Rock Civilization

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"Rock Civilization"
Single by Headhunterz
A-side "Rock Civilization"
B-side "Speakafreak"
ReleasedJune 18, 2007
Genre Hardstyle
Length5:53
Label Scantraxx Reloaded
Songwriter(s) Willem Rebergen
Producer(s) Headhunterz
Headhunterz singles chronology
"High Rollerz"
(2007)
"Rock Civilization"
(2007)
"The Power of the Mind"
(2007)

"Rock Civilization" is a hardstyle track released on June 18, 2007 by Headhunterz through the Scantraxx sublabel Scantraxx Reloaded. It was featured on The Best of Headhunterz.

The song prominently features a Rod Serling introduction from the American TV show The Twilight Zone , not sampled, but read aloud by another voice actor. The same introduction is actually sampled in "Slam" by Pendulum.

German band Scooter covered the melody of "Rock Civilization" for their single "Jumping All Over the World". [1] Italian artist Technoboy remixed "Rock Civilization" for Scantraxx Reloaded 023, released on November 5, 2009. [2] [3]

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References

  1. Headhunterz (2010-01-06), Headhunterz - Rock Civilization (HQ), archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2016-12-15
  2. "Scantraxx.com". scantraxx.com. Retrieved 2016-12-15.
  3. Headhunterz (2010-01-06), Headhunterz - Rock Civilization (Technoyboy's Undersound Mix) (HQ), archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2016-12-15