"Difficult" is the fourth single from French-American recording artist

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's debut album, ''

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''. The single was produced by Uffie's label-mate and friend SebastiAn and was released by

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and

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on October 18, 2010. Remixes by SebastiAn and

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were included in the release.

Release

In July 2010 DJ

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premiered a remix of "Difficult", titled the ''Kissy Klub Version'', on his

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show and made the track available to download for free from his blog. On August 11, 2010

confirmed through their

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page that Uffie's next single to be released would be "Difficult", produced by SebastiAn. It was then announced that "Difficult" would be released as an EP on October 18, 2010 through

and

, containing remixes from SebastiAn and

. The remix provided by SebastiAn titled "2006 Parties Remix", reached number 1 on

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the day of being released.

announced through her official blog that a

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for "Difficult" would begin shooting on September 9, 2010. The music video was later confirmed to be directed by French filmmakers AB/CD/CD and was released on October 6, 2010. The song contains a sample from "Love of the Hurtin' Kind" by

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Music video

The video, directed by AB/CD/CD, features Uffie walking through a school hallway, as each door leads her to the same but alternately changed hallways. By the end of the video Uffie finds herself trapped behind the doors.

Track listing

;Digital Release #"Difficult" (Original Version) – 2:56 #"Difficult" ( SebastiAn "2006 Parties" Remix) - 3:51 #"Difficult" (

Remix) - 6:06 ;12" Single :A1. "Difficult" (Original Version) – 2:56 :A2. "Difficult" ( SebastiAn "2006 Parties" Remix) - 3:51 :B1. "Difficult" (

Remix) - 6:06

References

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