Holdin' Her

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"Holdin' Her"
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Single by Chris Janson
from the album Buy Me a Boat
ReleasedMay 2, 2016 (2016-05-02)
Genre Country
Length4:05
Label Warner Bros. Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Byron Gallimore
Chris Janson singles chronology
"Power of Positive Drinkin'"
(2015)
"Holdin' Her"
(2016)
"Fix a Drink"
(2017)

"Holdin' Her" is a song recorded by American country music singer Chris Janson. It was released in May 2016 the third single from his album Buy Me a Boat, which was released in late October 2015. Janson co-wrote the song with James Otto.

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Critical reception

The song debuted on the Country Airplay chart at No. 58 for chart dated May 21, 2016, [1] but did not enter the Hot Country Songs chart until September 10, 2016. [2] It has sold 168,000 copies in the United States as of March 2017. [3]

Music video

The music video was directed by Edgar Esteves and premiered in April 2016.

Chart performance

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