"The Hard Road" | ||||
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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 | |||
Genre | Australian hip hop | |||
Length | 4:06 | |||
Label | Obese Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Barry Francis, Leon Russell, Matthew Lambert, Daniel Smith | |||
Producer(s) | MC Suffa | |||
Hilltop Hoods singles chronology | ||||
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"The Hard Road" is a song by Australian hip hop group, Hilltop Hoods. It is the second single taken from the Australian group's 2006 album of the same name. It was released by Obese Records [1] in 2006 as a CD single and a 12" vinyl single. [2] The CD single also included the music video for the song.
The song contains a sample from "Out in the Woods", a composition originally written by Leon Russell. [3]
All tracks are written 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]
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [5] | 2× Platinum | 140,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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 |
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