Hard Times (Plan B song)
| "Hard Times" | ||||
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| Single by Plan B featuring Elton John and Paloma Faith | ||||
| from the album The Defamation of Strickland Banks | ||||
| Released | 19 May 2011 | |||
| Recorded | April 2011 | |||
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| Length | 4:05 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ben Drew | |||
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"Hard Times" is the seventh single from British rapper and songwriter Plan B's second studio album, The Defamation of Strickland Banks. On 19 May 2011, it was released as a digital download, featuring newly recorded vocal parts by Elton John and Paloma Faith, recorded as a charity single with all the proceeds benefiting victims of the 2010 Pakistan floods and 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. The song was used by Sky Sports in the build up to Crystal Palace vs West Bromwich Albion in April 2010.