The Hard Road (song)

For articles with similar titles, see Hard Road (disambiguation).

"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 Hard Road"
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
"Clown Prince" (2006) "The Hard Road" (2006) "What a Great Night" (2006)

Sampling

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

Track listing

The Hard Road

No.	Title	Length
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

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]

Personnel

• Artwork (graphic design) - Benjamin Funnell
• Artwork (illustration) - John Engelhardt
• Mastered - Neville Clark

Certifications

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

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

References

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.