The Nosebleed Section

Hilltop Hoods

About The Nosebleed Section

"The Nosebleed Section" is a song by the Australian hip hop music group Hilltop Hoods. It was a radio single from their 2003 album The Calling. In the Triple J Hottest 100, 2003 it placed at Number 9, 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. It is one of their best-known songs and was a radio hit in 2004, even appearing on the Channel 9 police drama Stingers, but it was not an ARIAnet chart hit, which they did not attain until 2006 when they released "Clown Prince". 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. 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. 


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2009
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For my people in the front (front)
In the nosebleed section (section)

This is for the heads that's loving the mix
My people in the front, all covered in spit
Batters in the box (uh), Suffa to pitch(what)
Hilltop Hoods, all up in this bitch
And we the funk leaders, punks you can't beat us
We bump and pump meters, we drunk you chumps need us
So jump with us, down in the front entrance (if it's your flavor)
Your flavor, come get drunk with us (woo!)
This life turned out nothing like
I had planned (why not?)
By now I should've had some land
Some money in my hand, 'round about fifty grand
But I got nothing (nothin'), I write rhymes on the bus
I keep suffering (sufferin), f*ck the lines of the dust
You keep sniffing, that shit is for the punk hoes (whoa!)
This shit is for my bros, my people in the front row

You know I looked around, for faces I'd know
I fell in love with the people in the front row
(Ho how) 
You know I looked around, for faces I'd know,
I fell in love with the people in the front row
(Ho how, check it out) 

I got hip-hop taste buds
I wanna hear that bass when I make love
Wanna hear some lyrics when I wake up
Write rhymes to get me through a break up, bitch!
Rather whiskey straight, no chaser
Went through fifty breaks, no flavor
Till I found this one, and made the
Bass hook with the drum, my savior
This is the comeback, tongue that's sharp like a thumbtack
It's so tight James is saying give my funk back
One track, eight track, a-dat, residual
Noise, band funk that we claim with the digital
Toys I'm the Apache, you're failing to match me
Throw your hands in the air like you're hailing a taxi
And move to the funk flow, you stepping, are you drunk bro?
This is for my peeps and the freaks in the front row

You know I looked around, for faces I'd know
I fell in love with the people in the front row
(Ho how)
You know I looked around, for faces I'd know
I fell in love with the people in the front row
(Ho how) 

People don't complain if Suffa's in here,
And you're in the front row, all covered in beer
And club owners don't say "the place is wrecked, it's your fault" (uh huh)
If the roof is on fire it's an electrical fault
Man I bet you all bolt, when I bring it live
Like Friday night footy, in my hoodie can hide I
Get live on the breaks son, like pace one
Lads, if you're heading to the bar grab your mates one
Ladies come chill, come rock with me honey
I got like half a mill in monopoly money
There's no stopping me honey, so you can take my hand
We can lay on the beach and count grains of sand
Or take a plane to Japan, and drink sake with mafia
Fly to Libya for some Bacardi with Qaddafi a
Dinner date, followed by a funk show
We'll rip off our tops and jump around in the front row

You know I looked around, for faces I'd know
I fell in love with the people in the front row
(Ho how) 
You know I looked around, for faces I'd know
I fell in love with the people in the front row
(Ho how) 

Look me here, and I'm all yours, not for the money
And it's not for the applause, no
Oh no no no (It's for the nosebleed section)

You know I looked around, for faces I'd know
I fell in love with the people in the front row
(Ho how) 
You know I looked around, for faces I'd know
I fell in love with the people in the front row
(Ho how)

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Hilltop Hoods

Hilltop Hoods are an Australian hip hop group, which formed in 1987 in Adelaide, South Australia. The group's members are Suffa (Matt Lambert), MC Pressure (Daniel Smith), and DJ Debris (Barry Francis) – fellow founder, DJ Next (Ben Hare), had left in 1999. The group released its first extended play, Back Once Again, in 1997 and have subsequently released six studio albums, three DVDs and a "restrung" version of the 2006 album, The Hard Road. Three of their albums have peaked at number one on the ARIA Albums Charts: The Hard Road, State of the Art (2009) and Drinking from the Sun (2012). Two tracks have reached the top 10 on the related ARIA Singles Chart, "Chase That Feeling" (2009) and "I Love It" featuring Sia (2011). more »

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Written by: BARRY JOHN M FRANCIS, MATTHEW DAVID LAMBERT, MELANIE SAFKA, DANIEL HOWE SMITH

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10 facts about this song

Origin
"The Nosebleed Section" is a song by the Australian hip hop group Hilltop Hoods. The group is from Adelaide, South Australia.
Release Year
The song was released in the year 2003, as part of the album “The Calling”.
Inspiration
The song samples "The People's Choice" by American folk singer Melanie Safka's song. It expertly incorporates the chorus from her song, turning it into a hip hop anthem.
Popularity
"The Nosebleed Section" was voted number 17 in the Triple J Hottest 100 of all time in 2009. It also topped the charts of the Triple J Hottest 100 in 2003, a major accomplishment for any Australian artist.
Significance
The song is known for its heavy influence in bringing Australian hip hop into the mainstream. This made Hilltop Hoods a groundbreaking group in their genre.
Music Video
Despite its popularity, the music video for ‘The Nosebleed section’ wasn’t released until 5 years after the song, in 2008.
Noteworthy Lyrics
The lyrics reflect the struggles of daily life, with quotes like "This life turned out nothing like I had planned", which connected deeply with listeners, contributing to its popular appeal.
Awards
In 2021, Hilltop Hoods won the Australian Performing Right Association (APRA) award for Most Performed Urban Work for "The Nosebleed Section."
Live Performances
Hilltop Hoods often perform this song towards the end of their live shows, showcasing how significant and popular it is amongst fans.
Album success
The album ‘The Calling’, which 'The Nosebleed Section' is a part of, was the first Australian hip hop album to achieve Gold status.

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