Hard Place

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"Hard Place"
Single by H.E.R.
from the album I Used to Know Her and I Used to Know Her: Part 2
ReleasedApril 4, 2019 (2019-04-04)
GenreR&B
Length3:32 (single version)
4:32 (EP version)
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Rodney Jerkins
H.E.R. singles chronology
"Could've Been"
(2018) 		"Hard Place"
(2019) 		"Slide"
(2019)
Music video
"Hard Place" on YouTube

"Hard Place" is a song by American singer H.E.R. released on April 4, 2019 (2019-04-04) as the first single from her fifth EP I Used to Know Her: Part 2 and the second single from her second compilation album I Used to Know Her. It was written by H.E.R., Sam Ashworth, David “Swagg R’Celious” Harris, and Ruby Amanfu and produced by Rodney Jerkins.

Music video[edit]

The music video for "Hard Place" was released on April 26, 2019. It features H.E.R. and a love interest who make music together until a promoter wants to recruit H.E.R. without her partner.[1] The rest of the music video shows their relationship and the difficulties that they face as the singer's career rises.[2]

Accolades[edit]

Year Ceremony Category Result Ref.
2019 BET Awards BET Her Award Won [3]
Soul Train Music Awards The Ashford and Simpson Songwriter of the Year Award Nominated [4]
2020 Grammy Awards Record of the Year Nominated [5]
Song of the Year Nominated
NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Song - Contemporary Nominated [6]
Outstanding Music Video Nominated

Live performances[edit]

H.E.R. first performed "Hard Place" on NPR's Tiny Desk, in an episode released on YouTube on December 13, 2018.[7] She also performed it at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards.[8] She performed it again the following month on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.[9] She also performed it on Nickelodeon sketch comedy series All That on September 28, 2019.[citation needed]

Charts[edit]

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Canada Hot Digital Songs (Billboard)[10] 17
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[11] 12
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[12] 29
US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Song (Billboard)[13] 10
US Digital Songs (Billboard)[14] 16
US Hot R&B Songs (Billboard)[15] 15
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[16] 39
US R&B Digital Songs (Billboard)[17] 2
US R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Songs (Billboard)[18] 5
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[19] 34

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[20] Gold 20,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[21] Gold 40,000‡
United States (RIAA)[22] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Regina Cho (April 26, 2019). "H.E.R. Chooses Between Love & a 'Hard Place' in New Video: Watch". billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  2. ^ Beatriz da Costa (April 26, 2019). "H.E.R. Drops Video For Latest Single "Hard Place"". vibe.com. Vibe. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  3. ^ Ju, Shirley (June 23, 2019). "BET Awards 2019: The Complete Winners List". Variety. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  4. ^ France, Lisa Respers (November 18, 2019). "2019 BET Soul Train Awards: The winners list". CNN. Archived from the original on November 20, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  5. ^ "2020 GRAMMY Awards: Complete Nominees List". grammy.com. November 20, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  6. ^ Gibbs, Adrienne. "NAACP Image Awards 2020: Complete Nominations List". Forbes. Archived from the original on February 1, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  7. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxxcEzM8r-4
  8. ^ Spanos, Brittany (February 10, 2019). "Grammys 2019: Watch H.E.R. Shreds During Smooth Rendition of 'Hard Place'". rollingstone.com. Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  9. ^ Emily Zemler (April 3, 2019). "Watch H.E.R. Get Emotional With 'Hard Place' on 'Colbert'". rollingstone.com. Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  10. ^ "H.E.R. Chart History (Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  11. ^ "H.E.R. Chart History (Mexico Ingles Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  12. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  13. ^ "H.E.R. Chart History (Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop)". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  14. ^ "H.E.R. Chart History (Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  15. ^ "H.E.R. Chart History (Hot R&B)". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  16. ^ "H.E.R. Chart History (Mainstream Top 40)". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  17. ^ "H.E.R. Chart History (R&B Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  18. ^ "H.E.R. Chart History (R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  19. ^ "H.E.R. Chart History (Rhythmic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  20. ^ "Brazilian single certifications – H.E.R. – Hard Place" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  21. ^ "Canadian single certifications – H.E.R. – Hard Place". Music Canada. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  22. ^ "American single certifications". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
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