Rollin' (Limp Bizkit song)
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| Single by Limp Bizkit | ||||
| from the album Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water | ||||
| Released | October 10, 2000 | |||
| Format | CD | |||
| Recorded | 2000 | |||
| Genre | Nu metal, rap metal | |||
| Length | 3:33 | |||
| Producer | Fred Durst DJ Lethal |
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| "Rollin' (Urban Assault Vehicle)" | ||||
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| Song by Limp Bizkit featuring DMX, Redman, & Method Man from the album Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water | ||||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 6:22 | |||
| Label | Interscope | |||
| Writer | F. Durst, E. Simmons, R. Noble, C. Smith, K. Dean | |||
| Producer | Swizz Beatz | |||
| Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water track listing | ||||
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"Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)" is a song by the American nu metal band Limp Bizkit from their album Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water. It was released as the second single along with "My Generation". The song spent three weeks at #1 in the United Kingdom, their only British chart-topper.[1] Rollin' also peaked at #1 in the neighboring Republic of Ireland.
It was parodied as "Posin'" on the television series MADtv,[2] and the "Urban Assault Vehicle" version was listed on VH1's list of the 50 Most Awesomely Bad Songs. It was also listed as #4 in Blender magazine's list of the 50 Worst Songs Ever.[3] Despite that, it was their signature work during the time period the song came out in, but it stylistically fell out of favor with it in recent times.
"Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)" was well known among WWE fans as the entrance theme for The Undertaker from December 2000 to May 2002, and again for WrestleMania XIX in 2003 where it was performed live.
"Rollin' (Urban Assault Vehicle)", a remix of "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)" featuring hip-hop artists DMX, Redman and Method Man, and produced by Swizz Beatz, is also featured on the Chocolate Starfish album. The remix is also featured on the soundtrack to the 2001 film The Fast and The Furious.
The song is played at Calgary Hitmen games after they score a goal. During the 2005-06 NHL Season it was used as the goal song for the Buffalo Sabres. Former St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Scott Rolen used the song as his walk up music. It is the theme song for the video game NHL Hitz 2002. It is also featured on the soundtrack and in the movie The Fast and the Furious.
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[edit] Music video
The music video was filmed atop the south tower of the World Trade Center in New York. The introduction features Ben Stiller and Stephen Dorff mistaking Fred Durst for the valet and giving him the keys to their Bentley Azure. The rest of the video has several cuts to Durst and his bandmates hanging out of the Bentley as they drive about Manhattan. The song Ben Stiller is playing at the beginning is "My Generation" from the same album. The video also features scenes of Fred Durst with 5 girls dancing in a room.
"Rollin'" video received the award for Best Rock Video at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards. Merely a few days before the Twin Towers were destroyed in a terrorist attack, Limp Bizkit received a letter from the World Trade Center, thanking them for featuring the towers in the video.[4] The song was featured in UpVenue's top songs that make you drive faster.[5]
[edit] Track listings
The song was released in three versions, each with a different cover color and track listing. There was also a DVD that was only released in the United Kingdom.
- CD1
- "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)"
- "I Would For You (Live)"
- "Take A Look Around (Instrumental)"
- "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)" (music video)
- CD2
- "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)"
- "Show Me What You Got"
- "Rollin' (Instrumental)"
- Video Snippets
- Rollin' DVD
Video Snippets
- My Generation 0:30
- N2Gether Now 0:30
- Break Stuff 0:30
- Re-Arranged 0:30
[edit] Chart performance
- Australian ARIA Singles Chart: #11
- Irish Singles Chart: #1
- UK Singles Chart: #1
- US Billboard Hot 100: #65
- US Mainstream Rock Tracks: #10
- US Modern Rock Tracks: #4
[edit] Covers and Remixes
- Robbie Williams Live.
- Girl Talk sampled Durst's vocals from the song on "Friends 4-Ever" from his album Secret Diary.
- A remix of the song was included on the WWF Forceable Entry album.
[edit] References
- ^ "Every UK number one single". bittersuiteband.com. http://www.bittersuiteband.com/music_uk-no1-hits-singles.htm. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
- ^ YouTube - Mad TV Limp Bizkit parody: "Posin'"
- ^ The 50 Worst Songs Ever! Watch, Listen and Cringe! from Blender.com
- ^ VH1.com : Limp Bizkit - Rhapsody Music Downloads
- ^ Top 10 songs that make you drive faster
[edit] External links
| Preceded by "Love Don't Cost a Thing" by Jennifer Lopez |
UK Singles Chart number-one single January 21, 2001 - February 10, 2001 |
Succeeded by "Whole Again" by Atomic Kitten |
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