Its A Hard Knock Life Auto Tune
Nov 23, 2010 Only two were released before 2000: 1998's 'Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)' and 1999's 'Big Pimpin'. Jay's first two albums, 1996's crucial Reasonable Doubt and its 1997 follow-up, In My. It's the hard-knock life! (Imitating Miss. Hannigan) You'll stay up till this dump shines Like the top of the Chrysler Building. Yank the whiskers from her chin Jab her with a safety pin Make her drink a mickey finn I love you, Miss Hannigan (whistle) Get to work! (whistle) Strip them beds! (whistle) I said get to work! It's the hard-knock life for us.
| 'Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)' | ||||
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| Single by Jay-Z | ||||
| from the album Vol. 2.. Hard Knock Life | ||||
| Released | October 27, 1998 | |||
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| Recorded | 1998 | |||
| Genre | East Coast hip hop | |||
| Length | 3:58(album version) 3:36 (radio edit) | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | The 45 King | |||
| Jay-Z singles chronology | ||||
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'Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)' is a single from American rapperJay-Z's third album Vol. 2.. Hard Knock Life. It features a pitch-modified sample of the song 'It's the Hard Knock Life' from the 1977 musicalAnnie. The song was produced by The 45 King and at the time of its release was the most commercially successful Jay-Z single. The RIAAcertified it as a gold single in March 1999, and it reached platinum status on July 15, 2015. In addition, it was nominated for Best Rap Solo Performance at the 41st Grammy Awards in 1999. The song peaked at number fifteen on the Billboard Hot 100. Outside the United States, the song peaked within the top ten of the charts in Canada, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, the Republic of Ireland, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, as well as the top twenty of the charts in Austria and Belgium.
Music video[edit]
The music video consists of Jay-Z performing outdoors in Brooklyn, New York. Dame Dash appears in the video.[1]
Reception[edit]
'Hard Knock Life' was ranked number 11 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip-Hop.
While it peaked at number fifteen on the Billboard Hot 100, 'Hard Knock Life' was also Jay-Z's first single to achieve significant success outside the United States, peaking within the top ten of the charts in several countries, including Canada, Germany and the United Kingdom. In the latter country, 'Hard Knock Life' saw its biggest success, entering and peaking at number two on the UK Singles Chart in December 1998, stalling behind Britain's biggest-selling single of 1998, 'Believe' by Cher, during its seventh consecutive week at the summit of the chart.
Usage in media[edit]
The song was parodied by Mike Myers as his character Dr. Evil in the 2002 movie Austin Powers in Goldmember.[2]
Comedy rap trio Sudden Death parodied the song on their album Die Laughing (2005), titled 'Star Trek Life'.[3]
Formats and track listings[edit]
UK CD[edit]
- 'Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) (Radio Edit)'
- 'Can't Knock The Hustle (Fools Paradise Remix)'
- 'Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) (Album Version)'
Vinyl[edit]
Hard Knock Life Youtube
A-side[edit]
Its A Hard Knock Life Auto Tuned
- 'Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) (swearing version)'
- 'Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) (LP Version)'
B-side[edit]
- 'Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) (Instrumental)'
Charts and certifications[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
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Certifications[edit]
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^'Hard Knock Life'.
- ^http://movies.about.com/library/weekly/aa062902a.htm
- ^http://grooveshark.com/#!/s/Star+Trek+Life/2gvDmm?src=5Archived 2014-03-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^Billboard: Hits of the World, February 27, 1999
- ^'Official Singles Chart Top 100'. Official Charts Company.
- ^'Jay-Z Chart History (Hot 100)'. Billboard.
- ^'Jay-Z Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)'. Billboard.
- ^'Jay-Z Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)'. Billboard.
- ^'Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts' (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- ^'Swiss year-end chart'. swisscharts.com. 1999. Archived from the original on November 14, 2011. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- ^'Billboard Top 100 - 1999'. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
- ^'British single certifications – Jay-Z – Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)'. British Phonographic Industry.Select singles in the Format field.Select Gold in the Certification field.Type Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) in the 'Search BPI Awards' field and then press Enter.
- ^'Best-Selling Records of 1999'. Billboard. BPI Communications Inc. 112 (4): 63. January 22, 2000. ISSN0006-2510. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^'American single certifications – Jay Z – Hard Knock Life'. Recording Industry Association of America.If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH.
External links[edit]
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It's the hard-knock life for us!
It's the hard-knock life for us!
'Steada treated
We get tricked!
'Steada kisses
We get kicked!
It's the hard-knock life!
Got no folks to speak of, so
It's the hard-knock row we how!
Cotton blankets
'Steada wool!
Empty bellies
'Steada full!
It's the hard-knock life!
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Don't it seem like there's never any light!
Once a day don't you wanna throw the towel in?
It's easier than puttin' up a fight
No one's there when your dreams at night get creepy!
No one cares if you grow or if you shrink!
No one dries when your eyes get red an' weepy!
From the cryin' you would think this place would sink!
Ohhhh!!!!!!!
Empty belly life!
Rotten smelly life!
Full of sorrow life!
No tomorrow life!
Santa Claus we never see
Santa Claus, what's that? Who's he?
No one cares for you a smidge
When you're in an orphanage!
It's the hard-knock life!
(Imitating Miss. Hannigan)
You'll stay up till this dump shines
Like the top of the Chrysler Building.
Yank the whiskers from her chin
Jab her with a safety pin
Make her drink a mickey finn
I love you, Miss Hannigan
(whistle) Get to work!
(whistle) Strip them beds!
(whistle) I said get to work!
It's the hard-knock life for us
It's the hard-knock life for us
No one cares for you a smidge
When you're in an orphanage
It's the hard-knock life
It's the hard-knock life
It's the hard-knock life!