Things Fall Apart

~ Release by The Roots (see all versions of this release, 10 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD
#	Title	Artist	Length
1	Act Won (Things Fall Apart) recording of: Act Won (Things Fall Apart) lyricist and composer: Ahmir Khalib Thompson	The Roots	0:54
2	Table of Contents, Parts 1 & 2 recording of: Table of Contents (Parts 1 & 2) writer: Ahmir Khalib Thompson, Jimmy Gray, Leonard Hubbard, Malik B and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter	The Roots	3:37
3	The Next Movement recording of: The Next Movement writer: Ahmir Khalib Thompson, Jimmy Gray, Leonard Hubbard, Mercedes Martinez, Tracey Moore and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter	The Roots	4:10
4	Step Into the Realm recording of: Step Into the Realm writer: Kelo Saunders, Malik B and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter	The Roots	2:49
5	The Spark recording of: The Spark writer: Ahmir Khalib Thompson, Jimmy Gray, Leonard Hubbard, Malik B and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter	The Roots	3:53
6	Dynamite! producer: Jay Dee recording of: Dynamite! writer: Ahmir Khalib Thompson, Jimmy Gray, James Yancey, Leonard Hubbard, Rehani Sayed and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter	The Roots	4:46
7	Without a Doubt samples: Saturday Night by Schoolly D recording of: Without a Doubt writer: Mel Lewis, Schoolly D and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter	The Roots	4:15
8	Ain’t Sayin’ Nothin’ New recording of: Ain't Sayin' Nothin' New writer: Ahmir Khalib Thompson, Jimmy Gray, Karl Bert Jenkins, Leonard Hubbard, Malik B, Scott Storch and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter	The Roots	4:34
9	Double Trouble recording of: Double Trouble writer: Ahmir Khalib Thompson, Dante Smith, Jimmy Gray, Leonard Hubbard, James Poyser and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter	The Roots	5:50
10	Act Too (The Love of My Life) performer: Common recording of: Act Too (The Love of My Life) writer: Ahmir Khalib Thompson, Common, Leonard Hubbard, James Poyser and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter	The Roots	4:55
11	100% Dundee vocals: Black Thought and Malik B recording of: 100% Dundee writer: Jimmy Gray, Karl Bert Jenkins, Leonard Hubbard, Malik B, Rahzel Brown and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter	The Roots	3:53
12	Diedre vs. Dice recording of: Diedre vs. Dice writer: Ahmir Khalib Thompson, Karl Bert Jenkins and Diedre Murray	The Roots	0:47
13	Adrenaline! phonographic copyright (℗) by: MCA Records, Inc. (in 1999) recording of: Adrenaline! writer: Ahmir Khalib Thompson, Dwight Grant, Jimmy Gray, Karl Bert Jenkins, Leonard Hubbard, Malik B, Scott Storch and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter	The Roots	4:28
14	3rd Acts: ? vs. Scratch 2… Electric Boogaloo recording of: 3rd Act-? Vs. Scratch 2 writer: Ahmir Khalib Thompson and Kyle Jones	The Roots	0:51
15	You Got Me producer: The Grand Wizzards vocals: Erykah Badu, Black Thought and Eve performer: Erykah Badu phonographic copyright (℗) by: MCA Records, Inc. (in 1999) recording of: You Got Me writer: Ahmir Khalib Thompson, Jill Scott, Scott Storch and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter	The Roots feat. Erykah Badu	4:19
16	Don’t See Us recording of: Don’t See Us writer: Ahmir Khalib Thompson, Karl Bert Jenkins, Malik Abdul Basit-Smart, James Poyser and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter	The Roots	4:30
17	The Return to Innocence Lost vocals: Ursula Rucker recording of: The Return to Innocence Lost lyricist: Ursula Rucker composer: Ahmir Khalib Thompson and Anthony Tidd	The Roots	11:55
18	Act Fore… The End?	The Roots	0:05

Credits

Release

mastering:	Tom Coyne

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/1000276 [info]
ASIN:	US: B00000I5JL [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0000153504 [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:	The Next Movement You Got Me by The Roots feat. Erykah Badu

part of:

okayplayer. (order: 1)
David Starkey: Best of 99 (number: 9) (order: 9)
Justin Stranzl: Best of 1999 (number: 12) (order: 12)
Grammy Award: Best Rap Album nominees (number: 2000) (order: 22)
Pitchfork: The 150 Best Albums of the 1990s (number: 77) (order: 77)
Jaguaro: One Hundred Albums You Should Remove From Your Collection Immediately (number: 94) (order: 96)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 416) (order: 416)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 416) (order: 416)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/39713 [info]
reviews:	http://www.avclub.com/review/the-roots-emthings-fall-apartem-21340 [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the_roots/things_fall_apart/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000039775 [info]
Wikidata:	Q1061660 [info]