Rock Hard
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| Rock Hard | ||
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| EP by Beastie Boys | ||
| Released | 1984 | |
| Recorded | 1984 | |
| Genre | Hip-Hop/ Rock | |
| Length | 4:55 | |
| Label | Def Jam | |
| Producer(s) | Rick Rubin | |
| Beastie Boys chronology | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cooky Puss (1983) |
Rock Hard (1984) |
Licensed To Ill (1986) |
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Rock Hard was one of the first songs released by the Beastie Boys, released by record label Def Jam on 12" in 1984. It has long been removed from print and is now considered a rare collector's item. The song samples from the AC/DC song "Back in Black"; the Beastie Boys used this sample without legal permission. Later, when the Boys planned to include the out-of-print song on their 1999 anthology The Sounds of Science, AC/DC refused to allow the sample to be used. Mike D spoke to AC/DC's Malcolm Young personally on the phone when their lawyers refused to clear the sample, and later said that "AC/DC could not get with the sample concept. They were just like, 'Nothing against you guys, but we just don't endorse sampling.'" Adrock then added "So we told them that we don't endorse people playing guitars."[1] The cover design is also famous for now being the official Def Jam records logo for vinyl releases. To this day songs released by Def Jam in vinyl have this design.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
[edit] Side One
- "Rock Hard"
- "Party's Getting Rough"
[edit] Side Two
- "Beastie Groove"
- "Beastie Groove (Instrumental)"
[edit] External Links
Illegal Art Exhibition Compilation CD: Stay Free! magazine sponsored a project/exhibit entitled Illegal Art. [2] As a part of the project, an album was compiled of songs which sampled audio without permission, including "Rock Hard."
[edit] References
- ^ November 11 1999, "AC/DC nix Beastie Boys sample", New Musical Express
- ^ Illegal Art.
| Beastie Boys |
| Mike D - Adrock - MCA |
| Discography |
| Albums: Licensed to Ill - Paul's Boutique - Check Your Head - Ill Communication - Hello Nasty - To the 5 Boroughs |
| EPs and compilations: Pollywog Stew - Cooky Puss - Rock Hard - Some Old Bullshit - Aglio e Olio - The In Sound from Way Out! - The Sounds of Science - Solid Gold Hits |
| Singles: Brass Monkey - Fight for Your Right - Hey Ladies - Sabotage - Intergalactic - Ch-Check It Out - Triple Trouble - Right Right Now Now |
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| Old school rap - Capitol Records - Mix Master Mike - Money Mark - DJ Hurricane - Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That! - Grand Royal |
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