"Can't Get Any Harder" is a song by American singer James Brown from his fifty-sixth studio album, Universal James (1993). It was released in January 1993 via Scotti Brothers Records as the album's lead single. Written by C+C Music Factory members Robert Clivillés and David Cole, Trilogy's Duran Ramos, and Leaders of the New School, it was produced by Clivillés and Cole with co-production by Ricky Crespo, and features guest rap vocals from Trilogy and Leaders of the New School.^[1]

The single peaked at number 58 on the UK Singles Chart, as well as number 76 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number 7 on the Dance Singles Sales, making it Brown's last charting single in the United States. It was also a Brown's final music video to date featured a live dancer and college students.

It was poorly received by critics; AllMusic described it as "strain[ing] for rap credibility",^[1] while Entertainment Weekly dismissed it as "junky".^[2]

• James Brown – vocals
• Trilogy – rap vocals
• Bryan "Charlie Brown" Higgins – songwriter, rap vocals, additional producer (track 4)
• Sheldon "Cut Monitor Milo" Scott – songwriter, rap vocals, additional producer (track 4)
• Trevor "Busta Rhymes" Smith – songwriter, rap vocals, additional producer (track 4)
• James "Dinco D" Jackson – songwriter, rap vocals, additional producer (track 4)
• Robert Clivillés – songwriter, producer, arranger, editing, mixing, remixing
• David Cole – songwriter, producer, arranger, mixing, remixing
• Ricky Crespo – additional producer, programming, editing
• Alan Friedman – programming
• Acar Key – recording, mixing, engineering
• Katherine Miller – recording, engineering
• Richard Joseph – recording, engineering
• Herbert Powers Jr. – mastering