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We Invented the Remix
Remix album by P. Diddy & The Bad Boy Family
Released	May 14, 2002
Genre	Hip hop R&B
Length	56:20
Label	Bad Boy Arista
Producer	P. Diddy Mario Winans Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie EZ Elpee Megahertz Irv Gotti 7 Aurelius Ayinde Buckwild Daron Jones Harve "Joe Hooker" Pierre
P. Diddy chronology
The Saga Continues... (2001) We Invented the Remix (2002) Press Play (2006)
Bad Boy Records chronology
Bad Boy Greatest Hits: Volume 1 (1998) We Invented the Remix (2002) Bad Boys II: The Soundtrack (2003)
Singles from We Invented the Remix
"I Need a Girl (Part One)" Released: February 25, 2002 "I Need a Girl (Part Two)" Released: May 21, 2002 "Special Delivery (Remix)" Released: 2002

We Invented the Remix is a remix compilation by P. Diddy & The Bad Boy Family, released on May 14, 2002. It features remixes of hit singles by artists from P. Diddy's Bad Boy Records record label.

The album reached number one of the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart for a week and was later certified Platinum for shipments of over one million copies. The album sold 256,000 copies in its first week. The album also reached number 17 on the UK Albums Chart. The album featured the hit singles "I Need a Girl (Part 1)", which reached number two in the U.S., and "I Need a Girl (Part 2)", which reached number four, a rare occurrence of both parts of the same song both becoming big hits. This was the last album Bad Boy would release under the Arista Records label.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Entertainment Weekly	B+
HipHopDX
RapReviews	6.0/10
Slant Magazine

Jason Birchmeier of AllMusic praised the album for crafting a collection of top-notch producers and guest artists to create sure-fire hits that are better than those from The Saga Continues..., concluding that "As a result, We Invented the Remix confirms Combs' return to the top of the urban music world after a few years of struggle." Wise Q of HipHopDX also praised the tracks for the producers and guest artists that come up with their own interpretation but questioned if Diddy can keep his remix formula going without losing any creative steam. Steve 'Flash' Juon of RapReviews said that despite great remixes of "Special Delivery" and "I Need a Girl", he criticized P. Diddy's involvement on the album for making terrible choices to songs that were both unoriginal and pointless, concluding that "If anything it proves that some songs DON'T need a remix, and even those that do should be given better treatment than the selection was here. If you can't find the album on sale or at a comparable price it's just not a good investment. The only thing P. Diddy "Invented" here was a mediocre album."

Track listing

Charts

Certifications

References

1. ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "We Invented the Remix - Diddy". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
2. EW Staff (June 7, 2002). "June 2002 Entertainment Weekly Recommends". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
3. "P. Diddy & Bad Boy Records Present... We Invented the Remix". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
4. ^ Wise Q (May 17, 2002). "P. Diddy Presents - We Invented The Remix". HipHopDX. Cheri Media Group. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
5. ^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (May 18, 2002). "P. Diddy :: We Invented the Remix :: Bad Boy Records/Arista". RapReviews. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
6. Sal Cinquemani (June 2, 2002). "Review: P. Diddy & Bad Boy Records, We Invented the Remix". Retrieved April 6, 2024.
7. "Various Artists Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
8. "R&B : Top 50". Jam!. May 30, 2002. Archived from the original on June 1, 2002. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
9. "Various Artists Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
10. "Various Artists Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
11. "Top 200 Albums of 2002 (based on sales)". Jam!. Archived from the original on August 12, 2004. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
12. "Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2002". Jam!. Archived from the original on October 12, 2003. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
13. "Top 100 rap albums of 2002 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on October 12, 2003. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
14. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
15. "2002 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 114, no. 52. December 28, 2002. p. YE-50. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
16. "British album certifications – P. Diddy – We Invented the Remix". British Phonographic Industry.
17. "American album certifications – Various – P. Diddy Presents: We Invented the Remix". Recording Industry Association of America.

External links

• We Invented the Remix lyrics

• 2002 remix albums
• Sean Combs albums
• Bad Boy Records remix albums
• Albums produced by Buckwild
• Albums produced by Sean Combs
• Albums produced by Irv Gotti