Don't Hold Back (The Potbelleez song)

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"Don't Hold Back"
Don't Hold Back.jpg
Single by the Potbelleez
from the album The Potbelleez
Released6 September 2007 (2007-09-06)
Recorded 2007
Genre Dance, electro house
Length3:27
Label Vicious
Songwriter(s) David Greene, Ilan Kidron, Jonathan Murphy, Sam Littlemore
The Potbelleez singles chronology
"'Duurty Dreemz'"
(2007)
"Don't Hold Back"
(2007)
"'Are You with Me'"
(2008)

"Don't Hold Back" is the first single by the Potbelleez from the self-titled debut album The Potbelleez . The single is their most successful to date and received heavy airplay across Australia and was critically acclaimed.[ citation needed ] It has gone on to sell over 210,000 copies in Australia alone and won Most Played Dance Work of year at 2009 APRA Awards. It has featured as key advertising song for "Jeep – Don't Hold Back" in Australia.

Contents

Track listing

Australian CD single / iTunes EP [1]
  1. "Don't Hold Back" (Radio Edit) – (David Greene, Ilan Kidron, Jonathan Murphy, Sam Littlemore)
  2. "Don't Hold Back" (12" Mix)
  3. "Don't Hold Back" (Pot La More ClubDub)
  4. "Don't Hold Back" (Drive Remix)
  5. "Don't Hold Back" (Malente's Monster Dub)
  6. "Don't Hold Back" (Totally Random Remix)

Charts

Don't Hold Back peaked in the Australian ARIA singles chart at number 5. It spent a total of 36 weeks inside the Australian top 50 chart, [2] and 19 in New Zealand [3]

YearChartPeak PositionCertification
2007Australian ARIA Charts#5 [4] 3× Platinum
2008New Zealand RIANZ Single Charts#17 [5] Gold

End-of-year charts

CountryChartRanking
AustraliaARIA End of Year Singles#15 [6]

Release history

CountryReleaseFormatCatalogue
Australia6 October 2007 [7] CD singleVG12063CD [8]

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