Hold Back the River (James Bay song)

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"Hold Back the River"
Hold Back the River.jpg
Single by James Bay
from the album Chaos and the Calm and the EP Hold Back the River
B-side "Wait in Line" (CD)
Released17 November 2014
Recorded2013–2014
Studio Nashville, Tennessee
Genre
Length3:58
Label Republic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Jacquire King
James Bay singles chronology
"Let It Go"
(2014)		"Hold Back the River"
(2014)		"Scars"
(2014)

"Hold Back the River" is a song by 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 (2014). 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. The song was used in the movie, The Space Between Us .

Contents

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]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [53] 3× Platinum210,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria) [54] Gold15,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [55] 2× Platinum120,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [56] 2× Platinum160,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [57] 2× Platinum180,000‡
Germany (BVMI) [58] Platinum400,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [59] 3× Platinum150,000‡
Netherlands (NVPI) [60] 2× Platinum60,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [61] Platinum15,000*
Norway (IFPI Norway) [62] 2× Platinum20,000‡
Portugal (AFP) [63] Gold10,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [64] Gold30,000‡
Sweden (GLF) [65] 3× Platinum120,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [66] Gold15,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [67] 4× Platinum2,400,000‡
United States (RIAA) [68] Platinum1,000,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom17 November 2014 [69] Digital download Republic
United States3 March 2015 [70] Modern rock radio

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