One (Always Hardcore)

"One (Always Hardcore)"
"One (Always Hardcore)"
Single by Scooter
from the album Mind the Gap
B-side	"Circle of Light"
Released	6 December 2004
Length	3:49
Label	Sheffield Tunes
Songwriter(s)	Jeroen Streunding; H. P. Baxxter; Rick J. Jordan; Jay Frog; Jens Thele;
Producer(s)	Rick J. Jordan; Jay Frog; H.P. Baxxter;
Scooter singles chronology

"One (Always Hardcore)" is a song by German musical group Scooter. It was released in December 2004 as the third single from their 2004 album Mind the Gap.^[1] The radio edit is a remix of the song's album version, featuring more elaborate instrumental bridges.

Music video

The video for "One (Always Hardcore)" was shot in the tunnel of the Elbe River in Hamburg, Germany. Footage from a concert is also featured, as well as scenes shot on a beach of lead singer H. P. Baxxter driving a Jaguar V-12 E-Type 1973 and a Mark 2 1961.^[2]^[3]^[4] It was directed by Andreas Bardét and Tim Tibor.

Samples

"One (Always Hardcore)" is partially a cover of "Always Hardcore" by Neophyte, which itself is based on the chorus refrain of "Alive" by Pearl Jam, taken from the 1991 album Ten. The radio edit also contains a sample from "Move on Baby" by Italian Eurodance group Cappella.

Track listing

CD single^[1]

"One (Always Hardcore)" (Radio Edit) – 3:49
"One (Always Hardcore)" (Club Mix) – 7:16
"One (Always Hardcore)" (Extended) – 5:28
"Circle of Light" – 4:20

12"^[5]

"One (Always Hardcore)" (Extended) – 5:28
"One (Always Hardcore)" (Club Mix) – 7:16

Download^[6]

"One (Always Hardcore)" (Radio Edit) – 3:49
"One (Always Hardcore)" (Club Mix) – 7:16
"One (Always Hardcore)" (Extended) – 5:28

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "One (Always Hardcore)"
Chart (2004–2005)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[7]	5
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[8]	41
Denmark (Tracklisten)^[9]	18
European Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)^[10]	32
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[11]	9
Germany (GfK)^[12]	7
Hungary (Single Top 40)^[13]	2
Hungary (Dance Top 40)^[14]	13
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[15]	13
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[16]	7
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[17]	60
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[18]	30

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "One (Always Hardcore)"
Chart (2005)	Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[19]	38
Germany (Official German Charts)^[20]	55
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[21]	96
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[22]	83

Certifications

Certifications for "One (Always Hardcore)"
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)^[23]	Gold	150,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ ^a ^b One (Always Hardcore):Scooter Amazon.de
^ Scooter's Wicked Videos YouTube.com
^ Scooter - One (Always Hardcore) (Official Video) YouTube.com
^ Alternate video
^ Scooter - One (Always Hardcore) (12") Discogs.com
^ Scooter - One (Always Hardcore) Archived 2011-01-02 at the Wayback Machine MusicLoad.de
^ "Scooter – One (Always Hardcore)" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
^ "Scooter – One (Always Hardcore)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
^ "Scooter – One (Always Hardcore)". Tracklisten. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
^ "Scooter – Chart Search" Billboard European Hot 100 Singles for Scooter. ^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Scooter: One (Always Hardcore)" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
^ "Scooter – One (Always Hardcore)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Dance Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 5, 2005" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
^ "Scooter – One (Always Hardcore)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
^ "Scooter – One (Always Hardcore)". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
^ "Scooter – One (Always Hardcore)". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
^ "Jahreshitparade Singles 2005". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2005". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 2005" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Scooter; 'One (Always Hardcore)')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 7 April 2023.

[Amazon.de-1] One (Always Hardcore):Scooter Amazon.de

[2] Scooter's Wicked Videos YouTube.com

[3] Scooter - One (Always Hardcore) (Official Video) YouTube.com

[4] Alternate video

[5] Scooter - One (Always Hardcore) (12") Discogs.com

[6] Scooter - One (Always Hardcore) Archived 2011-01-02 at the Wayback Machine MusicLoad.de

[sc_Austria_Scooter-7] "Scooter – One (Always Hardcore)" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 21 November 2011.

[sc_Flanders_Scooter-8] "Scooter – One (Always Hardcore)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 3 March 2013.

[sc_Denmark_Scooter-9] "Scooter – One (Always Hardcore)". Tracklisten. Retrieved 21 November 2011.

