It was their first top 50 hit since ' No Tell Lover' in 1978 and it spent twelve weeks in the top 5 of the Billboard Hot 100. 1 for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100.
It was released on May 16, 1982, as the lead single from the album Chicago 16. ' Hard to Say I'm Sorry' is a song written by bassist Peter Cetera, who also sang lead on the track, and producer David Foster, for the group Chicago.
