- Bring the Noise
Infobox Single
Name = Bring the Noise
Caption =
Artist = Public Enemy
from Album = Less Than Zero" and "It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
A-side =
B-side = "Are You My Woman?" by The Black Flames
Released =1987
Format = 12"
Recorded =
Genre = Hip hop, Rap,Hardcore rap
Length = 3:45
Label =Def Jam
Writer =Carl Ridenhour Hank Shocklee Eric "Vietnam" Sadler
Producer =The Bomb Squad
Certification =
Last single =
This single =
Next single =
Misc =Infobox Single
Name = Bring the Noise
Artist = Anthrax featuringChuck D. of Public Enemy
from Album =Attack of the Killer B's
B-side = "Keep It in the Family (Live)" "I'm the Man '91"
Released =July 8 1991
Format = 10" CD
Recorded =
Genre =Rapcore
Length = 3:34
Label =Island Records
Writer =Joey Belladonna Dan Spitz Scott Ian Frank Bello Charlie Benante Carl Ridenhour Hank Shocklee Eric "Vietnam" Sadler| Producer =Anthrax Mark Dodson
Last single = "In My World" (1990)
This single = "Bring the Noise" (1991)
Next single = "Black Lodge" (1993)
Misc = Extra tracklisting
Album =Attack of the Killer B's
Type = Studio album
prev_track = "Milk (Ode to Billy)"
prev_no = 1
this_track = "Bring the Noise'"
track_no = 2
next_track = "Keep It in the Family (live)"
next_no = 3"Bring the Noise" is asong by the hip hop group Public Enemy. It was included on the soundtrack of the1987 film "Less Than Zero" (see1987 in film ) and was also released as a single that year. It later became the second track (and the first actual song) on the group's groundbreaking1988 album "It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back " (see1988 in music ). The single reached #56 on the "Billboard" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart."Bring the Noise"'s
lyrics , most of which are delivered rapid-fire byChuck D with interjections fromFlavor Flav , include boasts of Public Enemy's prowess, an endorsement ofNation of Islam leaderLouis Farrakhan , retorts to unspecifiedcritic s, and arguments forrap as a legitimatemusical genre on par with rock. The lyrics also have a remarkable metrical complexity, making extensive use of meters likedactylic hexameter . The title phrase appears in the song's chorus. The song also gives several shoutouts to artists likeRun-DMC ,Eric B ,LL Cool J and, unusual for a rap group, thrash metal band Anthrax, allegedly because Chuck D was flattered aboutScott Ian wearing Public Enemy shirts while performing Anthrax gigs.The song's production by
The Bomb Squad , which exemplifies their style, features a dissonant mixture offunk samples,drum machine patterns, recordscratching by DJ Terminator X, sirensound effect s and other industrialnoise ."Bring the Noise" was ranked #160 on "
Rolling Stone "'s list of the 500 greatest songs of all time.amples
*"It's My Thing" by
Marva Whitney
*"Funky Drummer " byJames Brown
*"Get Off Your Ass and Jam" byFunkadelic
*"Fantastic Freaks at the Dixie" byDJ Grand Wizard Theodore
*"I Don't Know What this World is Coming To" by theSoul Children The recording begins with a sample of
Malcolm X 's voice saying "Too black, too strong" repeatedly.Used as a sample
"Much More" by
De La Soul , "Everything I Am" byKanye West , and "Here We Go Again" byEverclear all sample Chuck D's voice saying "Here we go again" in "Bring the Noise". His exclamation "Now they got me in a cell" from the first verse of the song is also sampled in theBeastie Boys song "Egg Man ". The track, 'Undisputed', from the 1999 album "Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic " byPrince samples Chuck D's voice saying "Once again, back, its the incredible" in its chorus and also features an appearance from Chuck D himself. Also, the game "Sonic Rush " samples the beginning of "Bring the Noise" in the music for the final boss battle.Anthrax version
In
1991 Public Enemy recorded a new version of "Bring the Noise" in a collaboration with thethrash metal band Anthrax. Chuck D has stated that upon the initial request of Anthrax, he "didn't take them wholehearted seriously", but after the collaboration was done, "it made too much sense". VH1 -Behind The Music - Anthrax] It was included on the Anthrax album "Attack of the Killer B's " and on Public Enemy's own "Apocalypse 91...The Enemy Strikes Black ", and was followed by a joint tour by the two bands, with shows escalating in a dual performance of the song at the very end of the set. Chuck D went on to say that shows on the tour were "some of the hardest" they ever experienced, but when the two bands joined on stage for "Bring the Noise", "it wasshrapnel ".As one of the first and most admired
rapcore songs, the Anthrax version of "Bring the Noise" is considered highly influential. It attempted to bridge the gap between hip hop andheavy metal and paved the way for other attempts to mix the two genres. It was ranked #12 onVH1 's 2006 list of the 40 Greatest Metal Songs ["VH1 40 Greatest Metal Songs", 1-4 May 2006, "VH1" Channel, reported by [http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/the_greatest/103446/episode_this_list.jhtml VH1.com] ; last accessedSeptember 10 ,2006 .] and is featured in thevideo game s "WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW ", "WWE Wrestlemania 21 " , "WWE Day of Reckoning ", "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 ", and "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2x.The title of the Anthrax version is sometimes spelled "Bring tha Noise" or "Bring tha Noize".
ingle track listing
# "Bring the Noise" - 3:34
# "Keep It in the Family (Live)" - 7:19
# "I'm the Man '91" - 5:56Remixes
In
2007 , "Bring the Noise" wasremix ed by house DJBenny Benassi as well asFerry Corsten . Benassi's remix slowed the track down, and cut off many of the lyrics. Benassi mixed two versions of the song. The Pump-kin version exemplies a heavy melody, while the S-faction edit added more emphasis to the bassline. The S-faction version won a Grammy for best remixed recording at the2008 Grammy Awards . Ferry Corsten only mixed one version which was released around the same time as Benny Benassi's remixes, it was releasedFebruary 26 ,2008 oniTunes .In2007 ,Gigi D'Agostino also released a track called "Quoting", which is a remix made by him of "Bring the Noise". He made it in the bass line ofLento Violento a style created by him, similar to hard style but slower and harder.Benny Benassi
# "Bring the Noise (Pump-kin Edit)
# "Bring the Noise (S-faction Edit)
# "Bring the Noise (Pump-kin Remix)
# "Bring the Noise (S-faction Remix)
# "Bring the Noise (Pump-kin Instrumental)
# "Bring the Noise (S-faction Instrumental)Ferry Corsten
# "Bring the Noise (Radio Edit)
# "Bring the Noise (Extended Mix)Gigi D'Agostino (Lento Violento Man)
# "Lento Violento Man- Quoting
Other versions
The
alternative metal groupStainD covered "Bring the Noise" withFred Durst on the ""compilation album .Notes
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