"Hard Row" is a single by

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blues-rock duo

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from their second album ''

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''. The song, along with the rest of ''Thickfreakness'', was recorded in drummer

Patrick Carney Patrick James Carney (born April 15, 1980) is an American musician and producer best known as the drummer of the Black Keys, a blues rock band from Akron, Ohio. Early life Carney's father, Jim, is a retired reporter for the '' Akron Beacon Journ ...

's basement on a 1980 8-track recorder. The lyrics were written by Chuck Auerbach and bandmember

Dan Auerbach Daniel Quine Auerbach (; born May 14, 1979) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer, best known as the guitarist and vocalist of The Black Keys, a blues rock band from Akron, Ohio. As a member of the group, Auerbach has ...

, and the music composed by both members of the band.

Track listing

# Hard Row (7") # Evil (7") # Hard Row (CD) # Set You Free (CD) # Evil (CD)

In media

Hard Row is the opening song in the first episode of the first season of the TV-series

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Personnel

- guitars, vocals *

- percussion, drums {{Authority control 2003 singles The Black Keys songs Songs written by Dan Auerbach Songs written by Patrick Carney