"Harder" | ||||
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Single by Jax Jones and Bebe Rexha | ||||
from the EP Snacks | ||||
Released | 12 July 2019 | |||
Genre | Dance-pop [1] | |||
Length | 2:39 | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
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Jax Jones singles chronology | ||||
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Bebe Rexha singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Harder" on YouTube |
"Harder" is a song by English DJ Jax Jones and American singer-songwriter Bebe Rexha,released on 12 July 2019. [2] It is the ninth single from Jones's debut EP Snacks (2018), [3] and was also included on his debut studio album, Snacks (Supersize) (2019). [4] The music video for the song was released on 31 July 2019. [5] The song was released to top 40 radio on 13 August 2019, [6] and spent 14 weeks on the UK Singles Chart. [7]
Jason Lipshutz of Billboard called the song a "dance-pop opus" and a "quick ray of sun" with "whirring beats" that "continues Rexha down a promising path". [1]
Jones shared a snippet of the song on 9 July,asking fans who they thought was singing on it. He revealed the collaboration in another post on 10 July. [8]
The music video for the song was released on 31 July and was directed by Sophie Muller. [5] The video features Bebe Rexha on the day of her wedding and her fighting with her husband-to be and glancing at the wedding singer (Jax Jones).
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Harder" | 2:39 |
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [29] | Gold | 35,000‡ |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [30] | Gold | 20,000‡ |
Poland (ZPAV) [31] | Platinum | 50,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [32] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Country | Date | Format | Version | Label | Ref. |
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Various | 12 July 2019 | Original | Polydor | [3] | |
31 July 2019 | KC Lights Remix EP | [10] | |||
United States | 13 August 2019 | Top 40 radio | Original | Interscope | [6] |
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