| Hard to Be a Rock'n Roller | ||||
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| Released | 10 January 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2004 | |||
| Studio | Firehouse Studio, Halden Hitsville, Halden | |||
| Genre | Glam metal | |||
| Length | 54:20 | |||
| Label | Voices of Wonder | |||
| Producer | Trond Holter, Ole Evenrude, Eivind Skaavdal | |||
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Hard to Be a Rock'n Roller is the reissue of Norwegian glam metal band Wig Wam's debut album 667.. The Neighbour of the Beast. It was released in Scandinavia on January 10, 2005, and featured a re-arranged tracklist and the addition of an instrumental track titled "The Drop" and a radio edit of "Hard to Be a Rock'n Roller".
After Wig Wam won the Melodi Grand Prix competition in march 2005 with the single "In My Dreams" and gained entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 held in Kyiv, the album was reissued to include the single for release in Europe and renamed Hard to Be a Rock'n Roller.. In Kiev! The band placed ninth at the Eurovision Song Contest with "In My Dreams" and following the band's performance, the album was reissued for releases in Scandinavia and Asia, titled Hard to Be a Rock'n Roller.. and Hard to Be a Rock'n Roller.. In Tokyo! respectively. The album and "In My Dreams" were both certified platinum in Norway, and marked an international breakthrough for the band.[1][2]
- ^ Blabbermouth (2006-06-01). "WIG WAM Sign Japanese Deal With KING RECORDS". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
- ^ Cavuoto, Robert (2023-02-14). "TROND HOLTER of WIG WAM Reflects About "Out of the Dark" Album: "We All Inspire Each Other to Write Great Songs in a Friendly and Competitive Way"". Sonic Perspectives. Retrieved 2023-10-23.