[sc_Billboardeuropeanhot100_Scooter_-10] "Scooter – Chart Search" Billboard European Hot 100 Singles for Scooter. ^{[dead link‍]}

[sc_Finland_Scooter-11] "Scooter: One (Always Hardcore)" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 21 November 2011.

[sc_Germany_Scooter-12] "Scooter – One (Always Hardcore)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 23 October 2018.

[sc_Hungarytop10_-13] "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 5 March 2013.

[sc_Hungarydance_-14] "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Dance Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 5 March 2013.

[sc_Dutch40_-15] "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 5, 2005" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 3 March 2013.

[sc_Dutch100_Scooter-16] "Scooter – One (Always Hardcore)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 3 March 2013.

[sc_Sweden_Scooter-17] "Scooter – One (Always Hardcore)". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 21 November 2011.

[sc_Switzerland_Scooter-18] "Scooter – One (Always Hardcore)". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 21 November 2011.

[19] "Jahreshitparade Singles 2005". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 20 January 2020.

[20] "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 7 December 2019.

[21] "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2005". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 7 December 2019.

[22] "Jaaroverzichten – Single 2005" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 7 December 2019.

[GermanyScooterOne_(Always_Hardcore)singleCertRef-23] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Scooter; 'One (Always Hardcore)')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 7 April 2023.

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H. P. Baxxter Marc Blou Jay Frog Jens Thele Rick J. Jordan Phil Speiser
Studio albums	... and the Beat Goes On! Our Happy Hardcore Wicked! Age of Love No Time to Chill Back to the Heavyweight Jam Sheffield We Bring the Noise! The Stadium Techno Experience Mind the Gap Who's Got the Last Laugh Now? The Ultimate Aural Orgasm Jumping All Over the World Under the Radar Over the Top The Big Mash Up Music for a Big Night Out The Fifth Chapter Ace Scooter Forever God Save the Rave Open Your Mind and Your Trousers
Live albums	Encore: Live and Direct Live: Selected Songs of the 10th Anniversary Concert at Docks, Hamburg Excess All Areas Live in Hamburg I Want You to Stream!
Compilations	Rough and Tough and Dangerous – The Singles 94/98 Push the Beat for This Jam (The Second Chapter) 24 Carat Gold 20 Years of Hardcore 100% Scooter – 25 Years Wild & Wicked
Singles	"Hyper Hyper" "Move Your Ass!" "Friends" "Endless Summer" "Back in the U.K." "Let Me Be Your Valentine" "Rebel Yell" "I'm Raving" "Break It Up" "Fire" "The Age of Love" "No Fate" "How Much Is the Fish?" "We Are the Greatest"/"I Was Made for Lovin' You" "Call Me Mañana" "Faster Harder Scooter" "Fuck the Millennium" "I'm Your Pusher" "She's the Sun" "Posse (I Need You on the Floor)" "Aiii Shot the DJ" "Ramp! (The Logical Song)" "Nessaja" "Weekend!" "The Night" "Maria (I Like It Loud)" "Jigga Jigga!" "Shake That!" "One (Always Hardcore)" "Suavemente" "Hello! (Good to Be Back)" "Apache Rocks the Bottom!" "Behind the Cow" "Lass uns tanzen" "The Question Is What Is the Question?" "And No Matches" "Jumping All Over the World" "I'm Lonely" "Jump That Rock (Whatever You Want)" "J'adore Hardcore" "Ti sento" "The Sound Above My Hair" "Stuck on Replay" "Friends Turbo" "The Only One" "David Doesn't Eat" "C'est Bleu" "It's a Biz (Ain't Nobody)" "4 AM" "Army of Hardcore" "Bigroom Blitz" "Today" "Can't Stop the Hardcore" "Radiate (SPY Version)" "Riot" "Oi" "Mary Got No Lamb" "Bora! Bora! Bora!" "My Gabber" "In Rave We Trust - Amateur Hour (Anthem Mix)" "Rave Teacher (Somebody Like Me)" "God Save the Rave" "Devil's Symphony" "Which Light Switch is Which?" "Bassdrum" "FCK 2020" "Paul is Dead" "We Love Hardcore" "Groundhog Day" "Rave Witchers" "The Spell Remains" "Do Not Sit If You Can Dance" "Waste Your Youth" "Techno is Back" "Constellations" "For Those About to Rave" "Berliner Luft" "Rave & Shout" "I Keep Hearing Bingo" "Let's Do It Again"
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