"Hard to Make a Stand" is the third single from

Sheryl Crow Sheryl Suzanne Crow (born February 11, 1962) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and actress. Her music incorporates elements of rock, pop, country, folk, and blues. She has released eleven studio albums, five compilations and three li ...

's self-titled second album (1996). It was released as a single only in Europe, Canada, Japan, and South Africa. The track caused controversy in the US due to its references to

abortion Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus. An abortion that occurs without intervention is known as a miscarriage or "spontaneous abortion"; these occur in approximately 30% to 40% of pregn ...

. The music video for the song, directed by Matthew Amos, is taken from a live performance in

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. A live performance of this song is featured on Sheryl Crow's 2006 concert DVD: ''Wildflower Tour, Live from New York''.

Track listings

UK CD1 # "Hard to Make a Stand" # "Hard to Make a Stand" (alternate version) # "Hard to Make a Stand" (live BBC Simon Mayo Session) # "In Need" UK CD2 # "Hard to Make a Stand" # "Sad Sad World" # "No One Said It Would Be Easy" (live from

Shepherd's Bush Empire Shepherd's Bush Empire (currently known as O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire for sponsorship reasons, and formerly known as the BBC Television Theatre) is a music venue in Shepherd's Bush, West London, run by the Academy Music Group. It was originally ...

in London) # "

If It Makes You Happy "If It Makes You Happy" is a song by American singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow, released as the lead single from her 1996 eponymous album in September 1996. The song peaked at number 10 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming Crow's final top-10 ...

" (live from Shepherd's Bush Empire in London) European CD single # "Hard to Make a Stand" # "Sad Sad World" Japanese CD single # "Hard to Make a Stand" # "If It Makes You Happy" (live) # "On the Outside" (live) # "No One Said It Would Be Easy" (live)

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the UK CD2 liner and disc notes. Studio * Recorded at

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(Los Angeles) Personnel * Sheryl Crow – writing, vocals, bass guitar, acoustic guitar,

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, production *

Bill Bottrell William A. Bottrell (born October 27, 1952) is an American record producer and songwriter. He has collaborated with Michael Jackson, Madonna, Electric Light Orchestra and Sheryl Crow. Biography Between 1967 and 1970, Bottrell attended Cresc ...

– writing * Todd Wolfe – writing * R.S. Bryan – writing * Steve Donnelly – electric guitar * Pete Thomas – drums *

Tchad Blake Tchad Blake (born 1955) is an American record producer, audio engineer, mixer and musician. A native of Baytown, Texas, he has worked with numerous artists and musicians, including Al Green, American Music Club, Ani DiFranco, Apartment 26, Arct ...

– mixing, recording * Jeri Heiden – artwork design * Jim Wright – photography

Charts

References

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