Hold Each Other

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"Hold Each Other"
HoldEachOther.jpg
Single by A Great Big World featuring Futuristic
from the album When the Morning Comes
ReleasedJuly 22, 2015 (2015-07-22)
Recorded2015
Genre Indie pop
Length3:37
Label Epic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Dan Romer
A Great Big World singles chronology
"Already Home"
(2014)
"Hold Each Other"
(2015)
"Oasis"
(2015)
Futuristic singles chronology
"Feelings and Liquor"
(2015)
"Hold Each Other"
(2015)
"Flex On U"
(2015)
Music video
"Hold Each Other" on YouTube

"Hold Each Other" is a song by American pop duo A Great Big World, released as the lead single from their second studio album, When the Morning Comes . The song was released on July 22, 2015, through Epic Records and features vocals from American rapper Futuristic. [1]

Contents

Music video

The song's accompanying music video premiered on September 16, 2015, through their Vevo channel. [2]

Commercial performance

"Hold Each Other" debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart at number 99 during the week of October 10, 2015, becoming A Great Big World's second Hot 100 entry and Futuristic's first. [3] The song also debuted on the Canadian Hot 100 chart at number 69. [4]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [5] 69
US Billboard Hot 100 [6] 99
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [7] 23
US Adult Top 40 ( Billboard ) [8] 12
US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) [9] 25

Year-end charts

Chart (2015)Position
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard) [10] 45

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