|5|artist=Soundtrack|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 2, 2020}}
{{album chart|BillboardSoundtrack|2|artist=Soundtrack|rowheader=true}}

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=Year-end charts=

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scope="col"| Chart (2016)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2016|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=July 2, 2020}}

| 71

scope="row"| US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/top-soundtracks-albums|title=Soundtracks – Year-End 2016|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=July 2, 2020}}

| 17

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References