Hard Place Explained

Hard Place
Type:single
Artist:H.E.R.
Album:I Used to Know Her and
Genre:R&B
Length: (single version)
4:32 (EP version)
Label:RCA
Producer:Rodney Jerkins
Prev Title:Could've Been
Prev Year:2018
Next Title:Slide
Next Year:2019

"Hard Place" is a song by American singer H.E.R. released on as the first single from her fifth EP 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

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

YearCeremonyCategoryResult
2019BET AwardsBET Her Award[3]
Soul Train Music AwardsThe Ashford and Simpson Songwriter of the Year Award[4]
2020Grammy AwardsRecord of the Year[5]
Song of the Year
NAACP Image AwardsOutstanding Song - Contemporary[6]
Outstanding Music Video

Live performances

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.

Charts

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: H.E.R. Chooses Between Love & a 'Hard Place' in New Video: Watch. Regina Cho. April 26, 2019. billboard.com. Billboard. December 23, 2019.
  2. Web site: H.E.R. Drops Video For Latest Single "Hard Place". Beatriz da Costa. April 26, 2019. vibe.com. Vibe. December 23, 2019.
  3. Web site: BET Awards 2019: The Complete Winners List. Ju. Shirley. Variety. June 23, 2019. May 22, 2020.
  4. Web site: 2019 BET Soul Train Awards: The winners list. Lisa Respers. France. November 18, 2019. CNN. November 20, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191120120944/https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/18/entertainment/bet-soul-train-awards-trnd/index.html. November 20, 2019. live.
  5. Web site: 2020 GRAMMY Awards: Complete Nominees List. November 20, 2019. grammy.com. December 23, 2019.
  6. NAACP Image Awards 2020: Complete Nominations List. Adrienne. Gibbs. Forbes. February 7, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200201153701/https://www.forbes.com/sites/adriennegibbs/2020/01/31/naacp-image-awards-2020-complete-nominations-list/. February 1, 2020. live.
  7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxxcEzM8r-4
  8. Web site: Grammys 2019: Watch H.E.R. Shreds During Smooth Rendition of 'Hard Place'. Brittany . Spanos . Brittany Spanos . February 10, 2019. rollingstone.com. Rolling Stone. December 23, 2019.
  9. Web site: Watch H.E.R. Get Emotional With 'Hard Place' on 'Colbert'. Emily Zemler. April 3, 2019. rollingstone.com. Rolling Stone. 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. Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 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.

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