''Bringing Down the House'' is the soundtrack to

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's 2003

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'' Bringing Down the House''. It was released on March 4, 2003 through

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and mainly consisted of hip hop music. The soundtrack made it to 111 on the ''Billboard'' 200, 23 on the

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and 7 on the Top Soundtracks in the United States. The only

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released from the soundtrack was "Better Than the Rest" by the film's star

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Track listing

;Sample credits *Track 1 contains a sample of "

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" by

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*Track 8 contains a sample of " Don't Look Any Further" by Dennis Edwards

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* 2003 soundtrack albums Hip hop soundtracks Rhythm and blues soundtracks Hollywood Records soundtracks Albums produced by JellyRoll Albums produced by Just Blaze Albums produced by the Neptunes Comedy film soundtracks {{soundtrack-album-stub