Tracks'This America Man.' - David Simon, Way Down in the Hole - the Blind Boys of Alabama, 'Why Would Anyone Ever Wanna Leave Baltimore?' - David Simon, Oh My God - Michael Franti, Dance My Pain Away - Rod Lee, My Life Extra - DJ Technics, 'The King Stay the King.' - David Simon, Way Down in the Hole - the Neville Brothers, 'We Used to Make Shit in This Country.' - George Pelecanos, Sixteen Tons - the Nighthawks, Assume the Position - Lafayette Gilchrist, 'What the Fuck Did I Do?' - David Simon, Step By Step - Jesse Winchester, I Walk on Gilded Splinters - Paul Weller, Fast Train - Solomon Burke, The Body of An American - the Pogues, 'All the Pieces Matter.' - David Simon, Efuge Efuge - Stelios Kazantzidis, 'Omar Comin'!' - Ed Burns, Way Down in the Hole - Domaje, 'If It's a Lie Then We Fight on That Lie.' - David Simon, Projects - Tyree Colion, 'Later for That Gangsta Bullshit.' - David Simon, Ayo - Bossman, Analyze - Sharpshooters, 'Wars End.' - David Simon, Unfriendly Game - Masta Ace, What You Know About Baltimore - Ogun, Jail Flick - Diablo, The Life the Hood the Streetz - Mullyman, 'An Act of Daily Journalism.' - David Simon, I Feel Alright - Steve Earle, Way Down in the Hole - Tom Waits, 'You Remember That One Day Summer Past?' - George Pelecanos, The Fall - Blake Leyh
NotesThis soundtrack contains music from the show's five years, including a number of tracks from underground hip hop and club artists in Baltimore, where the series is set. Tracks include "Efuge, Efuge", "Unfriendly Game," "Fast Train," "The Body of an American," Ayo," "Analyze," "What You Know About Baltimore," and more. Accompanying the CD is a booklet of essays penned by various hip-hop journalists and the Wire writer George Pelecanos. The insert also has a Q&A session between series creator David Simon and author Nick Hornby that first came out in the Believer.