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| Single by Tamara Jaber | ||||
| Released | 1 August 2005 | |||
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| Length | 4:00 | |||
| Label | King Kyle | |||
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"Hard for Me" is the second single by the Australian recording artist Tamara Jaber, released on 1 August 2005 by King Kyle Records.
"Hard for Me" was written by Philippe-Marc Anquetil, Christopher Lee-Joe and Tamara Jaber, and mixed by Vince Pazzinga. [1] [2] It was released as a CD single on 1 August 2005, with an instrumental version alongside the original. [2] "Hard for Me" debuted at number 34 on the ARIA Singles Chart on 8 August 2005 and peaked at number 23 on 22 August 2005. [3] [4] On the ARIA Dance Singles Chart, it peaked at number five. [4]
| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA) [5] | 23 |
| Australia Dance (ARIA) [4] | 5 |
| Country | Date | Format | Label | Catalogue |
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| Australia | 1 August 2005 [2] | CD single | King Kyle Records | KKR002 |
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