"Hold Back the River" | ||||
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Single by James Bay | ||||
from the album Chaos and the Calm and the EP Hold Back the River | ||||
B-side | "Wait in Line" (CD) | |||
Released | 6 October 2014 | |||
Recorded | 2013–2014 | |||
Studio | Blackbird (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:58 | |||
Label | Republic | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Jacquire King | |||
James Bay singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Hold Back the River" by James Bay on YouTube |
"Hold Back the River" is a song by English singer-songwriter James Bay. It was first released in the United Kingdom on 6 October 2014 by Republic Records, part of Bay's EP also called Hold Back The River. 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 .
Chart (2015) | Position |
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Australia (ARIA) [37] | 19 |
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [38] | 35 |
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders) [39] | 44 |
France (SNEP) [40] | 194 |
Germany (Official German Charts) [41] | 33 |
Italy (FIMI) [42] | 43 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [43] | 44 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [44] | 33 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [45] | 24 |
Slovenia (SloTop50) [46] | 9 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [47] | 45 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [48] | 32 |
UK Singles (OCC) [49] | 8 |
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard) [50] | 19 |
Chart (2010–2019) | Position |
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UK Singles (OCC) [51] | 64 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [52] | 3× Platinum | 210,000‡ |
Austria (IFPI Austria) [53] | Gold | 15,000* |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [54] | 2× Platinum | 120,000‡ |
Canada (Music Canada) [55] | 4× Platinum | 320,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [56] | 2× Platinum | 180,000‡ |
Germany (BVMI) [57] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI) [58] | 3× Platinum | 150,000‡ |
Netherlands (NVPI) [59] | 2× Platinum | 60,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [60] | 4× Platinum | 120,000‡ |
Norway (IFPI Norway) [61] | 2× Platinum | 20,000‡ |
Portugal (AFP) [62] | Gold | 10,000‡ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [63] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
Sweden (GLF) [64] | 3× Platinum | 120,000‡ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [65] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [66] | 4× Platinum | 2,400,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [67] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000‡ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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United Kingdom | 6 October 2014 [68] | Digital download | Republic |
United States | 3 March 2015 [69] | Modern rock radio |