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"Rollin'"
Song

"Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)" is the title of a song by the American rap 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". The song topped the charts in both Ireland and the United Kingdom.[1]

It was parodied as "Posin'" on the television series MADtv,[2] and the "Urban Assault Vehicle" version was listed on VH1's list of the 50 Most Awesomely Bad Songs. It was also listed as number 4 in Blender magazine's list of the 50 Worst Songs Ever.[3] Despite that, it was their signature work during the time period the song came out in, but it stylistically fell out of favor with it in recent times.

"Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)" was well known among WWE fans as the entrance theme for The Undertaker from December 2000 to May 2002, and again for WrestleMania XIX in 2003 where it was performed live.

"Rollin' (Urban Assault Vehicle)", a remix of "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)" featuring hip-hop artists DMX, Redman and Method Man, and produced by Swizz Beatz, is also featured on the Chocolate Starfish album. The remix is also featured on the soundtrack to the 2001 film The Fast and The Furious.

The song is featured as a track that can be selected on Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit at Universal Studios Orlando.

Music video

The music video was filmed atop the south tower of the World Trade Center in New York City. The introduction features Ben Stiller and Stephen Dorff mistaking Fred Durst for the valet and giving him the keys to their Bentley Azure. The rest of the video has several cuts to Durst and his bandmates hanging out of the Bentley as they drive about Manhattan. 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.

"Rollin'" video received the award for Best Rock Video at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards. On September 10, 2001 (one day before the Twin Towers were destroyed in a terrorist attack), Limp Bizkit received a letter from the World Trade Center, thanking them for featuring the towers in the video.[4] The song was featured in UpVenue's top songs that make you drive faster.[5]

Track listings

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 United Kingdom.

CD1
  1. "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)"
  2. "I Would For You (Live)"
  3. "Take A Look Around (Instrumental)"
  4. "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)" (music video)
CD2
  1. "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)"
  2. "Show Me What You Got"
  3. "Rollin' (Instrumental)"
  4. Video Snippets
Rollin' DVD

Video Snippets

  1. My Generation 0:30
  2. N2Gether Now 0:30
  3. Break Stuff 0:30
  4. Re-Arranged 0:30

Charts and sales

Chart (2000–2001) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 11
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] 10
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] 23
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[9] 4
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] 3
France (SNEP)[11] 72
songid field is MANDATORY FOR GERMAN CHARTS 10
Ireland (IRMA)[12] 1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[13] 16
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[14] 14
Norway (VG-lista)[15] 9
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 8
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 21
UK Singles (OCC)[18] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[19] 65
US Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks 4
US Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 10

References

  1. ^ "Every UK number one single". bittersuiteband.com. Retrieved 2010-01-17. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ YouTube - Mad TV Limp Bizkit parody: "Posin'"
  3. ^ The 50 Worst Songs Ever! Watch, Listen and Cringe! from Blender.com
  4. ^ VH1.com : Limp Bizkit - Rhapsody Music Downloads
  5. ^ Top 10 songs that make you drive faster
  6. ^ "Limp Bizkit – Rollin'". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  7. ^ "Limp Bizkit – Rollin'" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  8. ^ "Limp Bizkit – Rollin'" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  9. ^ Eurochart peak
  10. ^ "Limp Bizkit: Rollin'" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
  11. ^ "Limp Bizkit – Rollin'" (in French). Les classement single.
  12. ^ "Chart Track: Week 6, 2001". Irish Singles Chart.
  13. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Limp Bizkit" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  14. ^ "Limp Bizkit – Rollin'". Top 40 Singles.
  15. ^ "Limp Bizkit – Rollin'". VG-lista.
  16. ^ "Limp Bizkit – Rollin'". Singles Top 100.
  17. ^ "Limp Bizkit – Rollin'". Swiss Singles Chart.
  18. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  19. ^ "Limp Bizket Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
Preceded by UK Singles Chart number-one single
January 21, 2001 - February 10, 2001 		Succeeded by
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