"Hold Up My Heart" | ||||
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Single by Brooke White | ||||
from the album High Hopes & Heartbreak | ||||
Released | February 25, 2009 | |||
Genre | Indie pop | |||
Length | 3:53 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Brooke White David W. Cobb [1] | |||
Brooke White singles chronology | ||||
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"Hold Up My Heart" is the first single from American Idol seventh season contestant Brooke White's post-Idol album, High Hopes & Heartbreak . It was released on iTunes on February 25, 2009. White performed the song on the second results show of the eighth season of American Idol. It debuted at number 47 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 47 |
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