"Rock and a Hard Place" | ||||
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Single by Bailey Zimmerman | ||||
from the album Religiously. The Album. and the EP Leave the Light On | ||||
Released | June 10, 2022 | |||
Genre | Country rock | |||
Length | 3:27 | |||
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Producer(s) | Austin Shawn | |||
Bailey Zimmerman singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Rock and a Hard Place" on YouTube |
"Rock and a Hard Place" is a song recorded by American country music singer Bailey Zimmerman. The song charted in June 2022, reaching number two on Billboard Hot Country Songs. It was released to country radio on December 12, 2022 as the second single from his debut EP Leave the Light On and his debut studio album Religiously. The Album.
The song is about a male who is facing a relationship about to break up, describing the scenario as "between a rock and a hard place". Taste of Country writer Carmen Liptak wrote that Zimmerman has "gravelly, rock-informed vocal delivery and strong storytelling skills", and compared his style to Parker McCollum and Tucker Beathard. [1]
"Rock and a Hard Place" debuted at number two on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated June 20, 2022. This peak was achieved mostly through streaming of the song, as it was not yet a radio single. It was the second highest debuting song on that chart for the entire year. [2] It reached Number 1 on the Country Airplay charts in April 2023 and spent six weeks there.
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [20] | 2× Platinum | 140,000‡ |
Canada (Music Canada) [21] | 8× Platinum | 640,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [22] | 6× Platinum | 6,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format | Version | Label |
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Various | June 10, 2022 | Original | ||
July 15, 2022 | Acoustic | |||
United States | December 12, 2022 | Country radio | Original |