Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA) [4] | Gold | 35,000 |
| United States (RIAA) [5] | Platinum | 1,000,000 |
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| "Hold Me Down" | |
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| Promotional single by Halsey | |
| from the album Badlands | |
| Released | June 1, 2015 |
| Length | 3:24 |
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| ”Hold Me Down” on YouTube | |
"Hold Me Down" is a song by American singer Halsey, which samples Son Lux's "Easy". It was released on June 1, 2015, through Astralwerks as a promotional single from her debut studio album, Badlands (2015). It was released alongside the album pre-order. [1] [2] It has since accumulated over 100 million streams on Spotify and has been certified Gold in Australia and the US. [3]
During a show in June 2015, one of the song's first live performances, Halsey explained the inspiration and meaning behind the song: "I was meeting a bunch of mean, old men who thought they knew better than I. And I met this one guy in particular, a certain asshole who inspired this song. This song is a reminder that no matter how small you are or how small people may make you seem, you should never let anything hold you down."[ citation needed ] She later performed the song during VEVO Lift Live in August 2015 following the album's release.
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA) [4] | Gold | 35,000 |
| United States (RIAA) [5] | Platinum | 1,000,000 |
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