Holding You

For the song by Animotion, see Animotion (album).
"Holding You"
Single by Ginny Blackmore and Stan Walker
from the album Over the Moon
B-side "I Can't Make You Love Me"
Released 4 April 2014
Length 3:39
Label Sony
Writer(s)
  • Ginny Blackmore
  • Stan Walker
Ginny Blackmore chronology
"SFM"
(2013)		 "Holding You"
(2014)		 "Love Me Anyway"
(2015)
Stan Walker chronology
"Like It's Over"
(2013)		 "Holding You"
(2014)		 "Aotearoa"
(2014)

"Holding You" is a song by New Zealand singer-songwriter Ginny Blackmore and Australian–New Zealand recording artist Stan Walker. It was released as a single by Sony Music Entertainment on 4 April 2014.

Background and release

"Holding You" was written by Blackmore and Walker. According to Walker, he wrote the second verse about his girlfriend, and called the song "a real hearty story about love and how grateful and lucky we are to have that person in our life."[1] "Holding You" was released as a digital download by Sony Music Entertainment on 4 April 2014.[2] A three-track download was released on 18 April 2014.[3] In Australia, "Holding You" was released as a 5-track download and compact disc single on 13 June 2014.[4][5]

Reception

"Holding You" debuted atop the New Zealand Singles Chart of 14 April 2014, becoming the second number-one single on the chart for both Blackmore and Walker.[6] In its fifth week on the chart, the single was certified gold by Recorded Music NZ for selling 7,500 copies,[7] and was certified platinum in September 2014.[8] It entered the Australian Singles Chart at number forty-three on 29 June 2014.[9]

Music video

The music video for "Holding You" was directed by Jessica Sanderson, and premiered on Stuff.co.nz on 10 April 2014.[10] Sanderson created the video around the Māori mythology creation story of Rangi and Papa; in the video, Walker represents the Earth while Blackmore represents the sky.[1]

Live performances

Blackmore and Walker performed "Holding You" in Queenstown, New Zealand on 19 June 2014. The performance was broadcast live on Australian breakfast television show Sunrise, as part of its first live New Zealand broadcast which coincided with the fortieth anniversary of the Queenstown Winter Festival.[11][12]

Formats and track listings

  • NZ digital download[2]
  1. "Holding You" – 3:39
  • NZ maxi download[3]
  1. "Holding You" – 3:39
  2. "Holding You" (acoustic version) – 3:52
  3. "I Can't Make You Love Me" – 3:57
  • Australian download and CD single[4][5]
  1. "Holding You" – 3:39
  2. "Holding You" (acoustic version) – 3:52
  3. "I Can't Make You Love Me" – 3:57
  4. "Black Box"
  5. "Take It Easy" (alternate version)

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
ARIA Singles Chart[13] 43
New Zealand Singles Chart[13] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2014) Position
New Zealand Top 50 Singles[14] 35
New Zealand Artist Top 50 Singles[15] 2

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tyson, Jessica (11 April 2014). "Kiwi duet's song shoots to No 1". Bay of Plenty Times (APN News & Media). Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Holding You - Single". New Zealand: iTunes Store (Apple). Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Holding You - Single". New Zealand: iTunes Store (Apple). Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Holding You - EP". Australia: iTunes Store (Apple. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Holding You (Single)". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "Ginny Blackmore & Stan Walker – Holding You". Charts.org.nz (Hung Medien). Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  7. ↑ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  8. ↑ "Top 20 New Zealand Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  9. ↑ http://www.ariacharts.com.au/chart/singles
  10. ↑ "Video premiere: Ginny Blackmore and Stan Walker". Stuff.co.nz (Fairfax New Zealand). 10 April 2014. Archived from the original on 11 April 2014.
  11. ↑ Bryant, Grant (20 June 2014). "Aussie Idol star walks back to home ground". The Southland Times (Fairfax New Zealand). Archived from the original on 25 June 2014.
  12. ↑ Roxburgh, Tracey (14 June 2014). "Australian 'Sunrise' on the snow". Otago Daily Times (Allied Press). Archived from the original on 25 June 2014.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Ginny Blackmore & Stan Walker – Holding You". ARIA Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  14. ↑ "Top Selling Singles of 2014". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  15. ↑ "END OF YEAR CHARTS 2014". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ). 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2014.

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