Hard to Beat

"Hard to Beat"
Single by Hard-Fi
from the album Stars of CCTV
B-side	"Stronger" "Seven Nation Army"
Released	20 June 2005 (2005-06-20)[1]
Genre	Alternative rock, dance-rock, post-punk revival
Length	4:34 (album version) 4:14 (radio edit)
Label	Necessary Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Richard Archer
Producer(s)	Wolsey White Richard Archer
Hard-Fi singles chronology
"Tied Up Too Tight" (2005) "Hard to Beat" (2005) "Living for the Weekend" (2005)
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"Hard to Beat" is the third single from English indie rock group Hard-Fi, from their album Stars of CCTV. Despite being released as the third single, it was Hard-Fi's first of two top-10 singles, reaching number nine in the United Kingdom after being released on 20 June 2005. In the United States, the song was released as the second single from Stars of CCTV on 18 April 2006, following "Cash Machine". It gained the band some prominence in the US by entering the US Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart at number 39 a month after release. It later peaked at number 34.