Album · Freestylers
We Rock Hard by Freestylers
We Rock Hard is an album by Freestylers, released in 1998. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 3 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Here We Go”, on 3 lists with a best position of #69.
We Rock Hard, the 1998 debut album from the Freestylers, is a big beat block party thrown by producers Matt Cantor and Aston Harvey, and it doubles as a greatest-hits run through the tracks they'd already been putting out. The formula is breakbeat electronica with plenty of swagger, spiked with ragga and dub, and "Ruffneck" rode it straight into MTV rotation while "Here We Go" kept the dancefloor bouncing.
They'd already learned the hard way how far sampling could take them: the 1997 Adventures in Freestyle EP was pulled from circulation because "B-Boy Stance" and "Feel the Panic" leaned on uncleared bits of Oasis's "Wonderwall" and Aerosmith's "Walk This Way". Even the name came from a sample, Freestyle's "Don't Stop the Rock". This time the samples stuck, and the album remains their best seller.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from We Rock Hard on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Here We Go | 3 | #69 | – | 1999 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.