Lily Allen - "Hard Out Here"

[Juan Carlos]

"Hard Out Here" is expected to be the first single from Lily Allen's forthcoming third studio album.

Music Video:

[Agent Yoncé]

This is cute. Don't see it going anywhere, though.

[Rocky]

Yes, get it girl. :) I was recently wondering where she is after all the promises for her return.

[Deleted]

This is accessible enough that I think it could be big for her if it's handled right. Hopefully so.

[Glove Slap]

This is good. Like REALLY good.

[Deleted]

Love it. Uuugh I need to download one of her albums.

[Sir Benji]

LMFAO OH MY GAWD! This has to SMASH it just has to

[Baby Spice]

The "controversy" surrounding this is completely ridiculous, but given the recent rise of these "social justice" warriors, it's not surprising. I love Lily's response though.

Nov 13, 2013 11:33:48 GMT -5 Codex said:

Love it. Uuugh I need to download one of her albums.

Both are perfect, but if you just wanna start with one, go with It's Not Me, It's You. One of my all time favorites. :)

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The instrumental reminds me of "Super Freak". This sounds like her most accessible single to me. Then I wonder if Americans will "get it". Then I remember "Royals". Then I wonder if Americans "got" that.

[allow that]

Does it not sample "Super Freak" officially?

Anyway, "forget your balls and grow a pair of tits" gets me every.single.time.

[Oprah]

I can't get enough of this shit. There isn't one line or part of the video that doesn't nail it. BOP ALERT.

Nov 13, 2013 10:09:42 GMT -5 Glove Slap said:

This is good. Like REALLY good.

Like, really, REALLY good.

[Deleted]

Holy fuck someone who talks about society issues and makes it fun without being a pretentious raving bitch!! This is a fun video, cute song , Lily Allen usually always brings it. Her ass is cute too.

[allow that]

Nov 15, 2013 0:50:17 GMT -5 @spiritanimal said:

Holy f**k someone who talks about society issues and makes it fun without being a pretentious raving bitch!!

I'll always think of her as a partial bitch tbh because she used to bully Amy Winehouse back in the day. :(

Her ass is cute too.

You a lesbian now?

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Nov 15, 2013 0:55:15 GMT -5 allow that said:

Nov 15, 2013 0:50:17 GMT -5 @spiritanimal said:

Holy f**k someone who talks about society issues and makes it fun without being a pretentious raving bitch!!

I'll always think of her as a partial bitch to be honest because she used to bully Amy Winehouse back in the day. :(

Her ass is cute too.

You a lesbian now?

Amy Winehouse <3

Not a lesbian just a lover of ass, so gotta give a white girl props when he got a backside.

[Oprah]

Nov 15, 2013 0:50:17 GMT -5 @spiritanimal said:

Holy f**k someone who talks about society issues and makes it fun without being a pretentious raving bitch!! This is a fun video, cute song , Lily Allen usually always brings it. Her ass is cute too.

Which is exactly why the usual suspects are up in arms over this.

YOUR FEMINISM MUST BE INTER-SECTIONAL IN ITS CRITIQUE OF THE HETERONORMITY ENFORCED ON US BY THE PATRIARCHY

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I'm not quite familiar with who you reading and shading but my delicate and precise tape job just came undone, its indefinably hard out here

[allow that]

I've seen quite a few people on Facebook posting this link and detailed analysis of "Hard Out Here" from a webpage called Black In Asia.

Sample:

Lily Allen’s Racist New Music Video, “Hard Out Here”

You can say please all you want, but at the end of the day most white people honestly just don’t care. Despite widespread criticism of Miley Cyrus for her racist cultural appropriation and use of black women as props in her videos, despite criticism of the likes of Lorde for their flippant degradation of the consumer choices and desires of poor black people, Lily Allen arrives in grand racist fashion with her debut track from her upcoming third album.
...........
Since you know, black female bodies and twerking (a form of black female expression with their bodies) are all so funny and a joke, WHY NOT END BY SMACKING ONE OF THEM ON THE ASS TO REASSERT YOUR DOMINANCE AND PRIVILEGE OVER THEM AS A WHITE WOMAN?

Oh wait, she did that too:

SMH

[🅳🅸🆂🅲🅾]

Nov 15, 2013 0:50:17 GMT -5 @spiritanimal said:

Holy f**k someone who talks about society issues and makes it fun without being a pretentious raving bitch!! This is a fun video, cute song , Lily Allen usually always brings it. Her ass is cute too.

I know right? I have liked some of her songs, especially the ones where she is addressing some issue.

I love how she dragged Miley, Rihanna, Robin Thicke, that "Bubble Butt" all in one video. Lily's overall look was very Natalia Kills meets Dana International.

[Deleted]

Unlike another white bitch name Miley who used black women asses like some trophy to gain urban points and fit in the urban world, which came across as borderline perpetuating stereotypes, Lily here and its clear in the video is talking about something far greater and pointing out all the SHIT thats wrong with hollywood and how men paint women

they on facebook can have several seats at a community college so they can understand the meaning behind this song.

[Deleted]

This is fucking outstanding. She never disappoints, does she.

Love.

[Sir Benji]

Nov 15, 2013 1:30:37 GMT -5 @spiritanimal said:

Unlike another white bitch name Miley who used black women asses like some trophy to gain urban points and fit in the urban world, which came across as borderline perpetuating stereotypes, Lily here and its clear in the video is talking about something far greater and pointing out all the s**t thats wrong with hollywood and how men paint women

they on facebook can have several seats at a community college so they can understand the meaning behind this song.

Quoted for truth.

[LBTrocks]

It's a good song, but the auto-tune is awful in it.

[Juan Carlos]

Nov 15, 2013 13:44:39 GMT -5 LBTrocks said:

It's a good song, but the auto-tune is awful in it.

I don't know, but maybe the auto-tune was intentional. Who knows?

BTW, I really like it. Lily Allen is not like the other girls in the pop scene, which makes her one of a kind. Great comeback (along her cover of "Somewhere Only We Know" in a different way) tbh.

[Joe1240]

Just heard the song today. This is good.The video is fun. I love the mocking of Miley and Robin Thicke. So funny. Should be a hit in the UK.

[Gray.]

Nov 15, 2013 1:30:37 GMT -5 @spiritanimal said:

they on facebook can have several seats at a community college so they can understand the meaning behind this song.

Seriously though, girl even says "if you can't detect the sarcasm, then you've misunderstood." I've had this on repeat since the video dropped; this is a jam.

[Juan Carlos]

Live Performance:

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Out now! (Available WW on Monday, except in Germany where it would be as a pre-order) :)

[Sir Benji]

This is #82 on iTunes and it's already Top ten on both UK & Ireland iTunes. It's also out in NZ, some Latin American markets, and a few Asian ones.

[Deleted]

At a time when there is so much fuss on Katy vs Gaga, its good to have a woman with immense talent show up on pop radio and give us all a break and fill in the missing pieces to pop radio, a fun song with meaning. Hopefully they can promote this right and radio programmers can get behind her because little girls need to see and hear this.

[Juan Carlos]

From the Official Charts:

Lily Allen is set to score her second Top 10 single in as many weeks this Sunday with "Hard Out Here". The thought-provoking track, which sees Lily tackling music video misogyny head on, is new in at Number 7 on today's Official Singles Chart Update.

Side note: Lily Allen's cover of Keane's "Somewhere Only We Know" is at #3 on the midweeks update.

[Juan Carlos]

Debuts at #9 on the UK Singles Chart.