Hold You Down (X Ambassadors song)

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"Hold You Down"
Single by X Ambassadors
from the album Orion
ReleasedMay 31, 2019 (2019-05-31)
Genre Rock [1]
Length3:18
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Ricky Reed
  • Malay
X Ambassadors singles chronology
"Hey Child"
(2019)
"Hold You Down"
(2019)
"Optimistic"
(2019)

"Hold You Down" is a song by American rock band X Ambassadors. It was released as the third single from their second studio album, Orion , on May 31, 2019.

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Composition and lyrical interpretation

According to TuneBat.com, Hold You Down is written in the key of D♭ minor and has a tempo of 79 beats per minute. [2]

The song is described by frontman Sam Harris as "a song about devotion. Saying to that one person... 'no matter what happens, I will always be there for you.'" [3]

Music video

The music video was released on the same day as the song. The video features home footage of Sam Harris and keyboardist Casey Harris growing up as brothers in Ithaca, New York. [3]

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References

  1. Zemler, Emily (July 16, 2019). "Watch X Ambassadors Perform 'Hold You Down' on 'Colbert'" . Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  2. "Key & BPM for HOLD YOU DOWN by X Ambassadors". TuneBat. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  3. 1 2 News Desk, BWW (5 June 2019). "X Ambassadors Share HOLD YOU DOWN Video Celebrating Brotherhood". Broadway World. Retrieved 10 June 2020.