The Harder They Come (Single):Madness

"The Harder They Come" is a reggae song by the Jamaican singer Jimmy Cliff. It was first recorded for the soundtrack of the movie by the same name, in which it is supposed to have been written by the film's main character, Ivanhoe Martin.

"The Harder They Come" has been covered by many artists and was ranked No. 341 on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time".

The song is the entrance music for heavyweight boxer Samuel Peter and was played live by Jimmy Cliff on an episode ofThe Colbert Report.



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[hide]  *1 Joe Jackson version  ==Joe Jackson version[ edit] == Joe Jackson recorded "The Harder They Come" with his band and released it as a single in 1980. It did not chart in the UK. ===Track listing[ edit] === ===Chart performance[ edit] ===  ==Rockers Revenge version<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ===Chart performance<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:17.9200000762939px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.3999996185303px;"> ==Madness version<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:17.9200000762939px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.3999996185303px;">"The Harder They Come" was released as a single by the band Madness in 1992 after a successful reunion concert held at London's Finsbury Park. The single was recorded live at the event along with its B-sides. Although in 1992 Madness had success with reissues of "It Must Be Love" and "My Girl", their version of "The Harder They Come" failed to make the top 40 in the UK Singles Chart; it peaked at #44.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-7" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[7] ===Track listing<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===Chart performance<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ==Other cover versions<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:17.9200000762939px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.3999996185303px;">"The Harder They Come" has also been covered by:
 * 1.1 Track listing
 * 1.2 Chart performance
 * 2 Rockers Revenge version
 * 2.1 Chart performance
 * 3 Madness version
 * 3.1 Track listing
 * 3.2 Chart performance
 * 4 Other cover versions
 * 5 References
 * 6 External links


 * Merl Saunders / Jerry Garcia / John Kahn / Bill Vitt, on Live at Keystone (1973)
 * Cher, entitled "The Bigger They Come, The Harder They Fall" on Stars (1975)
 * Keith Richards, as the B-side to his single "Run Rudolph Run" (1978)
 * Titãs, on Titãs (1984)
 * Poison Idea, on Pajama Party (1992)
 * Rancid, live on Tibetan Freedom Concert (1997)
 * Kahimi Karie, on K.K.K.K.K. (1998)
 * Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, on Warped Tour 2003 Tour Compilation (2003)
 * Jerry Garcia Band, on After Midnight: Kean College, 2/28/80, released in 2004
 * Wayne Kramer has released two slightly different versions of the song, on the 2000 compilation "Cocaine Blues" and the "Dodge Main" album, with Deniz Tek and Scott Morgan
 * moe., on Warts and All: Volume 4 (2005)
 * Willie Nelson, on Countryman (2005)
 * Pat MacDonald, on Bridging the Distance: a Portland, OR covers compilation (2007)
 * Desmond Dekker
 * Jaya the Cat
 * Social Distortion (live only)
 * Joe Strummer and the Long Beach Dub Allstars
 * Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros (live only)
 * Johnny Thunders and Wayne Kramer's short-lived band Gang War
 * The Waco Brothers
 * Widespread Panic (known live version)
 * Guster, on the Everwood soundtrack
 * Jamiroquai Live in Amsterdam, 12/17/1994