“Hardest to Love” features Abel reminiscing on his past behaviors in a relationship, blaming himself for its demise. The track’s instrumental belongs to the genre of liquid drum & bass, a popular subgenre of electronica that rarely appears in mainstream pop music. The song was first previewed in a teaser video posted to Abel’s Twitter account on March 19, 2020.

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