Go Hard (DJ Khaled song)

"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
Songwriters
ProducerThe 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 the American rapper DJ Khaled's third album, We Global. The hip-hop track features Kanye West and T-Pain and their trademark auto-tune effect. The song is produced by the Runners and it samples Madonna's 1985 song "Angel". 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 it 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, and it hit number 19 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart.

Music video

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]

Remixes

There is a remix that adds a verse by Twista.[4]

Charts

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

  1. ^ Ace Hood
  2. ^ [1]
  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.