She's Playing Hard to Get

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"She's Playing Hard to Get"
Single by Hi-Five
from the album Keep It Goin' On
B-side"Whenever You Say"
ReleasedJuly 8, 1992 (1992-07-08)[1]
Genre
Length4:35
LabelJive
Songwriters
  • Timmy Allen
  • William Walton[4]
ProducerTimmy Allen
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, released in July 1992 by Jive Records as the lead single from their second album, Keep It Goin' On (1992). The song is written by Timmy Allen and William Walton, and produced by Allen. It peaked at number five on the US Billboard Hot 100.[5] The accompanying music video was directed by Lionel C. Martin.[6] Russell Neal does not appear in the video, as he left the group before the video was filmed.[7][8]

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "She's Playing Hard to Get"
Chart (1992) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[9]46
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[10]25
Europe (European Dance Radio)[11] 18
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12]76
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13]14
UK Singles (OCC)[14]55
UK Dance (Music Week)[15] 14
UK Club Chart (Music Week)[16] 37
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 5
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)[5] 35
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard)[5] 2
US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)[5] 7
US Top 40 Mainstream (Billboard)[5] 10

References

  1. "She's Playing Hard to Get - Hi-Five | User Reviews | AllMusic". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  2. Josephs, Brian (July 20, 2012). "The 25 Best New Jack Swing Songs". Complex. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  3. 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.
  4. Haney, Shawn M. "Keep It Goin' On - Hi-Five | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  5. "Hi-Five | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Archived from the original on October 31, 2015. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  6. "Hi-Five: She's Playing Hard to Get (Video 1992) - IMDb". IMDb. Amazon. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  7. "What Happened to? Where are they now? Hi-Five - D.A.T Vegasgyrl". D.A.T Vegasgyrl. WordPress.com. October 18, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  8. "Hi-Five - She's Playing Hard to Get (Official Video) - YouTube". YouTube. March 16, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  9. "Hi-Five – She's Playing Hard To Get". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  10. "Top RPM Singles: Image 1918". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  11. "European Dance Radio" (PDF). Music & Media. November 14, 1992. p. 24. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  12. "Hi-Five – She's Playing Hard To Get" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  13. "Hi-Five – She's Playing Hard To Get". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  14. "Search results for "Hi-Five" | Official Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  15. "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. October 24, 1992. p. 22. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  16. "The Record Mirror Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). September 26, 1992. p. 6. Retrieved October 1, 2025.