WWF Forceable Entry explained

WWF Forceable Entry
Type:	soundtrack
Artist:	World Wrestling Federation
Cover:	WWF_Forceable_Entry.jpg
Genre:	Nu metal alternative metal industrial metal rap metal post-grunge alternative rock hard rock
Label:	Columbia Smackdown! Records
Prev Title:	WWF The Music, Vol. 5
Prev Year:	2001
Next Title:	WWE Anthology
Next Year:	2002

WWF Forceable Entry is a soundtrack album by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now known as World Wrestling Entertainment or WWE). Released on March 26, 2002 by Columbia Records, it features entrance music of WWE wrestlers re-recorded by various hard rock and heavy metal artists and bands. The album was a commercial success, charting at number three on the US Billboard 200.

It is also the last album released under the "WWF" name, as the company changed its name to "WWE" in May 2002 after a British court ruled in favor of the World Wide Fund for Nature for ownership of the "WWF" initialism and branding (the World Wrestling Federation and the World Wide Fund for Nature had used the "WWF" name and branding since 1979 at the time).^[1]

Composition

Johnny Loftus of music website AllMusic categorized WWF Forceable Entry as alternative metal, post-grunge and rap metal.^[2] The album features a number of cover versions (including Kid Rock's cover of "Legs" by ZZ Top) and remixes (such as Limp Bizkit's "Rollin'" and Marilyn Manson's "The Beautiful People"), as well as new tracks.^{[2] [3]} Some tracks are also new recordings of wrestlers' entrance themes, including Drowning Pool's cover of Motörhead's "The Game" (Triple H) and Disturbed's recording "Glass Shatters" (Stone Cold Steve Austin).^{[2] [3]} Finger Eleven's song "Slow Chemical" (Kane) is a bonus track on some versions of the album as well. Also, on some versions of "Across The Nation", a "Test" chant is heard in the song's solo section before the final chorus, giving weight to the theory that the song was meant to be the theme song for the late WWE superstar Test (real name Andrew Martin) before it eventually became one of many theme songs for WWE Raw.^[4]

Track listing

Note: Track 19 only appears on the Canadian release of the album.^[5]

Personnel

• Jim Johnston – executive production, remix (track 9), mixing (track 15)
• Jay Baumgardner – production (track 1), mixing (tracks 1 and 10)
• James Murray – engineering (track 1)
• Kid Rock – production and mixing (track 2)
• Al Sutton – engineering (track 2)
• John Kurzweg – production, engineering and mixing (track 3)
• Eric Thorngren – production, recording and mixing (track 4)
• Terry Date – production and recording (track 5)
• Limp Bizkit – production (track 5)
• Josh Abraham – additional production (track 5)
• Scott Weiland – additional production (track 5)
• Andy Wallace – mixing (track 5)
• Raine Maida – production (track 6)
• Adam Kasper – mixing (track 6)
• Rob Zombie – production (track 7)
• Scott Humphrey – production and programming (track 7)
• Frank Gryner – engineering (track 7)
• The Old Dark Horse – mixing (track 7)
• Matt Martone – production and engineering (track 8)
• Justin Rimer – production (track 8)
• Jack Joseph Puig – mixing (tracks 8 and 18)
• Trent Reznor – production (track 9)
• Dave Ogilvie – production (track 9)
• Bryan Scott – production (track 10)
• Jeremy Parker – engineering (track 10)
• Ben Grosse – production and mixing (track 11)
• Adam Barber – engineering (track 11)
• Blumpy – engineering (track 11)
• Bob Marlette – production, engineering, mixing and programming (track 12)
• Sid Riggs – programming (track 12)
• Dave Wyndorf – production (track 13)
• John Shyloski – engineering (track 13)
• John Travis – mixing (track 13)
• Cyrille Taillandier – programming (track 13)
• Stereomud – production (track 14)
• Big Red – engineering and mixing (track 14)
• Doug Kaye – production and engineering (track 15)
• Rick Duncan – engineering (track 15)
• Audio Hustlerz – production and arrangements (track 16)
• Troy Staton – mixing (track 16)
• Edsel Dope – production and engineering (track 17)
• Warren Dyker – mixing (track 17)
• Jim Wirt – production and engineering (track 18)
• Matt Pinfield – liner notes

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)! scope="col"

Position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[6]	144
Canadian Alternative Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[7]	47
Canadian Metal Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[8]	24
US Billboard 200^[9]	189

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)	Gold	500,000^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release

WWF Forceable Entry was released on March 26, 2002 by Columbia Records in association with SmackDown! Records, a division of WWE.^[10]

Reception

Commercial

WWF Forceable Entry was a commercial success. In the US, the album reached number three on the US Billboard 200; in Canada, it reached number three on the Canadian Albums Chart.^[11] It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America, indicating sales of over 500,000 units.^[12] The album sold over 145,000 copies in the US in its first week on sale.^[13]

Critical

Music website AllMusic awarded the album two out of five stars. Writer Johnny Loftus noted that Forceable Entry "will be most relevant to wrestling fans," but joked that "fans of heavy music...might seek this set out in the local sale bin."^[2]

See also

• Music in professional wrestling

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wildlife charity wins battle of the WWF brands Society The Guardian. February 27, 2002. The Guardian. August 25, 2017.
2. Web site: WWF Forceable Entry - Various Artists: Awards . Loftus . Johnny . . October 7, 2015 .
3. News: Creed, Limp Bizkit Meet In Ring On WWF Forceable Entry . https://web.archive.org/web/20170202041737/http://www.mtv.com/news/1452202/creed-limp-bizkit-meet-in-ring-on-wwf-forceable-entry/ . dead . February 2, 2017 . Wiederhorn . Jon . . February 7, 2002 . October 7, 2015 .
4. Web site: r/deadlockow . Reddit . 8 February 2021 . Fun Fact: Across The Nation was possibly going to be Test's theme before it became RAW's Intro. This is backed up by the fact certain recordings of the song has a crowd going "TEST TEST TEST" (as in the linked music video).
5. Slow Chemical Credits . March 6, 2021 . liner notes . Columbia.
6. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20040906184132/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/200-2_2002.html. September 6, 2004. Top 200 Albums of 2002 (based on sales). Jam!. March 23, 2022.
7. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20031204012816/http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_alt.html. December 4, 2003. Canada's Top 200 Alternative albums of 2002. Jam!. March 26, 2022.
8. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20040812035533/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_metal.html. August 12, 2004. Top 100 Metal Albums of 2002. Jam!. March 23, 2022.
9. Web site: Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2002. Billboard. May 30, 2021.
10. News: Rock's Hottest Stars Get Down & Dirty on WWF Forceable Entry CD Featuring Creed, Kid Rock, Limp Bizkit, Drowning Pool, Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, Sevendust, Saliva, & Others . . March 4, 2002 . October 7, 2015 .
11. Web site: WWF Forceable Entry - Various Artists: Awards . . October 6, 2015 .
12. Web site: RIAA Gold & Platinum Search "WWF" . . October 6, 2015 .
13. Web site: Got Charts? Wrestling With WWF LPs; Breaking Records With Celine . https://web.archive.org/web/20140715094241/http://www.mtv.com/news/1453281/got-charts-wrestling-with-wwf-lps-breaking-records-with-celine/ . dead . July 15, 2014 . Basham . David . . April 5, 2002 . October 6, 2015 .