These Hard Times

"These Hard Times"
Single by Matchbox Twenty
from the album Exile on Mainstream
ReleasedUnited States January 29, 2008
United Kingdom May 5, 2008
Recorded2007
Genre
Length3:48 (album version)
3:26 (radio edit)
LabelAtlantic
Songwriters
ProducerSteve Lillywhite
Matchbox Twenty singles chronology
"All Your Reasons"
(2008) 		"These Hard Times"
(2008) 		"She's So Mean"
(2012)

"These Hard Times" is the second single (worldwide except Australia) from rock band Matchbox Twenty's first compilation album Exile on Mainstream (2007).

It was released as a follow-up to "All Your Reasons", which was released only in Australia, and although not an official single in Australia, "These Hard Times" was serviced to radio there; it did not gain much airplay.

Music video

The video features the band playing in the street in front of what appears to be a warehouse. Many people pass by as if nothing is happening. Near the end of the song, several colored balloons come out of a gutter and the warehouse's doors open, letting more and more balloons out. All the people seen in the video stop and look upwards to the balloons. The video ends when the band stops playing and stares at the balloons as well.

The video was directed by Ramon & Pedro.

Track listing

  1. "These Hard Times" (album version)
  2. "Bright Lights" (Live from Wal-Mart Soundcheck)
EP version
  1. "These Hard Times" – 3:48
  2. "3 AM" (live soundcheck version) – 3:51
  3. "Bright Lights" (live soundcheck version) – 4:38

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2008) Peak
position
Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[1] 45
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard)[2] 12
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[3] 28
US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[4] 7
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[5] 40

Year-end charts

Chart (2008) Position
US Adult Top 40[6] 29

Release history

Release dates and formats for "These Hard Times"
Region Date Format Label(s) Ref.
United States January 29, 2008 Mainstream airplay Atlantic [7]

References

  1. ^ "Matchbox Twenty Chart History (Canada Hot AC)". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  2. ^ "Matchbox Twenty Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  3. ^ "Matchbox Twenty Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  4. ^ "Matchbox Twenty Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  5. ^ "Matchbox Twenty Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  6. ^ "Adult Pop Songs – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  7. ^ "FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more!". fmqb.com. Archived from the original on 2010-10-21. Retrieved 2026-03-06.


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