Hold Up (song)

"Hold Up"
Single by Beyoncé
from the album Lemonade
Released August 16, 2016 (2016-08-16)
Recorded Record Plant Studios, Los Angeles
Length 3:41
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Diplo
  • Beyoncé
  • Ezra Koenig
Beyoncé singles chronology
"Sorry"
(2016)		 "Hold Up"
(2016)		 "Freedom"
(2016)

"Sorry"
(2016)		 "Hold Up"
(2016)		 "Freedom"
(2016)
Music video
"Hold Up" on YouTube

"Hold Up" is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé for her sixth studio album, Lemonade (2016). The song was serviced to rhythmic radios in the United States on August 16, 2016 as the third single from the album. It was written by Diplo, Ezra Koenig, Beyoncé, Emile Haynie, Josh Tillman, MNEK and Sean "Melo-X" Rhoden.

The song contains a sample of "Can't Get Used to Losing You", written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman; an interpolation of "Maps", performed by Yeah Yeah Yeahs and written by Brian Chase, Karen O and Nick Zinner; and an interpolation of "Turn My Swag On", written by Soulja Boy, Antonio Randolph, Kevin McConnell. Ezra Koenig's tweet from 2011, "hold up...they don't love u like i love u" had confused people as the song was written in 2011 but, as he explained on Twitter, it was just a random tweet at the time.[1] A demo of "Hold Up" was first written and recorded by Diplo and Koenig in 2014, using a sample of "Maps".[2]

"Hold Up" received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Solo Performance at the 59th ceremony.

Composition

"Hold Up" is written in the key of C major in common time with a tempo of 84 beats per minute. The song follows a chord progression of C–F–D–G–D–F, and Beyoncé's vocals span from A3 to F5.[3] The track features a light reggae beat.[4]

Critical reception

Pitchfork Media's Ryan Dombal named "Hold Up" as the "Best New Track" of the day, calling Beyoncé's vocals "emotive" and stating "The music has no weight, no place, no time—a calypso dream heard through walls and generations...When Beyoncé works in the pained refrain of Yeah Yeah Yeahs' “Maps,” she makes it glorious while allowing our memories to hint at the anguish underneath."[5]

Slant considered the song the 4th best one of 2016,[6] while Pitchfork named it the 28th best.[7] The song would later be voted in Village Voice's Pazz & Jop best in music in 2016, the 18th best single of the same period.[8] Billboard ranked "Hold Up" at number 23 on their "100 Best Pop Songs of 2016" list: “Beyonce’s Lemonade was designed for memes… and tweets… and gifs. But ask anyone the image that defines the album, and you’re likely to see a shot from “Hold Up”.”[9]

Commercial performance

After the release of Lemonade, "Hold Up" debuted and peaked on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart at number 13.[10] "Hold Up" also entered on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs at number 8.[10] In overseas charts, the song entered in multiple digital charts in top 5: Denmark, Greece, Netherlands, New Zealand and Norway.

Music video

The song's music video is part of a one-hour film with the same title as its parent album, which originally aired on HBO and was also included with the purchase of the album itself. The Jonas Åkerlund-directed video features Beyoncé destroying multiple cars and security cameras using a baseball bat. The video is often compared by critics to that of Janet Jackson video Son Of A Gun. According to Mashable, Knowles also makes reference of Oshun, a Yoruba goddess of water, fertility, love, sensuality.[11] It received two nominations at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Female Video and Best Art Direction, winning the former.[12][13] One week later, Beyoncé released the music video on her YouTube and Vevo channels.[14]

Live performances

"Hold Up" is part of the set list of the Formation World Tour with the first performance taking place in Miami at the Marlins Park on April 27, 2016.[15]

"Hold Up" was also performed as part of a medley of songs from Lemonade at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards on August 28, 2016, along with "Pray You Catch Me", "Sorry", "Don't Hurt Yourself", and "Formation".

