Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)

single infobox
Name = Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)
Artist = Limp Bizkit
from Album = Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water


Released = October 10, 2000
Length = 3:33
Recorded = 2000
Format = CD
Genre = Nu metal
Rapcore
Producer = Fred Durst
DJ Lethal
Chart position = * #65 (The Billboard Hot 100)
* #38 (Rhythmic Top 40)
* #10 (Mainstream Rock Tracks)
* #4 (Modern Rock Tracks)
* #1 (UK Top 40, Irish Singles Chart)
Last single = "My Generation"
(2000)
This single = "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)"
(2000)
Next single = "My Way"
(2001)

"Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)" is a song by the nu metal band Limp Bizkit from their album "Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water". It was released as the second single along with "My Generation", which was also a hit. It is the band's only number 1 song in the UK, a position it maintained for three weeks.

The song signaled a decline for the band in the eyes of some fans,Fact|date=January 2008 and subsequently became Limp Bizkit's last big hit. It was parodied as "Posin'" on the television series "MADtv" [ [http://youtube.com/watch?v=notL4pcNjdc YouTube - Mad TV Limp Bizkit parody: "Posin'" ] ] , and was listed on VH1's list of the 50 Most Awesomely Bad Songs. It was also listed as #4 in "Blender" magazine's list of the 50 Worst Songs Ever. [ [http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=819 Run for Your Life! It's the 50 Worst Songs Ever!] from "Blender.com"] Despite that, many felt it to be their signature work during the time period the song came out in, but have fallen out of favor with it in recent times.

"Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)" is well known among World Wrestling Entertainment fans as the "Dead Man Mix," which was the entrance theme for The Undertaker from December 2000 to mid-2002 and again for WrestleMania XIX in 2003 where it was performed live. Pop singer Robbie Williams has also played the song live.Fact|date=November 2007

"Rollin' (Urban Assault Vehicle)", which also features on the "Chocolate Starfish" album, is a remix of "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)" that features the hip-hop artists DMX, Redman, and Method Man.

The rap version of the song, also appearing on the album, was produced by Swizz Beatz.

The song is also played at Calgary Hitmen Games after they score a goal.

Music video

The music video was filmed at the World Trade Center in New York. In the beginning, Ben Stiller and Stephen Dorff give Fred Durst the keys to their Bentley Arnage. Durst then rolls down the street in the car along with his band mates. The song Ben Stiller is playing at the beginning is "My Generation" from the same album. The video also features scenes of Fred Durst with 5 girls dancing in a room, possibly located in the World Trade Center. It received the award for Best Rock Video at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards. The band received a letter from the World Trade Center the day before the Twin Towers were destroyed, thanking them for featuring the towers in the video. [ [http://www.vh1.com/artists/interview/1449822/20011009/limp_bizkit.jhtml VH1.com : Limp Bizkit - Rhapsody Music Downloads ] ]

Chart performance

UK Singles Chart: #1Australian ARIA Singles Chart: #11

The song was released in three versions, each with a different cover color and track listing. There was also a DVD that was only released in the UK.

Part 1 (white):

# "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)"
# "Rollin' (Urban Assault Vehicle)"
# "Take A Look Around (Live)"
# "Rollin'" (music video)

Part 2 (light blue/indigo):

# "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)"
# "Rollin' (Urban Assault Vehicle)"
# "I Would For You (Live)"
# "Take A Look Around (Instrumental)"

Part 3 (light brown/tan):

# "Rollin' (Urban Assault Vehicle)"
# "Show Me What You Got"
# "Rollin' (Instrumental)"
# Video Snippets

Rollin' DVD:

# "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)" (DVD video)
# "My Generation" (Live at "Top of the Pops") (Audio only)
# "My Generation/N2Gether Now/Break Stuff/Re-Arranged" (30 second DVD video clips)

References

External links

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWlqmc1B7EE "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)" video] on YouTube
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before = "Love Don't Cost a Thing" by Jennifer Lopez
title = UK Singles Chart number-one single
years = January 21 2001 - February 4 2001
after = "Whole Again" by Atomic Kitten