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| Single by Plan B featuring Elton John and Paloma Faith | ||||
| from the album The Defamation of Strickland Banks | ||||
| Released | 19 May 2011 | |||
| Recorded | April 2011 | |||
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| Length | 4:05 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ben Drew | |||
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Hard Times
Elton John
Label: Atlantic · · Productor: Ben Drew , David McEwan , Eric Appapoulay (add.)
2011 single by Plan B featuring Elton John and Paloma Faith
"Hard Times" is the seventh single from British rapper and songwriter Plan B`s second studio album, The Defamation of Strickland Banks. On 19 May 2011, it was released as a digital download, featuring newly recorded vocal parts by Elton John and Paloma Faith, recorded as a charity single with all the proceeds benefiting victims of the 2010 Pakistan floods and 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[1]
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2011 single by Plan B featuring Elton John and Paloma Faith
"Hard Times" is the seventh single from British rapper and songwriter Plan B`s second studio album, The Defamation of Strickland Banks. On 19 May 2011, it was released as a digital download, featuring newly recorded vocal parts by Elton John and Paloma Faith, recorded as a charity single with all the proceeds benefiting victims of the 2010 Pakistan floods and 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[1]
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- Digital download[2]
- "Hard Times" (featuring Elton John & Paloma Faith) - 4:05
- Promotional CD single
- "Hard Times" (featuring Elton John & Paloma Faith) - 4:05
- "Hard Times" (Live) (featuring Elton John & Paloma Faith) - 5:44
- "Hard Times" (Edit) - 3:48
Personnel
- Plan B – vocals, producer[3]
Production[3]
- David McEwan – producer
- Eric Appapoulay – additional producer
- Mark "Top" Rankin – engineer, mixing
Additional musicians (single version)
- Elton John – piano, vocals
- Paloma Faith – vocals
Additional musicians (album version)[3]
- Tom Wright-Goss – guitar
- Eric Appapoulay – bass, backing vocals
- Richard Cassell – drums
- Everton Newson – violin
- Louisa Fuller – violin
- Sally Herbert – violin
- Warren Zielinski – violin
- Bruce White – viola
- Sonia Slany – viola
- Ian Burdge – cello
Chart performance
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[4] | 147 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 19 May 2011[5] | Atlantic | Digital download |
2011 single by Plan B featuring Elton John and Paloma Faith
"Hard Times" is the seventh single from British rapper and songwriter Plan B`s second studio album, The Defamation of Strickland Banks. On 19 May 2011, it was released as a digital download, featuring newly recorded vocal parts by Elton John and Paloma Faith, recorded as a charity single with all the proceeds benefiting victims of the 2010 Pakistan floods and 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[1]
Track listing
- Digital download[2]
- "Hard Times" (featuring Elton John & Paloma Faith) - 4:05
- Promotional CD single
- "Hard Times" (featuring Elton John & Paloma Faith) - 4:05
- "Hard Times" (Live) (featuring Elton John & Paloma Faith) - 5:44
- "Hard Times" (Edit) - 3:48
Personnel
- Plan B – vocals, producer[3]
Production[3]
- David McEwan – producer
- Eric Appapoulay – additional producer
- Mark "Top" Rankin – engineer, mixing
Additional musicians (single version)
- Elton John – piano, vocals
- Paloma Faith – vocals
Additional musicians (album version)[3]
- Tom Wright-Goss – guitar
- Eric Appapoulay – bass, backing vocals
- Richard Cassell – drums
- Everton Newson – violin
- Louisa Fuller – violin
- Sally Herbert – violin
- Warren Zielinski – violin
- Bruce White – viola
- Sonia Slany – viola
- Ian Burdge – cello
Chart performance
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[4] | 147 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 19 May 2011[5] | Atlantic | Digital download |
