Party Hard (Pulp song)
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"Party Hard" is a song by British
alternative rock
band Pulp
. The song was released on 7 September 1998 as the fourth and final single from the album This Is Hardcore
, charting at #29 in the UK Singles Chart
(see 1998 in British music
). This song is marked by Jarvis Cocker
's David Bowie
-esque baritone
.
B-side "We Are the Boyz" was featured in the 1998 film Velvet Goldmine
.
CD2:
Cassette:
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band Pulp
Pulp (band)
Pulp are an English alternative rock band formed in Sheffield in 1978. Their lineup consists of Jarvis Cocker , Russell Senior , Candida Doyle , Mark Webber , Steve Mackey and Nick Banks ....
. The song was released on 7 September 1998 as the fourth and final single from the album This Is Hardcore
This Is Hardcore
This Is Hardcore is the sixth album by English band Pulp, first released in March 1998. It came three years after their breakthrough album, Different Class, and was eagerly anticipated. As with the previous album it reached number one in the charts, and was well received critically, earning Pulp a...
, charting at #29 in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
(see 1998 in British music
1998 in British music
This is a summary of 1998 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year.1998 was a transitional year for music, when the hyped up sound of pure pop from the mid-1990s began to fade and popular artists began to experiment with different styles and new artists were...
). This song is marked by Jarvis Cocker
Jarvis Cocker
Jarvis Branson Cocker is an English musician and frontman for the band Pulp. Through his work with the band, Cocker became a figurehead of the Britpop movement of the mid-1990s. Following Pulp's hiatus Cocker has led a successful solo career...
's David Bowie
David Bowie
David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
-esque baritone
Baritone
Baritone is a type of male singing voice that lies between the bass and tenor voices. It is the most common male voice. Originally from the Greek , meaning deep sounding, music for this voice is typically written in the range from the second F below middle C to the F above middle C Baritone (or...
.
B-side "We Are the Boyz" was featured in the 1998 film Velvet Goldmine
Velvet Goldmine
Velvet Goldmine is a 1998 British/American drama film directed and co-written by Todd Haynes. The film tells the story of a pop star based mainly on David Bowie's 'Ziggy Stardust' character and is set in Britain during the days of glam rock in the early 1970s.Sandy Powell received another Academy...
.
Track listing
CD1:- "Party Hard" - 3:56
- "We Are the Boyz" - 3:14
- "The Fear" (The Complete and Utter Breakdown Version) - 7:11
CD2:
- "Party Hard" - 3:56
- "Party Hard" (Michel Lombert's Stretch & Vern Mix) - 8:23
- "Party Hard" (All Seeing IAll Seeing IThe All Seeing I is an English electronic music group from Sheffield, comprising Dean Honer, Jason Buckle and DJ Parrot...
's I Hardly Party Mix) - 7:40
Cassette:
- "Party Hard" - 3:56
- "Party Hard" (Michel Lombert's Stretch 'n' Verns Mix) - 8:23