Go Hard (DJ Khaled song)

"Go Hard"
Single by DJ Khaled featuring Kanye West and T-Pain
from the album We Global
Released	September 16, 2008 (2008-09-16)
Recorded	2008
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:32
Label	We the Best Terror Squad Koch
Songwriter(s)	Khaled Khaled Faheem Najm Kanye West Madonna Ciccone Stephen Bray
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 rappers 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 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

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

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

Remixes

• The Hits Collection, Volume One features a remix with a verse by Jay-Z replacing the first verse by Kanye West, and a new intro and outro by Khaled. It was released on the internet on December 28, 2008.^{[citation needed]}
• There is a remix that retains the verses by Kanye West and chorus by T-Pain, and adds a verse by Twista.^[4]
• There is a remix with rapper Juelz Santana.^{[citation needed]}

Freestyles

• Chamillionaire released a freestyle of "Go Hard" titled "Keep Hatin'" on the 2008 mixtape, Mixtape Messiah 5.^{[citation needed]}
• Nicki Minaj released a freestyle of "Go Hard" in 2009 titled "Go Hard".

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]^{[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.

External links

• Dj Khaled (Feat. Kanye West & T-Pain) - "Go Hard" music video