Hard to Say

For the song by Sawyer Brown, see Hard to Say (Sawyer Brown song).

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

"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)

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