Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)

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“Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)”
Single by Limp Bizkit from the album Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water
Released	2000
Format	CD
Recorded	2000
Genre	Nu metal
Length	3:33
Producer	Fred Durst DJ Lethal
Limp Bizkit singles chronology
"My Generation" (2000) "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)" (2000) "My Way" (2001)

"Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)" is a song by the nu metal band Limp Bizkit from their album Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water. It was released as the second single along with "My Generation", which was also a hit. It is the band's only number 1 song in the UK, a position it maintained for three weeks.

The song signaled a decline for the band in the eyes of some fans,^{[citation needed]} and subsequently became Limp Bizkit's last big hit. It was parodied as "Posin'" on the television series MADtv^[1], and was listed on VH1's list of the 50 Most Awesomely Bad Songs. It was also listed as #4 in Blender magazine's list of the 50 Worst Songs Ever.^[2] Despite that, many felt it to be their signature work during the time period the song came out in, but have fallen out of favor with it in recent times.

"Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)" is well known among World Wrestling Entertainment fans as the "Dead Man Mix" was the entrance theme for The Undertaker from December 2000 to mid-2002 and again for WrestleMania XIX in 2003 where it was performed live. Pop singer Robbie Williams has also played the song live.^{[citation needed]}

"Rollin' (Urban Assault Vehicle)", which also features on the Chocolate Starfish album, is a remix of "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)" that features the hip-hop artists DMX, Redman, and Method Man.

The song is also played at Calgary Hitmen Games after they score a goal.

Contents 1 Music video 2 Chart performance 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Music video

The music video was filmed at the World Trade Center in New York. In the beginning, Ben Stiller and Stephen Dorff give Fred Durst the keys to their Bentley Azure. Durst then rolls down the street in the car along with his band mates. The song Ben Stiller is playing at the beginning is "My Generation" from the same album. The video also features scenes of Fred Durst with 5 girls dancing in a room, possibly located in the World Trade Center. It received the award for Best Rock Video at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards. The band received a letter from the World Trade Center the day before the Twin Towers were destroyed, thanking them for featuring the towers in the video.^[3]

[edit] Chart performance

UK Singles Chart: #1 Australian ARIA Singles Chart: #11

The song was released in three versions, each with a different cover color and track listing. There was also a DVD that was only released in the UK.

Part 1 (white):

1. "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)"
2. "Rollin' (Urban Assault Vehicle)"
3. "Take A Look Around (Live)"
4. "Rollin'" (music video)

Part 2 (light blue/indigo):

1. "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)"
2. "Rollin' (Urban Assault Vehicle)"
3. "I Would For You (Live)"
4. "Take A Look Around (Instrumental)"

Part 3 (light brown/tan):

1. "Rollin' (Urban Assault Vehicle)"
2. "Show Me What You Got"
3. "Rollin' (Instrumental)"
4. Video Snippets

Rollin' DVD:

1. "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)" (DVD video)
2. "My Generation" (Live at Top of the Pops) (Audio only)
3. "My Generation/N2Gether Now/Break Stuff/Re-Arranged" (30 second DVD video clips)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)" video on YouTube

Preceded by "Love Don't Cost a Thing" by Jennifer Lopez

UK Singles Chart number-one single January 21, 2001 - February 4, 2001

Succeeded by "Whole Again" by Atomic Kitten