"
We Made It" is a promo single by rapper
Busta RhymesTrevor Tahiem Smith, Jr., better known as Busta Rhymes , is a Grammy-nominated Jamaican-American rapper, songwriter, and actor...
' featuring the
rockRock music is a genre of popular music that entered the mainstream in the 1960s. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, rhythm and blues, country music and also drew on folk music, jazz and classical music....
band
Linkin ParkLinkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California, formed in 1996. Since their formation, the band has sold more than 50 million albums and won two Grammy Awards. It achieved mainstream success with its debut album, Hybrid Theory, which was certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2005...
. The song was to be on Busta Rhymes's eighth studio album
Back on My B.S., but was then cancelled off the tracklist because the album will be released on a different label as "We Made It" was Busta Rhymes's last song on Interscope. The song was produced by Cool & Dre, with additional production by Linkin Park's
Mike ShinodaMichael Kenji "Mike" Shinoda is an American musician, record producer, and artist from Agoura Hills, California. He is best known as the rapper, songwriter, keyboardist, vocalist and rhythm guitarist of rock band Linkin Park, and as a solo rapper in his side-project, Fort Minor...
and
Brad DelsonBradford Phillip Delson is an American musician, lead guitarist, and one of the founding members of the alternative rock band Linkin Park. He is also the A&R Representative for Machine Shop Recordings.-Early life:...
.
"
We Made It" is a promo single by rapper
Busta RhymesTrevor Tahiem Smith, Jr., better known as Busta Rhymes , is a Grammy-nominated Jamaican-American rapper, songwriter, and actor...
' featuring the
rockRock music is a genre of popular music that entered the mainstream in the 1960s. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, rhythm and blues, country music and also drew on folk music, jazz and classical music....
band
Linkin ParkLinkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California, formed in 1996. Since their formation, the band has sold more than 50 million albums and won two Grammy Awards. It achieved mainstream success with its debut album, Hybrid Theory, which was certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2005...
. The song was to be on Busta Rhymes's eighth studio album
Back on My B.S., but was then cancelled off the tracklist because the album will be released on a different label as "We Made It" was Busta Rhymes's last song on Interscope. The song was produced by Cool & Dre, with additional production by Linkin Park's
Mike ShinodaMichael Kenji "Mike" Shinoda is an American musician, record producer, and artist from Agoura Hills, California. He is best known as the rapper, songwriter, keyboardist, vocalist and rhythm guitarist of rock band Linkin Park, and as a solo rapper in his side-project, Fort Minor...
and
Brad DelsonBradford Phillip Delson is an American musician, lead guitarist, and one of the founding members of the alternative rock band Linkin Park. He is also the A&R Representative for Machine Shop Recordings.-Early life:...
. The song was released on April 29, 2008. It was Busta Rhymes's final release on
Aftermath EntertainmentAftermath Entertainment is an American record label founded by Dr. Dre. It operates as a subsidiary of, and is distributed through, Universal Music Group's Interscope Records.-History:...
. The track debuted and peaked on the
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charts at #65. The song was used by
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as the theme song for its coverage of the 2008
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and a song on the soundtrack on
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. Due to Busta Rhymes' release from Aftermath / Interscope Records, the track will only appear as a bonus track on the album.
Song style
The music for this song has a choir/hip-hop background sound with hard rock effects mixed in.
Track listing
- "We Made It" (Album Version) - 3:58
- "We Made It" (A Cappella) [Edit] - 2:59
- "We Made It" (Instrumental) - 3:56
- "We Made It" (Video) - 4:30
Song information
DreAndre Christopher Lyon , better known as Dre, is a singer, rapper and one half of the hip hop production duo Cool & Dre, along with Marcello "Cool" Valenzano.- Singles :*2006: "Naomi"...
originally sang the hook, until
Busta RhymesTrevor Tahiem Smith, Jr., better known as Busta Rhymes , is a Grammy-nominated Jamaican-American rapper, songwriter, and actor...
listened to the beat and Linkin Park kept "popping up in his head".
The song was first performed on May 2, 2008 during Busta's concert at Club Index in Germany. However, he was more or less introducing the song to them, as the studio version was played and Busta occasionally sang over the song, or lip synced to it while holding his microphone down. The first performance with Linkin Park was at their rehearsal studio Third Encore on May 25, 2008, to an audience of 14 members of the Linkin Park fan club who were brought there by surprise. During the
Projekt RevolutionProjekt Revolution is a music festival hosted by Linkin Park, bringing artists of various different genres of music together. Linkin Park started Projekt Revolution in the year 2002 with just one stage...
