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The Hard Road (song)

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"The Hard Road"
Single by Hilltop Hoods
from the album The Hard Road
Released3 August 2006
Recorded2003–2005
X Bred Production Studios, Adelaide, South Australia
GenreAustralian hip hop
Length4:06
LabelObese Records
Songwriter(s)Barry Francis, Leon Russell, Matthew Lambert, Daniel Smith
Producer(s)MC Suffa
Hilltop Hoods singles chronology
"Clown Prince"
(2006)
"The Hard Road"
(2006)
"What a Great Night"
(2006)

"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.

Sampling

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The song contains a sample from "Out in the Woods", a composition originally written by Leon Russell.[3]

Track listing

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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]

The Hard Road
No.TitleLength
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

Personnel

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Certifications

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Certifications for "The Hard Road"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[5] 2× Platinum 140,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Label Format Catalogue
Australia 3 August 2006 Obese CD OBR 047
1 October 2006 12" vinyl OBR 047-2

References

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  1. ^ "Obese Records discography". Obese Records. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Hilltop Hoods - The Hard Road". Discogs. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
  3. ^ "Hilltop Hoods - The Hard Road". WhoSampled.com. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
  4. ^ "Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) search engine". APRA. Retrieved 28 July 2010. Note: requires user to input song title e.g. THE HARD ROAD
  5. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 11 August 2024.