"Hard Place" is a song by American singer H.E.R. released on April 4, 2019 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.
"Hard Place" | ||||
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Single by H.E.R. | ||||
from the album I Used to Know Her and I Used to Know Her: Part 2 | ||||
Released | April 4, 2019 | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 3:32 (single version) 4:32 (EP version) | |||
Label | RCA | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Rodney Jerkins | |||
H.E.R. singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Hard Place" on YouTube |
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]
Year | Ceremony | Category | Result | Ref. |
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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 |
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]
Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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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 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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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. |