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[16] 25
Australia Urban Singles (ARIA)[17] 1
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[18] 1
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[19] 37
Denmark Digital Songs (Billboard)[20] 3
Euro Digital Songs (Billboard)[21] 4
Finland Download (Latauslista)[22] 14
France (SNEP)[23] 14
Greece Digital Songs (Billboard)[24] 3
Hungary (Single Top 40)[25] 13
Iceland (RÚV)[26] 2
Ireland (IRMA)[27] 52
Netherlands Digital Songs (Billboard)[28] 1
New Zealand Heatseeker Singles (RMNZ)[29] 1
New Zealand Digital Songs (Billboard)[30] 1
Norway Digital Songs (Billboard)[31] 3
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[32] 6
Spain (PROMUSICAE) 37
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[33] 77
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[34] 11
UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[35] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[36] 13
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[37] 6
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[38] 17

Year-end charts

Chart (2016) Position
Australia Urban (ARIA)[39] 21
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders Urban)[40] 45

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[41] Gold 35,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[42] Silver 200,000double-dagger
United States (RIAA)[43] Gold 500,000double-dagger

^shipments figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Radio and release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Germany May 12, 2016 Contemporary hit radio Sony [44]
United Kingdom RCA [45]
Italy May 27, 2016 Sony [46]
United States August 16, 2016 Rhythmic contemporary [47]
Urban contemporary [48]

References

  1. ↑ "Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig Explains How His Tweet About the Yeah Yeah Yeahs Became a Beyoncé Song". Pitchfork. April 25, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig Explains How His Tweet About the Yeah Yeah Yeahs Became a Beyoncé Song". Pitchfork. April 25, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  3. ↑ Beyoncé. "Beyoncé "Hold Up" Sheet Music in C Major - Download & Print". Musicnotes.com. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
  4. ↑ "Beyoncé's Surprise 'Lemonade' Album: Instant Track-by-Track Analysis".
  5. ↑ "Beyoncé, Hold Up". Pitchfork Media. April 25, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
  6. ↑ "The 25 Best Singles of 2016". Slant (magazine). December 7, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  7. ↑ "The 100 Best Songs of 2016". Pitchfork Media. December 12, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  8. ↑ "PAZZ+JOP 2016". Village Voice. January 25, 2017. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Billboard's 100 Best Pop Songs of 2016: Critics' Picks". Billboard. December 12, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  10. 1 2 "All 12 of Beyonce's 'Lemonade' Tracks Debut on Hot 100". Billboard.biz. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
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  13. ↑ "VMAs 2016 Winners List". Billboard. August 28, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Hold Up". YouTube. September 3, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Beyoncé Kicks Off 'Formation' Tour in Miami, Jay Z Shows Support But Doesn't Perform". ET. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
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  17. ↑ "ARIA Australian Top 40 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
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  19. ↑ "Beyonce – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Beyonce. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Denmark Digital Songs". Billboard. May 2, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  21. ↑ "Euro Digital Songs". Billboard. May 2, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  22. ↑ "Beyoncé: Hold Up" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  23. ↑ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés". SNEP. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  24. ↑ "Greece Digital Songs". Billboard. May 2, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  25. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
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  27. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 19, 2016". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
  28. ↑ "Netherlands Digital Songs". Billboard. May 2, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  29. ↑ "New Zealand Hearseekers". RMNZdate=May 2, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  30. ↑ "New Zealand Digital Songs". Billboard. May 2, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  31. ↑ "Norway Digital Songs". Billboard. May 2, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  32. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2016-05-05". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  33. ↑ http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  34. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2016-05-05" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  35. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2016-05-12" UK R&B Chart. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  36. ↑ "Desiigner Holds Off Drake Atop Hot 100, Prince & Beyonce Hit Top 10". Billboard. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
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  38. ↑ "Beyonce – Chart history" Billboard Rhythmic Songs for Beyonce. Retrieved December 21,2016.
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  48. ↑ "Urban/UAC Future Releases". All Access. All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
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