Hard to Be a Rock'n Roller

Hard to Be a Rock'n Roller
Studio album (reissue) by
Released10 January 2005 (2005-01-10)
Recorded2004
StudioFirehouse Studio, Halden
Hitsville, Halden
GenreGlam metal, hard rock
Length54:20
LabelVoices of Wonder
ProducerTrond Holter, Ole Evenrude, Eivind Skaavdal
Wig Wam chronology
667.. The Neighbour of the Beast
(2004)
Hard to Be a Rock'n Roller
(2005)
Wig Wamania
(2006)
Singles from Hard to Be a Rock'n Roller
  1. "Hard to Be a Rock'n Roller"
    Released: 25 October 2004
  2. "In My Dreams"
    Released: 7 March 2005
  3. "Bless the Night"
    Released: 8 August 2005

Hard to Be a Rock'n Roller is the reissue of Norwegian rock band Wig Wam's debut album 667.. The Neighbour of the Beast. It was released in Scandinavia on 10 January 2005, and featured a re-arranged tracklist and the addition of an instrumental track titled "The Drop" and a radio edit of "Hard to Be a Rock'n Roller".

After Wig Wam won the Melodi Grand Prix competition in March 2005 with the single "In My Dreams" and gained entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 held in Kyiv, the album was reissued to include the single for release in Europe and renamed Hard to Be a Rock'n Roller.. In Kiev! The band placed ninth at the Eurovision Song Contest with "In My Dreams" and following the band's performance, the album was reissued for releases in Scandinavia and Asia, titled Hard to Be a Rock'n Roller.. and Hard to Be a Rock'n Roller.. In Tokyo! respectively. The album and "In My Dreams" were both certified platinum in Norway, and marked an international breakthrough for the band.