Hold My Girl

"Hold My Girl"
"Hold My Girl"
Single by George Ezra
from the album Staying at Tamara's
Released	28 September 2018
Recorded	2017
Genre	Soft rock
Length	3:31
Label	Columbia; Sony Music;
Songwriter(s)	George Ezra; Joel Pott;
Producer(s)	Cam Blackwood
George Ezra singles chronology

"Hold My Girl" is a song by English singer-songwriter George Ezra. The song was written by Ezra and Joel Pott, and produced by Cam Blackwood. It was initially released as the second promotional single from Ezra's second studio album Staying at Tamara's on 9 March 2018 but later selected to be the album's fourth single and released to radio on 28 September 2018.^[1]^[2]^[3] The song was added to Australian radio in January 2019.^[4]

Critical reception

In a review for NME, Nick Reilly said, "The emotional thread gets a lot more serious during the final third, notably on the soft cut 'Hold My Girl', which sees Ezra ditching the twanging guitars for his most soul-baring song yet – one destined to become first-dance material."^[5]

Music video

A lyric video to accompany the release of "Hold My Girl" was first released onto YouTube on 9 March 2018 at a total length of three minutes and thirty-five seconds and has about 8 million views as of February 2019.^[6] This was followed by a stripped back performance of the track at Abbey Road Studios being uploaded a week later on 16 March 2018. The official music video for the single was released in Autumn 2018 and has over 2 million views as of December 2018.^[7]

Track listing

Digital download
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hold My Girl"	3:31

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2018–19)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[8]	55
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[9]	53
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[10]	26
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)^[11]	34
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)^[12]	66
Ireland (IRMA)^[13]	33
Scotland (OCC)^[14]	4
Slovenia (SloTop50)^[15]	32
UK Singles (OCC)^[16]	8

Year-end charts

Chart (2019)	Position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[17]	77

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[18]	Platinum	70,000^‡
Poland (ZPAV)^[19]	Gold	10,000^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)^[20]	Platinum	600,000^‡
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Various	9 March 2018	Digital download streaming	Columbia Sony Music
United Kingdom	28 September 2018	Airplay
Australia	January 2019^[21]	Airplay

References

^ "George Ezra teases new track 'Hold My Girl'". DIY. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
^ "George Ezra shares 'Hold My Girl' and announces Wembley Arena show". DIY. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
^ "George Ezra has dropped another new track, 'Hold My Girl'". Dork Magazine. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
^ "Most Added: Julia Michaels takes over Aus radio with 'Anxiety'". The Music Network. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
^ "George Ezra - 'Staying At Tamara's album review". NME. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
^ "George Ezra - Hold My Girl (Lyric Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
^ GeorgeEzraVEVO, George Ezra - Hold My Girl (Official Video), retrieved 7 December 2018
^ "ARIA Chart Watch #513". auspOp. 23 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
^ "George Ezra – Hold My Girl" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
^ "George Ezra – Hold My Girl" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
^ "George Ezra – Hold My Girl" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 20. týden 2019 in the date selector. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
^ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
^ "SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart". slotop50.si. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
^ "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2019". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
^ "ARIA Chart Watch #525". auspOp. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
^ "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2020 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
^ "British single certifications – George Ezra – Hold My Girl". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 5 July 2019. Select singles in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Hold My Girl in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
^ "Most Added: Julia Michaels takes over Aus radio with 'Anxiety'". The Music Network. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2019.

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[1] "George Ezra teases new track 'Hold My Girl'". DIY. Retrieved 27 April 2018.

[2] "George Ezra shares 'Hold My Girl' and announces Wembley Arena show". DIY. Retrieved 27 April 2018.

[3] "George Ezra has dropped another new track, 'Hold My Girl'". Dork Magazine. Retrieved 27 April 2018.

[4] "Most Added: Julia Michaels takes over Aus radio with 'Anxiety'". The Music Network. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2019.

[5] "George Ezra - 'Staying At Tamara's album review". NME. Retrieved 27 April 2018.

[6] "George Ezra - Hold My Girl (Lyric Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 26 April 2018.

[7] GeorgeEzraVEVO, George Ezra - Hold My Girl (Official Video), retrieved 7 December 2018

[8] "ARIA Chart Watch #513". auspOp. 23 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.

[sc_Austria_George_Ezra-9] "George Ezra – Hold My Girl" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 21 March 2019.

[sc_Flanders_George_Ezra-10] "George Ezra – Hold My Girl" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2 February 2019.

[sc_Wallonia_Tip_George_Ezra-11] "George Ezra – Hold My Girl" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 16 February 2019.

[sc_Czech_Republic_-12] "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 20. týden 2019 in the date selector. Retrieved 20 May 2019.

[13] "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 12 January 2019.

[sc_Scotland_-14] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 January 2019.

[15] "SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart". slotop50.si. Retrieved 29 April 2019.

[sc_UK_-16] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 January 2019.

[17] "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2019". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 January 2020.

[18] "ARIA Chart Watch #525". auspOp. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.

[PolandGeorge_EzraHold_My_GirlsingleCertRef-19] "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2020 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 20 June 2020.

[United_KingdomGeorge_EzraHold_My_GirlsingleCertRef-20] "British single certifications – George Ezra – Hold My Girl". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 5 July 2019. Select singles in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Hold My Girl in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

[21] "Most Added: Julia Michaels takes over Aus radio with 'Anxiety'". The Music Network. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2019.

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Discography
Studio albums	Wanted on Voyage Staying at Tamara's Gold Rush Kid
Extended plays	Did You Hear the Rain? Cassy O'
Singles	"Did You Hear the Rain?" "Budapest" "Cassy O'" "Blame It on Me" "Listen to the Man" "Barcelona" "Don't Matter Now" "Paradise" "Shotgun" "Hold My Girl" "Pretty Shining People" "Anyone for You (Tiger Lily)" "Green Green Grass" "Dance All Over Me"