Hard Times (Plan B song)

"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.

Track listing

 * Digital download
 * 1) "Hard Times" (featuring Elton John & Paloma Faith) - 4:05


 * Promotional CD single
 * 1) "Hard Times" (featuring Elton John & Paloma Faith) - 4:05
 * 2) "Hard Times" (Live) (featuring Elton John & Paloma Faith) - 5:44
 * 3) "Hard Times" (Edit) - 3:48

Personnel

 * Plan B – vocals, producer


 * Production
 * David McEwan – producer
 * Eric Appapoulay – additional producer
 * Mark "Top" Rankin – engineer, mixing


 * Additional musicians (single version)
 * Elton John – piano, vocals
 * Paloma Faith – vocals


 * Additional musicians (album version)
 * Tom Wright-Goss – guitar
 * Eric Appapoulay – bass, backing vocals
 * Richard Cassell – drums
 * Everton Newson – violin
 * Louisa Fuller – violin
 * Sally Herbert – violin
 * Warren Zielinski – violin
 * Bruce White – viola
 * Sonia Slany – viola
 * Ian Burdge – cello