Hard Place
{{short description|2019 single by H.E.R.}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Hard Place
| cover =
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| type = single
| artist = H.E.R.
| album = I Used to Know Her and I Used to Know Her: Part 2
| released = {{Start date|2019|04|04}}
| recorded =
| studio =
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| genre = R&B
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=32}} (single version)
4:32 (EP version)
| label = RCA
| writer = * Gabriella Wilson
- Sam Ashworth
- David “Swagg R’Celious” Harris
- Ruby Amanfu
| producer = Rodney Jerkins
| prev_title = Could've Been
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title = Slide
| next_year = 2019
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|zfHbuTG8IHE|"Hard Place"}}}}
}}
"Hard Place" is a song by American singer 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 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8508961/her-hard-place-video-watch|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|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|access-date=December 23, 2019}}
Accolades
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 | date=13 December 2018 }} She also performed it at the 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|access-date=December 23, 2019}} She performed it again the following month on 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|access-date=December 23, 2019}} She also performed it on Nickelodeon sketch comedy series All That on September 28, 2019.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}
Charts
Certifications
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{{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}}
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