"Hard Place" is a song by American singer H.E.R. released on 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 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. The rest of the music video shows their relationship and the difficulties that they face as the singer's career rises.
Accolades Year Ceremony Category Result 2019 BET Awards BET Her Award Soul Train Music Awards The Ashford and Simpson Songwriter of the Year Award 2020 Grammy Awards Record of the Year Song of the Year NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Song - Contemporary 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. She also performed it at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards. She performed it again the following month on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. She also performed it on Nickelodeon sketch comedy series All That on September 28, 2019.
Charts Much of "Hard Place"'s commercial performance was in digital sales; it made the top-20 of Billboard digital charts for Canada and the United States, while barely making the top-40 of those monitoring performances of particular pop radio formats, such as for top-40 and rhythmic stations.
Chart (2019) PeakpositionCanada Hot Digital Songs (Billboard)"H.E.R. Chart History (Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2019.17Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)"H.E.R. Chart History (Mexico Ingles Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2019.12 New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) 29US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Song (Billboard)"H.E.R. Chart History (Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop)". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2019.10US Digital Songs (Billboard)"H.E.R. Chart History (Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2019.16US Hot R&B Songs (Billboard)"H.E.R. Chart History (Hot R&B)". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2019.15US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)"H.E.R. Chart History (Mainstream Top 40)". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2019.39US R&B Digital Songs (Billboard)"H.E.R. Chart History (R&B Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2019.2US R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Songs (Billboard)"H.E.R. Chart History (R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2019.5US Rhythmic (Billboard)"H.E.R. Chart History (Rhythmic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2019.34
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