This Is Hardcore (song)

"This Is Hardcore"
Single by Pulp
from the album This Is Hardcore
Released 9 March 1998[1]
Format CD, 12" vinyl
Recorded 1997
Genre Alternative rock, art rock[2]
Length 6:25 (album version)
Label Island
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Chris Thomas
Pulp singles chronology
"Help the Aged"
(1997)		 "This Is Hardcore"
(1998)		 "A Little Soul"
(1998)

"Help the Aged"
(1997)		 "This Is Hardcore"
(1998)		 "A Little Soul"
(1998)
Cover of CD2

"This Is Hardcore" is a song by British indie band Pulp, and was released as the second single from their 1998 album This Is Hardcore. It was released on 9 March 1998 and charted at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart (see 1998 in British music). It was also the band's only top 50 hit in New Zealand,[3] reaching number 38 on the RIANZ chart in April. The song uses a sample of "Bolero on the Moon Rocks" by the Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra. In October 2011, NME placed it at number 120 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".[4] Three years later they ranked it at number 254 on "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".[5] Pitchfork Media also named its music video the 16th best of the 1990s.[6]

Track listing

All tracks written by Nick Banks, Jarvis Cocker, Candida Doyle, Steve Mackey, Mark Webber and Peter Thomas; except where indicated.

CD one and 12"
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."This Is Hardcore" (album version) 6:27
2."Ladies' Man"Banks, Cocker, Doyle, Mackey, Webber4:44
3."The Professional"Banks, Cocker, Doyle, Mackey, Webber5:09
4."This Is Hardcore" (End of the Line Mix) 3:02
CD two
No.TitleLength
1."This Is Hardcore" (album version)6:27
2."This Is Hardcore" (4 Hero Remix)6:25
3."This Is Hardcore" (Swedish Erotica Remix)4:59
4."This Is Hardcore" (Stock, Hausen and Walkman's Remix)5:15

"This Is Hardcore" (End of the Line Mix) is an extended version of the violin-centred instrumental section in the middle of the original song.

"This Is Hardcore" (Swedish Erotica Remix) playfully uses the original vocals played in reverse to make them sound like the Swedish language.

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1998) Peak
position
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] 16
France (SNEP)[8] 98
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9] 38
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[10] 13
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[11] 12

References

  1. ↑ http://pulpwiki.net/Pulp/ThisIsHardcore
  2. ↑ Snapes, Laura. "The 50 Best Britpop Albums". Pitchfork. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Search for: pulp". Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  4. ↑ http://www.nme.com/list/150-best-tracks-of-the-past-15-years/248648/page/4
  5. ↑ http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/nme_500_greatest_songs_2014.htm
  6. ↑ http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7849-the-top-50-music-videos-of-the-1990s/4/
  7. ↑ "Pulp: This Is Hardcore" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Pulp – This Is Hardcore" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  9. ↑ "Charts.nz – Pulp – This Is Hardcore". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  10. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  11. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
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