Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is an open-world, action-adventure video game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. First released on 16 October 2004 for the PlayStation 2, San Andreas has an in game radio that can tune in to eleven stations playing more than 150 tracks of licensed music, as well as a talk radio station. The songs featured on the radio stations originated in or before the early 1990s, the period in which the game is set.
The game’s music has been released on two official soundtracks: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Soundtrack, released in November 2004, consists of selections from the in-game radio; and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Soundtrack Box Set, released in December 2004, consists of eight volumes comprising highlights from the game’s radio stations. Critical reception to the soundtracks was positive, as reviewers felt that the selected tracks connected appropriately with the gameplay and period.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Soundtrack
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Soundtrack features selected tracks from the in-game radio stations. It was released as a three-disc album on November 23, 2004, by Interscope Records. The first two discs featured the songs, while the third disc is a DVD featuring The Introduction, a short machinima video depicting events before the game.
Disc one
- San Andreas Theme Song (Michael Hunter)
- Killing in the Name (Rage Against the Machine)
- I Don’t Give a Fuck (2Pac)
- The Payback (James Brown)
- West Coast Poplock (Ronnie Hudson & the Street People)
- Groove Me (Guy)
- Two Tickets to Paradise (Eddie Money)
- How I Could Just Kill a Man (Cypress Hill)
- Pressure Drop (Toots & the Maytals)
- Children’s Story (Slick Rick)
- Cold Blooded (Rick James)
- Break 4 Love (Raze)
Disc two
- Funky Worm (Ohio Players)
- Barracuda (Heart)
- Hood Took Me Under (Compton’s Most Wanted)
- Think (About It) (Lyn Collins)
- Rebel Without a Pause (Public Enemy)
- Midlife Crisis (Faith No More)
- Poison (Bell Biv DeVoe)
- I Chase the Devil (Max Romeo & the Upsetters)
- I Know You Got Soul (Eric B. & Rakim)
- Crazy (Willie Nelson)
- Head Like a Hole (AFI)
