"Cold Hard Bitch" is the fourth single (second in the United States) by Australian rock group Jet from their 2003 debut album, Get Born. The song was written by band members Chris Cester, Nic Cester, and Cameron Muncey. Heavily inspired by prior heavy bands such as AC/DC, the song is one of the heaviest in the group's catalog, being a tough hard rock tune with a simplistic chord structure. The song was released in the United States on 9 February 2004 and in Australia on 26 July 2004. In addition to peaking at number 33 in Australia, it topped the US Billboard Mainstream Rock and Modern Rock Tracks charts and reached number 55 on the Billboard Hot 100. In Canada, the song reached number two on the Radio & Records Rock Top 30, while in Europe, it charted in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 34 in September 2004. Background and single history Band-members Chris Cester, Nic Cester, and Cameron Muncey composed the tune. An embryonic version of it appeared on Jet's 2002 release Dirty Sweet (also known as Dirty Sweet EP), a four-song work from the band's early days. "Cold Hard Bitch" received a large scale release when the group's debut studio album, Get Born, came out on 14 September 2003. The group's debut single, "Are You Gonna Be My Girl", became their signature song and gained significant chart success in the US, making it their most successful hit there. That song had considerable pop radio airplay and peaked No. 29 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Cold Hard Bitch" came out several months later and peaked No. 55 on the Hot 100, yet it was more successful on rock and roll radio stations, reaching No. 1 on Billboards Hot Modern Rock Tracks for three weeks. "Cold Hard Bitch" gave the band their only number-one Modern Rock hit in the US: their prior hit, "Are You Gonna Be My Girl", had peaked at No. 3. The single also became their sole No. 1 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, spending eight weeks at the top, whereas their prior hit peaked at No. 7. Strongly influenced by past hard rock groups such as AC/DC, "Cold Hard Bitch" features a simplistic chord structure that emphasizes the guitar playing and bassline. In terms of a critical response, the song received praise from AllMusic's MacKenzie Wilson, who viewed it as having a "sultry"