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The Soundtrack for Need for Speed: Underground features a selection of licensed songs[1] as well as an original score composed by Jim Latham.

Licensed Songs[]

Various licensed songs are included in the GameCube, PC, PlayStation 2, and Xbox releases, with a selection of songs set to play during race events and others in menus.

All licensed songs can be previewed in the EA Games Trax section within the Options sub-menu of the main menu. Within the EA Games Trax section, players can change if songs play in race events, menus, both, or never.

Race[]

Song Artist Album Length
"Doomsday" Overseer Wreckage 3:14
"Born Too Slow" The Crystal Method Legion of Boom 3:00
"Out of Control" Rancid Indestructible 1:41
"Two-Lane Blacktop" Rob Zombie Past, Present & Future 3:03
"Kimosabe" BT   5:34
"The Only" Static-X Shadow Zone 2:51
"Broken Promises" Element Eighty Element Eighty 3:18
"Fortress Europe" Asian Dub Foundation Enemy of the Enemy 3:53
"Invisible" Hotwire The Routine 2:52
"And the Hero Will Drown" Story of the Year Page Avenue 3:13
"The Wonder of You" Andy Hunter Exodus 7:11
"Action Radius" Junkie XL Big Sounds of the Drags 3:54
"Sucked In" Jerk When Pure is Defiled 2:54
"Snapshot" Fluke Puppy 4:09
"Ride" lostprophets Start Something 3:40
"Supermoves" Overseer Wreckage 4:47
"Gliterball" FC Kahuna Machine Says Yes 5:46
"Swallow" Blindside About a Burning Fire 2:26

Menu[]

Song Artist Album Length
"Get Low" Lil Jon & the Eastside Boyz Kings of Crunk 5:34
"Smashing the Gas (Get Faster)" Mystikal Need for Speed Exclusive 3:08
"Who's Who" Dilated Peoples Neighborhood Watch 4:05
"Keep It Coming" Nate Dogg Need for Speed Exclusive 4:10
"Body Rock" X-ecutioners   3:35
"Need For Speed" Petey Pablo Need for Speed Exclusive 3:32
"24's" T.I. Trap Muzik 4:22

Gameboy Advance[]

The Gameboy Advance release includes four licensed songs. "Get Low" plays in both menus and during race events, and three other playing only during race events.

Song Artist Album Length
"Get Low" Lil Jon & the Eastside Boyz Kings of Crunk 5:34
"Sucked In" Jerk When Pure is Defiled 2:54
"The Only" Static-X Shadow Zone 2:51
"Doomsday" Overseer Wreckage 3:14

Original Score[]

NFSU1 OriginalSoundtrack Cover

An original score of 10 songs composed by Jim Latham appear during cutscenes in Underground Mode.

The Need for Speed: Underground (Original Game Soundtrack) album was released on December 19, 2006.

Song Artist Album Length
"At The Street, Punk" Jim Latham Need for Speed: Underground 0:16
"Bubblegum" Jim Latham Need for Speed: Underground 0:23
"D-Day" Jim Latham Need for Speed: Underground 0:19
"Engine of Darkness" Jim Latham Need for Speed: Underground 0:20
"First Fantasy" Jim Latham Need for Speed: Underground 0:49
"Legend Ascendant" Jim Latham Need for Speed: Underground 0:20
"Samantha Upgrades" Jim Latham Need for Speed: Underground 0:23
"Second Fantasy" Jim Latham Need for Speed: Underground 0:33
"The Good, The Bad, The Eddie" Jim Latham Need for Speed: Underground 0:48
"Wrath of Eddie" Jim Latham Need for Speed: Underground 0:09

Trailers[]

Various songs were used as part of promotional media for Need for Speed: Underground, but aren't included with the in-game soundtrack.

Song Artist Album Length
"Born Too Slow" (Instrumental) The Crystal Method   3:00[2]
"Here and Now" The Emies Meson Ray 3:30[3]
"Young'n (Holla Back)" Fabolous Ghetto Fabolous 3:27[4][5]

Trivia[]

  • The official album
Development - Some content may have altered during development.
  • Some songs are referenced in the game files[6][7], but are not included in the released game.
    • "Feel So Good" by Jamiroquai
    • "Jayou" by Jurassic 5
    • "Ms. Fat Booty 2" (feat. GHOSTFACE KILLAH) by Mos Def (referred to as "Ms. Booty (RMX)" in-game)
    • "Rock Star" by N.E.R.D.
    • "Step Into a World" by KRS-One
    • "Superstar Part Zero" by K-Os
  • In a news article for The Royalty Network, Inc. published on August 1, 2003, "Ante Up" by M.O.P. is listed as a song licensed for use in Electronic Arts' new game: Need for Speed: Underground.[8]

References[]

  1. Website: nfssoundtrack.com (2023) . Available at: https://nfssoundtrack.com/ug/
  2. Video: IGN (2011) Need for Speed Underground Xbox Gameplay_2003_09_17_5. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RULaT-3CGMQ
  3. Video: Vizzed Video Game Commercials (2014) Need for Speed Underground Gamecube Commercial Trailer 2003 EA Games. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLWvDOrUo4E
  4. Video: barbarianbros (2016) Need For Speed: Underground - E3 2003 Trailer (2003). Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtiA2BclglA
  5. Video: IGN (2011) Need for Speed Underground PlayStation 2. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LZ5nkx8qNM
  6. Game Files: EA Trax Text Strings (PC)
  7. Video: Speedyheart (2017) Need For Speed Underground : Beta EA Trax Customization / Cut Music. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0V2VnuwVz6w
  8. Website: roynet.com (2003) Current Events. Available at: https://web.archive.org/web/20031002125225/http://roynet.com:80/currentevents.cfm
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