"Cold Hard Bitch" is the fourth single (second in the United States) by the Australian rock band

Rock Band

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 Jet

Jet (band)

Jet are an Australian rock band formed in 2001 while attending St Bede's College Mentone in Melbourne, . The band consists of lead guitarist Cameron Muncey, bassist Mark Wilson, and brothers Nic and Chris Cester on vocals/rhythm guitar and drums respectively...

, from their 2003 album Get Born

Get Born

-B-Sides:#"Hold On" - featured on the soundtrack for the movie Spider-Man 2#"Hey Kids" - B-side to "Are You Gonna Be My Girl"; also featured on the soundtrack to the movie Elektra and later as a bonus track on their 2006 album Shine On....

. It was released in 2004. The song reached #1 on Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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's Hot Modern Rock Tracks, giving the band their only #1 Modern Rock hit. The single also spent an impressive 8 weeks at #1 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.

The video for the song shows the band performing in a bar, playing pinball and talking to women.

The song was produced by the Hothouse team, Craig Harnath and Finn Keane.

When the song was performed at Live 8

Live 8

Live 8 was a string of benefit concerts that took place on 2 July 2005, in the G8 states and in South Africa. They were timed to precede the G8 Conference and summit held at the Gleneagles Hotel in Auchterarder, Scotland from 6–8 July 2005; they also coincided with the 20th anniversary of Live Aid...

 in Canada in 2005, the name was changed to "You're Like This". It is believed that this was done to cover up the word bitch, as they were playing for a benefit concert.

Track 2, "Everlovin' Man", was a cover of The Loved Ones

The Loved Ones

The Loved Ones were an Australian rock band formed in 1965 in Melbourne following the British Invasion. The line-up of Gavin Anderson on drums, Ian Clyne on organ and piano, Gerry Humphrys on vocals and harmonica, Rob Lovett on guitar, and Kim Lynch on bass guitar recorded their early hits...

' 1966 hit.

Track listing

1. "Cold Hard Bitch"
2. "Everlovin' Man"
3. "Ain't That a Lotta Love"
4. "You Don't Look the Same"
5. "Cold Hard Bitch" (Live)

Chart performance

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...	33
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	34
US Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	55
US Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	1
US Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks	1