Rock Hard

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Rock Hard
EP by Beastie Boys
Released	1984
Recorded	1984
Genre	Hip-Hop/ Rock
Length	4:55
Label	Def Jam
Producer	Rick Rubin
Professional reviews
All Music Guide Link Robert Christgau (B+) link
Beastie Boys chronology
Cooky Puss (1983) Rock Hard (1984) Licensed To Ill (1986)

"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 1 Track listing 1.1 Side One 1.2 Side Two 2 External links 3 References

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Side One

1. "Rock Hard"
2. "Party's Getting Rough"

[edit] Side Two

1. "Beastie Groove"
2. "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

v • d • e Beastie Boys Mike D · Adrock · MCA Studio albums Licensed to Ill · Paul's Boutique · Check Your Head · Ill Communication · Hello Nasty · To the 5 Boroughs · The Mix-Up Other albums Pollywog Stew · Cooky Puss · Rock Hard · Pretzel Nugget · Some Old Bullshit · Aglio e Olio · Root Down · The In Sound From Way Out! · Love American Style EP · Nasty Bits · Scientists of Sound (The Blow Up Factor Vol. 1) · The Sounds of Science · Solid Gold Hits Singles "Cooky Puss" · "Rock Hard" · "She's on It" · "Rhymin' & Stealin'" · "Hold It, Now Hit It" · "The New Style" · "Paul Revere" · "Brass Monkey" · "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)" · "No Sleep Till Brooklyn" / "Posse In Effect" · "Girls" · "Hey Ladies" · "Shadrach" · "Pass the Mic" · "So What'cha Want" · "Jimmy James" · "Gratitude" · "Professor Booty" · "Sabotage" · "Get It Together" · "Sure Shot" · "Root Down" · "Intergalactic" · "Body Movin'" · "The Negotiation Limerick File" · "Remote Control" / "Three MCs and One DJ" · "Alive" · "Ch-Check It Out" · "Triple Trouble" · "Right Right Now Now" · "Now Get Busy" · "An Open Letter to NYC" · "The Electric Worm" Producers Mix Master Mike · Kate Schellenbach · Amery Smith · Rick Rubin · Doctor Dre · DJ Hurricane · Dust Brothers · Mario C. · Money Mark · Eric Bobo Related articles Discography · The Young and the Useless · Grand Royal · Rat Cage · BS 2000 · Country Mike's Greatest Hits · Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That!