1984 single by Beastie Boys
"Rock Hard" |
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Single by Beastie Boys |
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Released | 1984 |
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Recorded | 1984 |
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Genre | Rap rock |
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Length | 4:55 |
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Label | Def Jam |
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Songwriter(s) | - Michael Diamond
- Adam Horovitz
- Adam Yauch
- Rick Rubin
- Angus Young
- Malcolm Young
- Brian Johnson
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Producer(s) | Rick Rubin |
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Beastie Boys singles chronology |
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"Cooky Puss" (1983) | "Rock Hard" (1984) | "She's on It" (1985) | |
Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) [1] |
Christgau's Record Guide | B+[2] |
Problems playing this file? See media help. "Rock Hard" is a single by the Beastie Boys, released by Def Jam Records on 12" in 1984. The track contains samples from the AC/DC song "Back in Black", which was used without obtaining legal permission, causing the record to be withdrawn. When the group planned to include the out-of-print song on their 1999 compilation, Beastie Boys Anthology: The Sounds of Science, AC/DC refused to clear the sample. 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.'" Ad-Rock then added, "So we told them that we don't endorse people playing guitars."[3]
Reception
John Leland of Spin noted the song's, "parodic extremes. I mean, no one has a beat this big and this wet. While this platter delivers ample boasts for the buck, the Beasties never take themselves or their genre too seriously."[4]
Track listing
Side ANo. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Rock Hard" | 4:55 |
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2. | "Party's Gettin' Rough" | 5:58 |
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Side BNo. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Beastie Groove" | 3:37 |
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2. | "Beastie Groove" (instrumental) | 3:37 |
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References
- ^ "Rock Hard - Beastie Boys" at AllMusic. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1990). "B". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved August 16, 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ "AC/DC nix Beastie Boys sample" (LexisNexis Academic Search). New Musical Express. November 11, 1999. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
- ^ John Leland (June 1985). "Singles". Spin. No. 2. p. 73.
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