Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart

"Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart" is a song written by Hugh Prestwood, and recorded by American country music singer Randy Travis. It was released in January 1990 as the second single from the album No Holdin' Back. "Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart" features a rare and very distinct rhythm harmonica beat in the final 40 seconds of the song.

"Hard Rock Bottom Of Your Heart"
Single by Randy Travis
from the album No Holdin' Back
B-side	"When Your World Was Turning for Me"
Released	January 1990 (U.S.)
Recorded	1989
Genre	Country
Length	4:02
Label	Warner Bros. Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Hugh Prestwood
Producer(s)	Kyle Lehning
Randy Travis singles chronology
"It's Just a Matter of Time" (1989) "Hard Rock Bottom Of Your Heart" (1990) "He Walked on Water" (1990)

Content

In this upbeat heartbreaking country song, the narrator is asking for forgiveness, because he knows he has disappointed her, and he wants to make things right with her. But his lover refuses to forgive him. And to her, nothing he says, nor even an apology will ever repair the damage in the relationship. Thus the love-starved narrator feels rejected.

Chart history

In March 1990, the song spent four weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. In doing so, it became the first song to stay as long atop the chart in 12 years; the last to accomplish the feat was the 1978 song, "Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" by Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson.

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)	1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)	1
US Country Songs (Billboard)	2

References

• Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs: 1944-2005," 2006.