Go Hard (DJ Khaled song)

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"Go Hard"
Single by DJ Khaled featuring Kanye West and T-Pain
from the album We Global
ReleasedSeptember 16, 2008 (2008-09-16)
Recorded2008
GenreHip hop
Length4:32
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)The Runners
DJ Khaled singles chronology
"Out Here Grindin"
(2008) 		"Go Hard"
(2008) 		"Fed Up"
(2009)
Kanye West singles chronology
"Heartless"
(2008) 		"Go Hard"
(2008) 		"Amazing"
(2009)
T-Pain singles chronology
"One More Drink"
(2008) 		"Go Hard"
(2008) 		"Boom"
(2009)

"Go Hard" is the second single[1] from DJ Khaled's third studio album, We Global. The hip-hop track features American rapper Kanye West and American singer T-Pain and their trademark auto-tune effect. The song is produced by The Runners. It first charted on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip Hop chart on December 4, 2008,[2] debuting at number 25, where it peaked at number 15, and charted on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs debuting at number 85 and then rising to number 53. It also debuted at number 69 on the Billboard Hot 100 the same week the album We Global was released due to digital downloads, also at number 19 on the Hot Rap Tracks.

"Go Hard" is featured in the 2008 video game Grand Theft Auto IV from Rockstar Games. It is featured on the in-game radio station The Beat 102.7.

Music video[edit]

The official video (directed by Hype Williams) was released on November 7. The low budget music video features cameos from Ace Hood, Rick Ross, Tyson Beckford, Tay Dizm and DJ Clue among others. The video for T-Pain's song "Karaoke" was shot on the same day.[3]

Legacy[edit]

There have been several remixes and freestyle raps of the song.

Remixes[edit]

Freestyles[edit]

Charts[edit]

Chart (2008) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 69
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[6] 53
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[7] 19

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ace Hood
  2. ^ [1][dead link]
  3. ^ "Video: T-Pain Video Blog & Behind The Scenes Of "Karaoke" With Dj Khaled! "Blogging & Commenting On Videos Is Not Gangster.". Plus Tells The Most Gangster Comment He Seen On WSHH & Says Hes Coming For Sean Kingston & Soulja Boy". Worldstarhiphop.com. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
  4. ^ "DJ Khaled f. Kanye West, Twista & T-Pain - Go Hard (rmx) | New Hip Hop Music & All The New Rap Songs 2011". HipHopDX. October 29, 2008. Archived from the original on November 1, 2008. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
  5. ^ "DJ Khaled Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  6. ^ "DJ Khaled Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  7. ^ "DJ Khaled Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2022.

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