"The Nosebleed Section"
Single by Hilltop Hoods
from the album The Calling
Released2003
GenreAustralian hip hop
Length3:40
LabelObese Records
Songwriter(s)Matthew David Lambert, Daniel Howe Smith, Barry John M. Francis (DJ Debris), Melanie Safka
Producer(s)Hilltop Hoods
Hilltop Hoods singles chronology
"Dumb Enough"
(2003)		 "The Nosebleed Section"
(2003)		 "Clown Prince"
(2006)

"The Nosebleed Section" is a song by the Australian hip hop music group Hilltop Hoods. It was released as a radio single in 2003, and was the final single release from their 2003 album The Calling. The chorus and backing beat of "The Nosebleed Section" are sampled from the song "People in the Front Row" sung by Melanie Safka.[1]

The lyrics of the song deal with upbeat themes of parties, concerts, good times and living the high life involved in an MC's career. Matt Lambert (MC Suffa) said, "That was definitely a turning point for us. When Triple J started playing it, that was our break. We started getting a lot of festival gigs, show offers, stuff like that."[2]

The song placed at number 9 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2003.[3]

In 2009, it was voted Number 17 in the Hottest 100 of All Time, and in 2013 it was voted Number 4 in the Hottest 100 of the Past 20 Years, making it the highest-placed Australian song and the highest-placed hip-hop song in both countdowns as well as the highest-placed song from the 21st century in the former despite never being released as a physical single.[4][5]

The song appeared on the Channel 9 police drama Stingers.[6]

Charts

Chart performance
Chart (2009–2010) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 85
Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[8] 92
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[9] 75

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[10] 6× Platinum 420,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "Hilltop Hoods - 'The Nosebleed Section'". Who Sampled Who. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
  2. ↑ "'The Nosebleed Section' - Hilltop Hoods". Triple J. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
  3. ↑ "Triple J Hottest 100 2003". Triple J. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
  4. ↑ "Triple j | Magazine | Issue 53 | Hilltop Hoods Extended Interview". www.abc.net.au. Archived from the original on 7 April 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  5. ↑ Murphy, Damien (13 July 2009). "Smells like Old Times at Triple J". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
  6. ↑ Coleman, Tim (21 July 2006). "Gold in them thar hills". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
  7. ↑ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 1 February 2010" (PDF). The ARIA Report. No. 1040. Australian Recording Industry Association. 1 February 2010. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2021 – via Trove.
  8. ↑ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 2 February 2015" (PDF). The ARIA Report. No. 1301. Australian Recording Industry Association. 2 February 2015. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2021 – via Trove.
  9. ↑ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 30 August 2021". The ARIA Report. No. 1643. Australian Recording Industry Association. 30 August 2021. p. 4.
  10. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2021 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 April 2021.


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