2008 tour the song's performance featured Adam Monroe of
Ashes DivideAshes Divide is an American rock band formed by guitarist Billy Howerdel, who had also formed A Perfect Circle. Howerdel is the primary songwriter, musician, producer, and vocalist for the band...
on the keyboard and
Spliff StarWilliam A. Lewis , better known as Spliff Star, first appeared alongside Busta Rhymes as the Flipmode Squad in 1996 on his album The Coming.Spliff graduated from Franklin & Marshall in 1996 with a major in communications...
on backing vocals and was played during Linkin Park's set. During Busta Rhymes' concerts, where Linkin Park isn't present, the studio instrumental is played and Busta usually tells the audience to move their arms up and down during
Mike ShinodaMichael Kenji "Mike" Shinoda is an American musician, record producer, and artist from Agoura Hills, California. He is best known as the rapper, songwriter, keyboardist, vocalist and rhythm guitarist of rock band Linkin Park, and as a solo rapper in his side-project, Fort Minor...
's verse.
The song has done quite well in the sports world, appearing on the soundtrack of
Madden NFL 09Madden NFL 09 is an American football video game based on the National Football League that was published by EA Sports and developed by EA Tiburon. It is the 20th annual installment in the Madden NFL video game franchise. This game is known for realistic graphics and big hits...
and used as the theme song for its coverage of the 2008
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. This marked the second time a Shinoda song was used during the NBA play-offs, the first being "
Remember the Name"Remember the Name" is the third single from Fort Minor's 2005 album The Rising Tied.-Song structure:According to Mike Shinoda, the song is "breaking down the science of music", as evidenced by its chorus, systematically describing the necessities of making it big in the music business and gaining...
" by
Fort MinorFort Minor is the hip-hop side-project of Mike Shinoda, the vocalist, guitarist and songwriter of the alternative rock band Linkin Park. Shinoda's first solo album as Fort Minor, The Rising Tied, was released in 2005 with the singles "Where'd You Go" featuring Holly Brook and Jonah Matranga and...
. The song was also used in the 2008
Philadelphia PhilliesThe Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and are the defending World Series champions. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern...
home World Series game before the team took the field in Games 3, 4, and 5 and as part of a video reel of highlights for the team leading up to the World Series, with a road in the background as the team took their playoff run "on the road".
Upon watching
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's
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victory, Busta began cheering and singing the chorus of "We Made It".
Music video
The music video premiered all day on
BETBlack Entertainment Television is an American cable network based in Washington D.C., and targets young African-American audiences in the United States. Robert L. Johnson founded the network in 1980...
on Tuesday, April 29, the same day as the video for its first single, "Don't Touch Me (Throw da Water on 'em)." The video also premiered for 24 hours only on Yahoo! Music at 7:30pm EST on Tuesday, April 29. That same day, "We Made It" went to radio stations worldwide. The video also features cameo appearances from
Styles of BeyondStyles of Beyond is an underground rap group from the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, California. The group consists of MCs Ryan Patrick Maginn and Takbir Bashir , Colton Raisin Fisher , and producer Jason Rabinowitz . They have released two LPs and were heavily featured on Mike Shinoda's...
,
Bishop LamontPhilip Martin , better known by his stage name Bishop Lamont, is an American rapper from Carson, California, signed to Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment record label.-Biography:...
and
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.
Chris RobinsonChris Robinson is a film director working mostly with music videos and commercials. He has directed commercials for brands such as iPod, Coca Cola and Verizon and music videos for songs like "Fallin'" and "You Don't Know My Name" by Alicia Keys, "Roc Boys" by Jay Z, the grammy nominated video for...
directed the video. * The warehouse in which the parts of the music video was filmed is the same location at which Linkin Park's
MeteoraMeteora is the second studio album by American rock band Linkin Park, released on March 25, 2003. Following the collaboration album Reanimation which featured remixes of their debut album Hybrid Theory...
album cover was taken.
Inspiration for the song
Rhymes says that the inspiration for this song was from what happened to
T.I.Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr. , better known by his stage name T.I. or T.I.P., is an American Grammy Award-winning rapper, producer, actor, songwriter, and co-CEO/founder of Grand Hustle Records....
after the BET awards.
Charts
The song debuted at #14 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming his 12th and the bands 10th top 20 hit in the United Kingdom. The single peaked at number 10 and remained there after the physical release. The single also had significant success in Germany peaking at #11 on the German Single Charts.
| Chart (2008) |
Peak
position |
| Australian Singles Chart The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
|
37 |
| Canadian Hot 100 The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart premiered in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007...
|
40 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday; while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
|
65 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100 The Pop 100 was a songs chart that debuted in February 2005 and was released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. It ranked songs based on airplay on mainstream top 40 radio stations, singles sales, and digital downloads.-History:...
|
47 |
| Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is the Republic of Ireland music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data...
|
12 |
| 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 200 singles based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 of this list...
|
10 |
New Zealand Singles ChartThe Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists in New Zealand. Membership of RIANZ is open to any record label operating in New Zealand.-Piracy:...
|
13 |
| Swedish Singles Chart Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Grammofonleverantörernas förening. Since late 2006 the chart has included legal downloads.-The radio show:1976-2006 the sales chart was...
|
24 |
| Danish Singles Chart |
3 |
| German Singles Chart The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband der phonographischen Wirtschaft...
|
11 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart VG-lista is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by...
|
10 |
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