Twice As Hard

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"Twice As Hard"
Single by The Black Crowes
from the album Shake Your Money Maker
Released1990, 1991 (UK)
Recorded1989
Length4:10
Label Def American
Songwriter(s) Chris Robinson and Rich Robinson
Producer(s) George Drakoulias
The Black Crowes singles chronology
"Hard to Handle"
(1990)
"Twice As Hard"
(1990)
"She Talks to Angels"
(1990)

"Twice As Hard" is a song by the American southern rock band The Black Crowes. From on their first album, Shake Your Money Maker , the song was released as a single in 1990 and reached the 11th position in the Mainstream Rock charts.

A music video directed by Pete Angelus was shot in 1990 to promote the single. It features the band playing the song at night in a mansion. The band is also shown having a daytime lunch during the guitar solo. [1]

In addition to being the first track on Shake Your Money Maker, "Twice As Hard" is also included on the Crowes' Greatest Hits 1990–1999: A Tribute to a Work in Progress greatest hits compilation. The song is in the key of G major.

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