Don't Make It Harder on Me

"**Don't Make It Harder on Me**" is the eleventh track off Chloe x Halle's sophomore album *Ungodly Hour*, released on June 12, 2020, through Parkwood Entertainment. The track was written by Chloe x Halle, Nasri Atweh, and Jeff Gitelman, who also produced it.

The song has a lighthearted feel and, in contrast, tells a story of love and the loss within it. It is a prime example of what it feels like to leave a person and thinking it was for the better. The feeling of moving on to someone you’renew while also having second thoughts about the person you left behind. These second thoughts remind you so much of all the good times, that you almost forget all the hurt they caused you as well. In the end this person moves forward and the girls do as well.

## Background

The song was written by Chloe x Halle with Nasri Atweh and the producer Gitty. Chloe believes Halle "really inspired" this song. "She was going through a situation where she was involved with someone, and there was also someone else trying to get her attention," Chloe stated, "we kind of just painted that story through the lyrics". She also commented on the song and its process:

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## Live performances

Chloe x Halle debuted "Don't Make It Harder on Me" live for their Tiny Desk Concerts, dated on December 8, 2020. They also made a performance of the song on the Honda Stage in December 2020.

Chloe x Halle - Tiny Desk (Home) ConcertHonda Stage - "Don't Make It Harder On Me"
## Lyrics

Ooh, ooh, ooh

Ooh, ooh

I need you to stop lookin' at me like that

We are just friends now

You already had your chance

So I need you to stop sayin' the things you say

I don't wanna regret, no

The reason I didn't stay

If you keep actin' so sweet

I might just wake up and leave

This boy that I pinky swore

We'd be together for sure

I can't be thinking of you

When I'm alone with my boo

If you smile at me again

I may do somethin' stupid

Don't make it harder on me

Don't make it harder on me

I told you not to love me

And now you're growing on me

Don't make it harder on me

Don't make it harder on me

I told you not to want me

But you don't listen to me

And you never did

Ooh, ooh, ooh

Never did, never did (Ooh, ooh)

Why did we stop bein' together now?

Oh, I just remembered

How many girls you had

So you need to stop bein' so nice to me

'Cause a part of me has moved on

But a part of me is so weak

If you keep actin' so sweet (So sweet)

I might just wake up and leave (Leave)

This boy that I pinky swore

We'd be together for sure

I can't be thinking of you

When I'm alone with my boo

If you smile at me again

I may do somethin' stupid

Don't make it harder on me (Don't make it harder)

Don't make it harder on me

I told you not to love me

And now you're growing on me

Don't make it harder on me

Don't make it harder on me

I told you not to want me

But you don't listen to me

And you never did

Ooh, ooh

Oh, oh (Ooh)

Oh, oh (Ooh)

Don't make it harder

Don't make it harder on me

Harder for me

And you never did

## **"Don't Make It Harder on Me" credits adapted from Tidal**

### Written by:

Chloe Bailey, Halle Bailey, Jeff Gitelman, Nasri Atweh

### Engineered by:

Assisted by Halle Bailey and Najeeb Jones

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ungodly Hour by Chloe x Halle on Apple Music". Apple Music.
2. ↑ "Chloe x Halle's Tiny Desk (Home) Concert: Watch". *Billboard*.
3. ↑ "Chloe x Halle Perform 'Don't Make It Harder on Me' Live on the Honda Stage". *Billboard*.
4. ↑ "Credits / Ungodly Hour / Chloe x Halle". Tidal. Retrieved on March 9, 2021.