1998, "Believe" by Cher, during its seventh consecutive week at the summit of the chart. Music video The music video for the song consists of Jay-Z performing outdoors in his native Brooklyn, New York. Dame Dash makes a cameo appearance in the video. Impact and legacy Slant Magazine listed "Hard Knock Life" at number 84 in their ranking of "The 100 Best Singles of the 1990s" in 2011, writing, "Jay-Z’s co-opting of a discordant, already famous showtune is a rare novel endeavor in a genre generally defined by following the leader; it’s pulled off so seamlessly that it’s easy to forget what a ballsy move it was. The transformation of the original’s piano base into a thumping organ creep sets the stage, but it’s undeniably Jay-Z, transparently showing off his executive command by fussing with the levels at the start, which makes the song. The source material and the resulting product may seem diametrically opposed, but they end up being fundamentally about the same thing: forming a common thread of struggles with poverty spun into gold." VH1 placed it at number 11 on their list of "100 Greatest Songs of Hip-Hop". Formats and track listings UK CD "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) (Radio Edit)" "Can't Knock The Hustle (Fools Paradise Remix)" "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) (Album Version)" Vinyl A-side "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) (swearing version)" "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) (LP Version)" B-side "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) (Instrumental)" Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications Usage in media The song was parodied by Mike Myers as his character Dr. Evil in the 2002 movie Austin Powers in Goldmember. Comedy rap trio Sudden Death parodied the song on their album Die Laughing (2005), titled "Star Trek Life". References External links Recording Industry Association of America Gold & Platinum Searchable Database Samplin' Annie at Vibe 1998 singles Def Jam Recordings singles Jay-Z songs Roc-A-Fella Records singles Songs written by Jay-Z Songs with music by Charles Strouse Songs with lyrics by Martin Charnin