She's Playing Hard to Get

"She's Playing Hard to Get" is a song performed by American contemporary R&B group Hi-Five, released in July 1992 by Jive Records as the lead single from their second album, Keep It Goin' On (1992). The song is written by Timmy Allen and William Walton, and produced by Allen. It peaked at number five on the US Billboard Hot 100.^[5] The accompanying music video was directed by Lionel C. Martin.^[6] Russell Neal does not appear in the video, as he left the group before the video was filmed.^[7][8]

"She's Playing Hard to Get"
Single by Hi-Five
from the album Keep It Goin' On
B-side	"Whenever You Say"
Released	July 8, 1992 (1992-07-08)[1]
Genre	New jack swing[2] funk[3]
Length	4:35
Label	Jive
Songwriter(s)	Timmy Allen William Walton[4]
Producer(s)	Timmy Allen
Hi-Five singles chronology
"Just Another Girlfriend" (1991) "She's Playing Hard to Get" (1992) "Quality Time" (1992)
Music video
"She's Playing Hard to Get" on YouTube

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "She's Playing Hard to Get"

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[9]	46
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[10]	25
Europe (European Dance Radio)[11]	18
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12]	76
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13]	14
UK Singles (OCC)[14]	55
UK Club Chart (Music Week)[15]	37
US Billboard Hot 100[5]	5
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)[5]	35
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard)[5]	2
US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)[5]	7
US Top 40 Mainstream (Billboard)[5]	10