"Go Hard" is the second single from

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's third

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, ''

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''. The hip-hop track features American rappers

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and T-Pain and their trademark

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effect. The song is produced by The Runners and it samples

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's 1985

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". It first charted on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip Hop chart on December 4, 2008, debuting at number 25, where it peaked at number 15, and charted on the

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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 ''

'' was released due to digital downloads, also at number 19 on the

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. "Go Hard" is featured in the 2008 video game ''

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'' from

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. It is featured on the in-game radio station The Beat 102.7.

Music video

The official video (directed by

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) was released on November 7. The low budget music video features cameos from

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and

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among others. The video for T-Pain's song "

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" was shot on the same day.

Legacy

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

Remixes

* ''

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'' features a remix with a verse by

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replacing the first verse by

, and a new intro and outro by Khaled. It was released on the internet on December 28, 2008. * There is a remix that retains the verses by Kanye West and chorus by T-Pain, and adds a verse by

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. * There is a remix with rapper

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Freestyles

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released a freestyle of "Go Hard" titled "Keep Hatin" on the 2008 mixtape, ''

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''. * Nicki Minaj released a freestyle of "Go Hard" in 2009 titled " Go Hard".

Charts

References

External links

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