Hold Your Head Up
"Hold Your Head Up" is a song by the English rock band Argent, released as a single in 1972. The song was a Top 5 hit in both the US and UK, peaking at No. 5 in both countries. Billboard ranked it as the No. 50 song for 1972. The song appeared on the third Argent album All Together Now (1972). The album version is 6:15 while the single version is 3:15. The DJ edit has a run-time of 2:53.
"Hold Your Head Up" | ||||
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Single by Argent | ||||
from the album All Together Now | ||||
B-side | "Closer to Heaven" | |||
Released | January 1972 | |||
Format | 7-inch single | |||
Genre | Hard rock, progressive rock | |||
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Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Rod Argent, Chris White | |||
Producer(s) | Rod Argent, Chris White | |||
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Background and composition
The song was written by Chris White[1] and credited to the songwriting partnership of White and Rod Argent.[2]
Release and reception
The song was warmly received by music critics. The Hammond B3 solo on the track was cited by Rick Wakeman as the greatest organ solo ever.[3] The track has remained a staple on AOR-format radio stations for decades after its release.
Chart history
Other versions
- Marc Tanner Band covered the song in 1980 on their album, Temptation.[11]
- Steppenwolf covered "Hold Your Head Up" on their 1982 album Wolftracks.[12]
- The Party Boys released a cover in 1987.
- Phish has covered "Hold Your Head Up" at least 524 times in live performances between 1987 and 2018.[13] The band has never played the song in its entirety, and instead performs a brief version of its instrumental verse melody to introduce humorous cover songs sung by drummer and band namesake Jon Fishman.[14]
- Uriah Heep also covered the song on their 1989 album Raging Silence.[15]
- Mother Love Bone also released a cover of this song in 1989 as a non-album single.
- Jellyfish covered the song in live performances during their first album tour in 1990.
- Fish performed a version of the song on his 1993 covers album Songs from the Mirror.[16]
- Lana Lane released a version on the 2003 album, Covers Collection.
- Mr. Big covered the song during their 2009 reunion tour and is available on Back to Budokan live DVD and CD;[17] a studio version was also recorded as a bonus on the CD version.
- The Zombies performed the song in 2013 at Mellow Johnny's Bike Shop in Austin, Texas, introduced as "Hold Your Head Up, Woman".[18]
- Glass Hammer released a version on their 2017 compilation of studio outtakes and live recordings, Untold Tales.
References
- [https://www.songfacts.com/facts/argent/hold-your-head-up "Hold Your Head Up" by Argent at SongFacts.com]
- Erlewine, Stephen. "All Together Now review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
- "Ron Galloway: Interview With the Zombie - Rod Argent On Gershwin, Bill Evans, Miles Davis & The Penny Lane Piano". Huffingtonpost.com. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". 1972-09-16. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Hold Your Head Up". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
- "Official Charts Company". Retrieved 2018-12-06.
- Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, September 2, 1972". Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
- "Musicoutfitters.com". Archived from the original on 2017-04-27. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- "Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 30, 1972". Archived from the original on September 28, 2018. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
- "Temptation". Allmusic.
- "Wolftracks Overview". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
- "Phish.net Song Histories". Phish.net. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
- "Hold Your Head Up History - Phish.net". phish.net. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- Henderson, Alex. "Raging Silence review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
- "Official Fish site: Discography and lyrics - studio albums". Fish-thecompany.com. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
- "Back to Budokan review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
- Argent, Rod. "The Zombies - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)". YouTube. YouTube/KEXP. pp. comments start at 21:00. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
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