Holding Back the Years

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"Holding Back the Years"
Holding Back the Years by Simply Red UK 7-inch single.jpg
1986 reissued UK 7-inch vinyl single
Single by Simply Red
from the album Picture Book
B-side
  • "I Won't Feel Bad"
  • "Drowning in My Own Tears" (re-issue)
Released4 November 1985 (1985-11-04) [1]
6 May 1986 (1986-05-06) (re-issue) [2]
Genre
Length
  • 4:28 (album version)
  • 4:04 (single version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Stewart Levine
Simply Red singles chronology
"Come to My Aid"
(1985)		"Holding Back the Years"
(1985)		"Jericho"
(1986)
"Jericho"
(1986)
"Holding Back the Years" (re-release)
(1986)
"Open Up the Red Box"
(1986)

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [40] Gold400,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Another Level version

"Holding Back the Years"
Single by Another Level
A-side
Released1999
Genre
Length4:18
Label Northwestside
Songwriter(s)
  • Mick Hucknall
  • Neil Moss
Producer(s) D'Influence
Another Level singles chronology
"I Want You for Myself"
(1999)		"Be Alone No More (Remix)" / "Holding Back the Years"
(1999)		"From the Heart"
(1999)

In 1999, English R&B boy band Another Level released their version as a double A-side with a remix of their earlier hit, "Be Alone No More". This release reached No. 11 on the UK Singles Chart. [41]

Track listings

  1. "Be Alone No More" (C & J remix) (featuring Jay-Z) – 3:31
  2. "Holding Back the Years" – 4:18
  3. "Girl What You Wanna Do" (full length version) – 5:27
  1. "Holding Back the Years" (radio edit) – 4:18
  2. "Be Alone No More" (Full Intention radio edit) – 3:41
  3. "Be Alone No More" (C & J remix) – 3:31

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