Hold Back the River (James Bay song)

"Hold Back the River"
Single by James Bay
from the album Chaos and the Calm
B-side "Wait in Line" (CD)
Released 17 November 2014
Format
Recorded 2013–14 in Nashville, Tennessee
Genre
Length 4:01
Label Republic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Jacquire King
James Bay singles chronology
"Let It Go"
(2014)		 "Hold Back the River"
(2014)		 "Scars"
(2015)

"Let It Go"
(2014)		 "Hold Back the River"
(2014)		 "Scars"
(2015)

"Hold Back the River" is a song by the English singer-songwriter James Bay. It was released in the United Kingdom on 17 November 2014 by Republic Records as the second single from Bay's first studio album Chaos and the Calm (2015). The song was written by the Ivor Novello award winner Iain Archer with Bay and produced by Jacquire King. The song peaked at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Song, after the success of "Let It Go", it was planned to go for adds on 27 September 2016, but it was cancelled.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Hold Back the River" was first released onto YouTube on 24 October 2014 at a total length of four minutes and six seconds.[1]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Hold Back the River"4:01
2."Sparks"3:06
3."Wait In Line"4:00
4."Hold Back the River" (Live At The Hotel Cafe)3:59

Chart performance

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[47] 3× Platinum 210,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[48] Gold 15,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[49] Gold 40,000^
Germany (BVMI)[50] Gold 200,000^
Italy (FIMI)[51] 2x Platinum 100,000double-dagger
Netherlands (NVPI)[52] 2× Platinum 80,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[53] Platinum 15,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[54] 2× Platinum 1,200,000double-dagger
United States (RIAA)[55] Gold 500,000^

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

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom 17 November 2014[56] Digital download Republic
United States 3 March 2015[57] Modern rock radio Republic

References

  1. ↑ James Bay - Hold Back The River - YouTube
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  27. ↑ "SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart". slotop50.si. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
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  30. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – James Bay – Hold Back The River". Swiss Singles Chart.
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  47. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (15 August 2015). "ARIA Singles: Delta Goodrem 'Wings' Tops Australian Chart". Noise11. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  48. ↑ "Austrian single certifications – James Bay – Hold Back The River" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 12 January 2018. Enter James Bay in the field Interpret. Enter Hold Back The River in the field Titel. Select single in the field Format. Click Suchen. 
  49. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – James Bay – Hold Back The River". Music Canada. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  50. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (James Bay; 'Hold Back The River')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  51. ↑ "Italian single certifications – James Bay – Hold Back the River" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  52. ↑ "Dutch single certifications – James Bay – Hold Back the River" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter Hold Back the River in the "Artiest of titel" box.
  53. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – James Bay – Hold Back the River". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  54. ↑ "British single certifications – James Bay – Hold Back the River". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 13 May 2016. Select singles in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Hold Back the River in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  55. ↑ "American single certifications – James Bay – Hold Back the River". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
  56. ↑ iTunes - Music - Hold Back the River - EP by James Bay
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