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"Rattling the Keys to the Kingdom"
Single by Hilltop Hoods
from the album Drinking from the Sun
Released	21 September 2012
Genre	Hip-Hop/Rap
Length	3:33
Label	Golden Era Records
Songwriter(s)	Barry Francis, Matthew Lambert, Daniel Smith, Steve Cropper, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Al Jackson Jr., Booker T. Jones
Hilltop Hoods singles chronology
"Shredding the Balloon" (2012) "Rattling the Keys to the Kingdom" (2012) "Won't Let You Down" (2014)

"Rattling the Keys to the Kingdom" is a song by Australian hip hop group Hilltop Hoods. The song was the fourth and final single from their sixth studio album, Drinking from the Sun in September 2012. The song debuted at No. 64 on the ARIA Singles Chart in the same week Drinking From the Sun debuted at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart.

Content

The song is about the Hilltop Hoods conquering the Australian hip hop scene, as they are the most successful Australian rap group, and were the first to gain mainstream exposure.

Music video

The song's accompanying music video was uploaded to the Hilltop Hoods' official YouTube channel on 20 September 2012. It runs for 4 minutes and 7 seconds. The music video features many cameos (or name-drops) from Australian rappers, who rap the song with a black background while their name appears on screen. This takes up the majority of the video, but there are other scenes where the Hilltop Hoods rap the song in front of a graffitied wall. The video's description describes the idea behind all the appearances from other rappers in video, it reads "We wanted to do something that was unique and at the same time unifying. So we decided to invite members of the Hip Hop community from all over Australia to join us in the making of the film clip", they also added that they wanted to use the video to promote other artists they felt deserved more recognition.

Samples

The song contains a sample of the song 'B.I vs Friendship' by Gang Starr.

Charts

Certifications

References

1. "ARIA Report 1153" (PDF). ARIA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
2. "Hilltop Hoods - Rattling the Keys to the Kingdom". ARIA. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
3. "WhoSampled - Rattling the Keys to the Kingdom". WhoSampled. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
4. "ARIA Report 1151" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 19 March 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
5. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 11 August 2024.

• Hilltop Hoods songs
• 2012 songs
• Songs written by Steve Cropper
• Songs written by Al Jackson Jr.
• Songs written by Booker T. Jones
• Golden Era Records singles
• Songs written by Suffa
• Songs written by MC Pressure
• Songs written by DJ Debris