"This Is Hardcore" | ||||
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Single by Pulp | ||||
from the album This Is Hardcore | ||||
B-side |
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Released | 16 March 1998 | |||
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Length | 6:25 (album version) | |||
Label | Island | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Chris Thomas | |||
Pulp singles chronology | ||||
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"This Is Hardcore" is a song by English rock band Pulp, released as the second single from their sixth album, This Is Hardcore (1998). Written as a commentary on fame using pornography as an analogy, the song includes a sample of the Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra's "Bolero on the Moon Rocks." Released as a single in March 1998, the song reached number 12 in the UK and became a top-40 hit in Finland, Iceland, and New Zealand. It has since seen critical acclaim, as has its music video.