Hard to Say

1981 single by Dan Fogelberg

"Hard to Say"

Side A of the US single

Single by Dan Fogelberg

from the album The Innocent Age

B-side

"The Innocent Age"

Released

August 1981

Genre

Pop

Length

4:00

Label

Full Moon Records

Songwriter(s)

Dan Fogelberg

Dan Fogelberg singles chronology

"Same Old Lang Syne"
(1980)

"Hard to Say"
(1981)

"Leader of the Band"
(1981)

"Hard to Say" is the title of a popular song from 1981 written and performed by the American singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg. The song first appeared on Fogelberg's album The Innocent Age.

Fogelberg wrote the song while recovering from surgery.^[1] The song features backing vocals by singer Glenn Frey of the Eagles.^[2] The song became Fogelberg's third Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart when it peaked at No. 7 in October 1981.^[2] It also spent three weeks at No. 2 on the Billboard adult contemporary chart.^[1] It became his greatest hit in Canada, where it peaked at No. 16 Pop and No. 1 AC.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1981)	Peak position
Canada RPM Top Singles	16
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	7
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	2
U.S. Billboard Top Rock Tracks^[3]	14
U.S. Cash Box Top 100^[4]	7

Year-end charts

Chart (1981)	Rank
Canada^[5]	82
U.S. Cash Box^[6]	73

References

^ ^a ^b Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of No. 1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications)
^ ^a ^b Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)
^ Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks, October 3, 1981
^ "Cash Box Top 100 11/07/81".
^ "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
^ "Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1981". Archived from the original on September 14, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2020.