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"Hold Up"
Song

"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, Joshua Tillman, MNEK and Sean "Melo-X" Rhoden; and it 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. A demo of "Hold Up" was first written and recorded by Diplo and Koenig in 2011, using a sample of "Maps".[2]

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."[3]

Commercial performance

After the release of Lemonade, "Hold Up" debuted and peaked on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart at number 13.[4] "Hold Up" also entered on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs at number 8.[4] 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, originally aired on HBO. The video features Beyoncé destroying multiple cars and security cameras using a baseball bat. According to Mashable, Knowles also makes reference of Oshun, a Yoruba goddess of water, fertility, love, sensuality.[5] It received two nominations at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Female Video and Best Art Direction, winning the former.[6][7] One week later, Beyoncé released the music video on her YouTube and Vevo channels.[8]

Live performances

"Hold Up" is part of the set list of the The Formation World Tour with the first performance taking place in Miami at the Marlins Park on April 27, 2016.[9]

"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

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[10] 25
Australia Urban Singles (ARIA)[11] 2
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[12] 11
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[13] 37
Denmark Digital Songs (Billboard)[14] 3
Euro Digital Songs (Billboard)[15] 4
Finland Download (Latauslista)[16] 14
France (SNEP)[17] 14
Greece Digital Songs (Billboard)[18] 3
Hungary (Single Top 40)[19] 13
Ireland (IRMA)[20] 52
Netherlands Digital Songs (Billboard)[21] 1
New Zealand Heatseeker Singles (RMNZ)[22] 1
New Zealand Digital Songs (Billboard)[23] 1
Norway Digital Songs (Billboard)[24] 3
Scotland (OCC)[25] 6
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[26] 77
UK Singles (OCC)[27] 11
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[28] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[29] 13
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[30] 6

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[31] Gold 35,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[32] Silver 200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[33] Gold 500,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Radio and release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Germany May 12, 2016 Contemporary hit radio Sony [34]
United Kingdom Columbia [35]
Italy May 27, 2016 Sony [36]
United States August 16, 2016 Rhythmic contemporary
[37]
Urban contemporary [38]

References

  1. ^ "Beyoncé's Surprise 'Lemonade' Album: Instant Track-by-Track Analysis".
  2. ^ "Diplo & Ezra Koenig Share Old Demo That Inspired Beyonce's 'Hold Up'". Billboard. April 28, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  3. ^ "Beyoncé, Hold Up". Pitchfork Media. April 25, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
  4. ^ a b "All 12 of Beyonce's 'Lemonade' Tracks Debut on Hot 100". Billboard.biz. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  5. ^ Desta, Yohana. "Beyoncé's 'Lemonade' is a powerful tribute to black girls everywhere". Mashable. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
  6. ^ "Beyonce, Adele Lead Nominees for 2016 MTV Video Music Awards". Billboard. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  7. ^ "VMAs 2016 Winners List". Billboard. August 28, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  8. ^ "Hold Up". YouTube. September 3, 2016.
  9. ^ "Beyoncé Kicks Off 'Formation' Tour in Miami, Jay Z Shows Support But Doesn't Perform". ET. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  10. ^ "australian-charts.com - Beyoncé - Hold Up". Australian Recording Industry Association. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  11. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 40 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  12. ^ "ultratop.be - Beyoncé - Hold Up". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  13. ^ "Beyonce Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  14. ^ "Denmark Digital Songs". Billboard. May 2, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  15. ^ "Euro Digital Songs". Billboard. May 2, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  16. ^ "Beyoncé: Hold Up" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  17. ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés". SNEP. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  18. ^ "Greece Digital Songs". Billboard. May 2, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  19. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  20. ^ "Chart Track: Week 19, 2016". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
  21. ^ "Netherlands Digital Songs". Billboard. May 2, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  22. ^ "New Zealand Hearseekers". RMNZdate=May 2, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  23. ^ "New Zealand Digital Songs". Billboard. May 2, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  24. ^ "Norway Digital Songs". Billboard. May 2, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  25. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  26. ^ http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  27. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  28. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  29. ^ "Desiigner Holds Off Drake Atop Hot 100, Prince & Beyonce Hit Top 10". Billboard. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  30. ^ "Beyonce Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  31. ^ "CHART WATCH #378". auspOp. July 23, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  32. ^ "British single certifications – Beyoncé – Hold Up". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 29, 2016. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Hold Up in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  33. ^ "American single certifications – Beyonce – Hold Up". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  34. ^ "Neu in Funkhaus Europa Beyoncé: "Hold Up"". Westdeutscher Rundfunk (in German). Retrieved August 5, 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  35. ^ "BBC - Radio 1 - Playlist". BBC Radio 1. BBC. Archived from the original on May 16, 2016. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  36. ^ "Beyoncé "Hold" Up" (in Italian). Radio Airplay s.r.l. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  37. ^ "FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Nielsen Ratings, Music News and more!". FMQB. Archived from the original on August 4, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  38. ^ "Uurban/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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