# Hard Place > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hard_Place > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hard_Place.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_Place > Source revision: 1337206269 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Infobox song | name = Hard Place | cover = | alt = | type = single | artist = [H.E.R.](/source/H.E.R.) | album = [I Used to Know Her](/source/I_Used_to_Know_Her) ''and'' [I Used to Know Her: Part 2](/source/I_Used_to_Know_Her%3A_Part_2) | released = {{Start date|2019|04|04}} | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = [R&B](/source/Contemporary_R%26B) | length = {{Duration|m=3|s=32}} (single version)
4:32 (EP version) | label = [RCA](/source/RCA_Records) | writer = * [Gabriella Wilson](/source/H.E.R.) * [Sam Ashworth](/source/Sam_Ashworth_(songwriter)) * David “Swagg R’Celious” Harris * [Ruby Amanfu](/source/Ruby_Amanfu) | producer = [Rodney Jerkins](/source/Rodney_Jerkins) | prev_title = [Could've Been](/source/Could've_Been_(H.E.R._song)) | prev_year = 2018 | next_title = [Slide](/source/Slide_(H.E.R._song)) | next_year = 2019 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|zfHbuTG8IHE|"Hard Place"}}}} }} "'''Hard Place'''" is a song by American singer [H.E.R.](/source/H.E.R.) released on {{Start date|2019|04|04}} as the first single from her fifth EP ''[I Used to Know Her: Part 2](/source/I_Used_to_Know_Her%3A_Part_2)'' and the second single from her second compilation album ''[I Used to Know Her](/source/I_Used_to_Know_Her)''. It was written by H.E.R., [Sam Ashworth](/source/Sam_Ashworth_(songwriter)), David “Swagg R’Celious” Harris, and [Ruby Amanfu](/source/Ruby_Amanfu) and produced by [Rodney Jerkins](/source/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](/source/promoter_(entertainment)) wants to recruit H.E.R. without her partner.{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/her-hard-place-video-watch-8508961/|title=H.E.R. Chooses Between Love & a 'Hard Place' in New Video: Watch|author=Regina Cho|date=April 26, 2019|website=billboard.com|publisher=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))|access-date=December 23, 2019}} The rest of the music video shows their relationship and the difficulties that they face as the singer's career rises.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vibe.com/index.php/2019/04/her-hard-place-music-video|title=H.E.R. Drops Video For Latest Single "Hard Place"|author=Beatriz da Costa|date=April 26, 2019|website=vibe.com|publisher=[Vibe](/source/Vibe_(magazine))|access-date=December 23, 2019}} ==Accolades== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="width: 60%;" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Ceremony ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |- | rowspan="2"| 2019 | rowspan="1"| [BET Awards](/source/BET_Awards_2019) | [BET Her Award](/source/BET_Her_Award) | {{won}} | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1"|{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/music/news/bet-awards-2019-winners-list-1203251152/|title=BET Awards 2019: The Complete Winners List|last1=Ju|first1=Shirley|website=[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))|date=June 23, 2019|access-date=May 22, 2020}} |- | rowspan="1"| [Soul Train Music Awards](/source/2019_Soul_Train_Music_Awards) | [The Ashford and Simpson Songwriter of the Year Award](/source/Soul_Train_Music_Award_for_The_Ashford_%26_Simpson_Songwriter's_Award) | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1"|{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/18/entertainment/bet-soul-train-awards-trnd/index.html|title=2019 BET Soul Train Awards: The winners list|first1=Lisa Respers|last1=France|date=November 18, 2019|publisher=[CNN](/source/CNN)|access-date=November 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191120120944/https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/18/entertainment/bet-soul-train-awards-trnd/index.html|archive-date=November 20, 2019|url-status=live}} |- | rowspan="4"| 2020 | rowspan="2"| [Grammy Awards](/source/62nd_Annual_Grammy_Awards) | [Record of the Year](/source/Grammy_Award_for_Record_of_the_Year) | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/news/2020-grammy-awards-nominations-complete-winners-list|title=2020 GRAMMY Awards: Complete Nominees List|date=November 20, 2019|website=grammy.com|access-date=December 23, 2019}} |- | [Song of the Year](/source/Grammy_Award_for_Song_of_the_Year) | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="2"| [NAACP Image Awards](/source/51st_NAACP_Image_Awards) | Outstanding Song - Contemporary | {{nom}} | rowspan="2" align="center"|{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/adriennegibbs/2020/01/31/naacp-image-awards-2020-complete-nominations-list/|title=NAACP Image Awards 2020: Complete Nominations List|first1=Adrienne|last1=Gibbs|magazine=Forbes|access-date=February 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200201153701/https://www.forbes.com/sites/adriennegibbs/2020/01/31/naacp-image-awards-2020-complete-nominations-list/|archive-date=February 1, 2020|url-status=live}} |- | Outstanding Music Video |{{nom}} |} ==Live performances== H.E.R. first performed "Hard Place" on NPR's Tiny Desk, in an episode released on YouTube on December 13, 2018.{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxxcEzM8r-4 | title=H.E.R.: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert | website=[YouTube](/source/YouTube) | date=13 December 2018 }} She also performed it at the [61st Annual Grammy Awards](/source/61st_Annual_Grammy_Awards).