She's Playing Hard to Get

"She's Playing Hard to Get"
Single by Hi-Five
from the album Keep It Goin' On
B-side"Whenever You Say"[1]
ReleasedJuly 8, 1992 (1992-07-08)[2]
Genre
Length4:35
LabelJive
Songwriter(s)
  • Timmy Allen
  • William Walton[5]
Producer(s)Timmy Allen[6]
Hi-Five singles chronology
"Just Another Girlfriend"
(1991) 		"She's Playing Hard to Get"
(1992) 		"Quality Time"
(1992)
Music video
"She's Playing Hard to Get" on YouTube

"She's Playing Hard to Get" is a song performed by American contemporary R&B group Hi-Five, issued as the lead single from their second studio album, Keep It Goin' On. The song peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1992.[7] A cover of this song, entitled "He's Playing Hard to Get", was released by British girl group Solid Harmonie on their debut album, but was not released as a single.

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  2. ^ "She's Playing Hard to Get - Hi-Five | User Reviews | AllMusic". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  3. ^ Josephs, Brian (July 20, 2012). "The 25 Best New Jack Swing Songs". Complex. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  4. ^ Breihan, Tom (November 26, 2021). "The Number Ones: Hi-Five's "I Like The Way (The Kissing Game)". Stereogum. Retrieved December 22, 2023. ...the deeply funky lead single "She's Playing Hard To Get" peaked at #5.
  5. ^ Haney, Shawn M. "Keep It Goin' On - Hi-Five | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  6. ^ "Hi-Five - Keep It Goin' On (1992, CD) | Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
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