Song · Olivia Dean & Leon Bridges
“The Hardest Part” by Olivia Dean & Leon Bridges
“The Hardest Part” by Olivia Dean & Leon Bridges appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations in 2023. Its best result is #63 on the 90.9 The Bridge Top 90 Songs of 2023. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #293 indie & aaa song of 2023.
English singer-songwriter Olivia Dean's "The Hardest Part" first arrived in August 2020, leading the rollout of her second EP, What Am I Gonna Do on Sundays?, and it later found a spot on her debut album Messy. In June 2023 she recorded it again as a duet with Leon Bridges, and that's the version the countdowns picked up.
She wrote it fresh out of a serious two-year relationship, and she's described it as a breakup song that refuses to wallow: a grown-up acceptance that two people have become different people and the only direction left is forward. Bridges slips right into that unhurried calm. He's said the song grabbed him from the very first listen and that he was honored to be asked. By June 2023 it had already passed 117 million streams.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 71 | KXT Dallas–Fort Worth, TX | KXT Top 91 Songs of 2023 | 91 |
| 2023 | 63 | 90.9 The Bridge Kansas City, MO | 90.9 The Bridge Top 90 Songs of 2023 | 90 |
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