She's Playing Hard to Get
{{short description|1992 single by Hi-Five}}
{{Infobox song
| name = She's Playing Hard to Get
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| type = single
| artist = Hi-Five
| album = Keep It Goin' On
| B-side = "Whenever You Say"
| released = {{start date|1992|7|8}}{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|id=mw0001101581|pure_url=yes}}|title=She's Playing Hard to Get - Hi-Five {{!}} User Reviews {{!}} AllMusic|work=AllMusic|publisher=RhythmOne|accessdate=March 14, 2021}}
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| genre =
- New jack swing{{cite web |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2012/07/the-25-best-new-jack-swing-songs/ |title=The 25 Best New Jack Swing Songs |last=Josephs |first=Brian |website=Complex |date=July 20, 2012 |access-date=August 31, 2021 }}
- funk{{cite web|first= Tom |last= Breihan |title= The Number Ones: Hi-Five’s “I Like The Way (The Kissing Game)|website= Stereogum |date= November 26, 2021 |url= https://www.stereogum.com/2168517/the-number-ones-hi-fives-i-like-the-way-the-kissing-game/columns/the-number-ones/|accessdate= December 22, 2023|quote= ...the deeply funky lead single “She’s Playing Hard To Get” peaked at #5.}}
| length = {{duration|m=4|s=35}}
| label = Jive
| writer = {{flatlist|
- Timmy Allen
- William Walton{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|album|mw0000081770|pure_url=yes}}|title=Keep It Goin' On - Hi-Five {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|work=AllMusic|publisher=RhythmOne|last=Haney|first=Shawn M|accessdate=April 21, 2021}}}}
| producer = Timmy Allen
| prev_title = Just Another Girlfriend
| prev_year = 1991
| next_title = Quality Time
| next_year = 1992
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|LKLnifIvnDQ|"She's Playing Hard to Get"}}}}
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"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 album, Keep It Goin' On. The song peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1992.{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151031111259/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/hi-five-mn0000676313/awards|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/hi-five-mn0000676313/awards|title=Hi-Five {{!}} Awards {{!}} AllMusic|work=AllMusic|publisher=RhythmOne|archivedate=October 31, 2015|accessdate=April 21, 2021}}
Music video
The official music video for "She's Playing Hard to Get" was directed by Lionel C. Martin.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8706266|title=Hi-Five: She's Playing Hard to Get (Video 1992) - IMDb|work=IMDb|publisher=Amazon|accessdate=April 22, 2021}} Russell Neal does not appear in the video, as he left the group before the video was filmed.{{cite web|url=http://datvegasgyrl.com/hi-five|title=What Happened to? Where are they now? Hi-Five - D.A.T Vegasgyrl|work=D.A.T Vegasgyrl|publisher=WordPress.com|date=October 18, 2016|accessdate=April 22, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKLnifIvnDQ|title=Hi-Five - She's Playing Hard to Get (Official Video) - YouTube|work=YouTube|date=March 16, 2014|accessdate=April 22, 2021}}
Charts
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|+Weekly chart performance for "She's Playing Hard to Get" !Chart (1992) !Peak |
{{singlechart|Australia|46|artist=Hi-Five|song=She's Playing Hard To Get|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 27, 2022}} |
{{singlechart|Canadatopsingles|25|chartid=1918|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 27, 2022}} |
scope="row"|Europe (European Dance Radio){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1992/MM-1992-11-14.pdf|title=European Dance Radio|magazine=Music & Media|date=November 14, 1992|page=24|accessdate=November 1, 2021}}
|align="center"|18 |
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{{singlechart|Dutch100|76|artist=Hi-Five|song=She's Playing Hard To Get|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 27, 2022}} |
{{singlechart|New Zealand|14|artist=Hi-Five|song=She's Playing Hard To Get|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 27, 2022}} |
{{singlechart|UKsinglesbyname|55|artist=Hi-Five|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 27, 2022}} |
scope="row"|US Billboard Hot 100
|align=center|5 |
scope="row"|US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)
|align=center|35 |
scope="row"|US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard)
|align=center|2 |
scope="row"|US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)
|align=center|7 |
scope="row"|US Top 40 Mainstream (Billboard)
|align=center|10 |
References
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External links
- {{Allmusic|id=mw0001101581}}
- {{Discogs master|type=single|143480}}
- {{IMDB title|tt8706266}}
{{Hi-Five}}
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Category:Music videos directed by Lionel C. Martin
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