{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/grammys-2019-h-e-r-her-hard-place-live-792136/|title=Grammys 2019: Watch H.E.R. Shreds During Smooth Rendition of 'Hard Place'|first=Brittany |last=Spanos |date=February 10, 2019|website=rollingstone.com|publisher=[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)|access-date=December 23, 2019}} She performed it again the following month on ''[The Late Show with Stephen Colbert](/source/The_Late_Show_with_Stephen_Colbert)''.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/watch-her-emotional-hard-place-colbert-817052/|title=Watch H.E.R. Get Emotional With 'Hard Place' on 'Colbert'|author=Emily Zemler|date=April 3, 2019|website=rollingstone.com|publisher=[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)|access-date=December 23, 2019}} She also performed it on [Nickelodeon](/source/Nickelodeon) sketch comedy series ''[All That](/source/All_That)'' on September 28, 2019.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}} ==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2019) ! scope="col"| Peak
position |- ! scope="row"|Canada [Hot Digital Songs](/source/Billboard_charts) (''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))'')"[https://www.billboard.com/artist/her/chart-history/cns/ H.E.R. Chart History (Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales)]". ''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))''. Retrieved December 23, 2019. | style="text-align:center;"|17 |- ! scope="row"|Mexico [Ingles Airplay](/source/Mexico_Ingles_Airplay) (''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))'')"[https://www.billboard.com/artist/her/chart-history/min/ H.E.R. Chart History (Mexico Ingles Airplay)]". ''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))''. Retrieved December 23, 2019. | style="text-align:center;"|12 |- ! scope="row"| New Zealand Hot Singles ([RMNZ](/source/Recorded_Music_NZ)){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2019-04-26|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=February 1, 2020}} | 29 |- ! scope="row"|US [Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Song](/source/Hot_R%26B%2FHip-Hop_Songs) (''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))'')"[https://web.archive.org/web/20191105170043/https://www.billboard.com/music/her/chart-history/RBU H.E.R. Chart History (Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop)]". ''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))''. Retrieved December 23, 2019. | style="text-align:center;"|10 |- ! scope="row"|US [Digital Songs](/source/Digital_Songs) (''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))'')"[https://www.billboard.com/artist/her/chart-history/hds/ H.E.R. Chart History (Digital Song Sales)]". ''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))''. Retrieved December 23, 2019. | style="text-align:center;"|16 |- ! scope="row"|US [Hot R&B Songs](/source/Hot_R%26B_Songs) (''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))'')"[https://www.billboard.com/artist/her/chart-history/bst/ H.E.R. Chart History (Hot R&B)]". ''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))''. Retrieved December 23, 2019. | style="text-align:center;"|15 |- ! scope="row"|US [Mainstream Top 40](/source/Mainstream_Top_40) (''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))'')"[https://www.billboard.com/artist/her/chart-history/tfm/ H.E.R. Chart History (Mainstream Top 40)]". ''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))''. Retrieved December 23, 2019. | style="text-align:center;"|39 |- ! scope="row"|US [R&B Digital Songs](/source/Billboard_charts) (''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))'')"[https://www.billboard.com/artist/her/chart-history/rdt/ H.E.R. Chart History (R&B Digital Song Sales)]". ''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))''. Retrieved December 23, 2019. | style="text-align:center;"|2 |- ! scope="row"|US [R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Songs](/source/Billboard_charts) (''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))'')"[https://www.billboard.com/artist/her/chart-history/rbt/ H.E.R. Chart History (R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales)]". ''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))''. Retrieved December 23, 2019. | style="text-align:center;"|5 |- ! scope="row"|US [Rhythmic](/source/Rhythmic_(chart)) (''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))'')"[https://www.billboard.com/artist/her/chart-history/tfc/ H.E.R. Chart History (Rhythmic Songs)]". ''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))''. Retrieved December 23, 2019. | style="text-align:center;"|34 |} ==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|artist=H.E.R.|title=Hard Place|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2019|certyear=2021|accessdate=July 8, 2021}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=H.E.R.|title=Hard Place|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2021|certyear=2021|access-date=November 1, 2022}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|relyear=2021|title=Hard Place|artist=H.E.R.|type=single|award=Gold|source=radioscope|certyear=2023|access-date=December 23, 2024}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2019|certyear=2020|accessdate=October 20, 2020}} {{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true | noshipments=true | streaming=true}} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{H.E.R.}} {{authority control}} Category:2019 singles Category:2019 songs Category:H.E.R. songs Category:RCA Records singles Category:Song recordings produced by Rodney Jerkins Category:Songs written by H.E.R. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Hard Place](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_Place) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_Place?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.