The Hard Road (song)
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| Single by Hilltop Hoods | ||||
| from the album The Hard Road | ||||
| Released | 3 August, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2003 - 2005 X Bred Production Studios, Adelaide, South Australia |
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| Genre | Australian hip hop | |||
| Length | 4:06 | |||
| Label | Obese Records | |||
| Producer | MC Suffa | |||
| Hilltop Hoods singles chronology | ||||
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"The Hard Road" is a song by Australian hip hop band Hilltop Hoods. It is the second single taken from on their 2006 album of the same name. The theme of the song relates to growing up and living in a city, having no direction in life and dealing with the troublesome life associated with urban culture. The song contains a sample of "Out in the Woods", originally by Leon Russell.[1]
It was released by Obese Records[2] in 2006 as a CD and a 12" vinyl single.[3] The CD single also included the music video for the song.
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[edit] Track listing
All songs written and composed by Matthew Lambert (Suffa), Daniel Smith (Pressure), Barry Francis (DJ Debris) and L Lambert, except track 3 which was written by Lambert, Smith, Francis and Leigh Ryan.[4].
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "The Hard Road" | 4:07 | |||||||
| 2. | "The Hard Road" (Suffa Remix) | 4:05 | |||||||
| 3. | "The Hard Road" (Plutonic Lab Remix) | 3:43 | |||||||
| 4. | "Recapturing the Vibe" (Sesta Remix) | 3:09 | |||||||
| 5. | "The Hard Road" (Instrumental) | 4:09 | |||||||
| 6. | "The Hard Road" (Suffa Instrumental Remix) | 4:04 | |||||||
[edit] Personnel
- Artwork (Graphic Design) - Benjamin Funnell
- Artwork (Illustration) - John Engelhardt
- Mastered - Neville Clark
[edit] Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue |
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| Australia | 3 August 2006 | Obese | CD | OBR 047 |
| 1 October, 2006 | 12" vinyl | OBR 047-2 |
[edit] References
- ^ "Hilltop Hoods - The Hard Road". WhoSampled.com. http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/4054/Hilltop%20Hoods-The%20Hard%20Road_Leon%20Russell-Out%20in%20the%20Woods/. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
- ^ "Obese Records discography". Obese Records. http://www.obeserecords.com/discog.htm. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
- ^ "Hilltop Hoods - The Hard Road". Discogs. http://www.discogs.com/Hilltop-Hoods-The-Hard-Road/master/25214. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
- ^ "Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) search engine". APRA. http://www.apra.com.au/cms/worksearch/worksearch.srvlt. Retrieved 28 July 2010. Note: requires user to input song title e.g. THE HARD ROAD
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