both the 90-second long trailer and as the theme tune to Channel 4's coverage of the 2012 Summer Paralympics. The song subsequently experienced a surge in sales, peaking at number 4 and thereby becoming Public Enemy's first Top 10 single in the UK and their highest-charting single ever in the nation. A review for The Independent said of its re-release in the UK: "Following its prominent use in Channel 4's Paralympics coverage, great lost 2007 single 'Harder Than You Think' had a sales surge that carried it into the UK Top Five, giving the band their biggest hit to date. It'd be a thrilling piece of work in any era, Chuck delivering a typically apocalyptic call to arms over a backing track which uses a horn sample from Shirley Bassey's 'Jezahel', but to hear it blasting from the radio in the second decade of this century is beyond beautiful." The song also serves as the theme tune to the British TV show The Last Leg, which was originally a show that ran alongside the 2012 Paralympics, but later spun off as an independent show. The song was also used as the theme tune to Channel 4's coverage of the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia; the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea and the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. Track listing 12" vinyl Side A "Harder Than You Think" (Clean Mix) "Harder Than You Think" (Instrumental) Side B "Amerikan Gangster" (Dirty Mix) "Amerikan Gangster" (Clean Mix) "Amerikan Gangster" (Instrumental) 2012 digital download "Harder Than You Think" (UK Radio Edit) - 3:10 Other versions "Harder Than You Think" (Album Version) - 4:10 "Harder Than You Think" (Remix) - 4:38 Harder Than You Think (Dehasse Radio Edit) - 3:18 Harder Than You Think (Dehasse Club Mix) - 5:59 Chart performance Certifications Release history References External links "Harder Than You Think" video Channel 4 90 second trailer for Summer 2012 Paralympics using "Harder Than You Think" "Harder Than You Think" video released following its use for the Paralympics "We Must Learn" video for 2021 NBA MLK Day celebration 2007 singles Public Enemy (band) songs 2012 singles Songs written by Chuck D Songs written by Flavor Flav Songs written by Gary G-Wiz 2007 songs Sports television theme songs