Holding onto Heaven

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"Holding onto Heaven"
Foxes - Holding onto Heaven.png
Single by Foxes
from the album Glorious
Released4 May 2014
Genre Pop
Length3:31
Label Sign of the Times
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Mike Spencer
Foxes singles chronology
"Let Go for Tonight"
(2014)		"Holding onto Heaven"
(2014)		"Glorious"
(2014)
Music video
"Holding onto Heaven" on YouTube

"Holding onto Heaven" is a song by English singer and songwriter Foxes from her debut studio album Glorious (2014). The song was released as a digital download in the United Kingdom on 4 May 2014 as the album's third single.

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Background

Foxes announced that "Holding onto Heaven" would serve as the next single from her debut album, Glorious (2014). The track was made available for pre-order in advance of the release of Glorious, which was scheduled for release in the United Kingdom on 12 May 2014. [1] Speaking to DIY about her debut, Foxes expressed a grounded perspective on releasing the album, stating that she was simply happy to share it and not placing too much pressure on its success. [2]

Composition

The track opens with delicate, soulful vocals reminiscent of Florence and the Machine, before shifting into a polished yet derivative pop sound. While pleasant and well-crafted, it has been noted to lack distinct originality. [3]

Music video

The video starts off with her playing with a music box. As she gets up from the table it is revealed there are two different versions of the same party: One of them being gloomy and slow and the other being uplifting and happy as everyone dances to the song. In the end it turns out to have all been an imagination, Foxes winding down the same music box from the beginning. [4]

Critical reception

Amy Davidson from Digital Spy praised "Holding onto Heaven" for its poetic lyricism and anthemic chorus, highlighting Foxes's powerful vocal performance and the track's elegant restraint despite its '80s ballad influences. [5] The Guardian described the song as "rather lovely", noting Foxes's emotive, quivering vocals and her earnest delivery, which sets the track apart from typical talent show fare. [6]

Track listing

Digital Single [7]
No.TitleLength
1."Holding onto Heaven"3:31
Remixes EP [8]
No.TitleLength
1."Holding onto Heaven" (Radio Edit)3:19
2."Holding onto Heaven" (Chainsmokers Remix)4:08
3."Holding onto Heaven" (Wideboys Remix)6:53
4."Holding onto Heaven" (Kove Remix)4:15
5."Let Go for Tonight" (BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge Version)3:32

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) [9] 26
Ireland (IRMA) [10] 46
Scotland (OCC) [11] 9
UK Singles (OCC) [12] 14
US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [13] 10

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom4 May 2014Digital downloadSign of the Times

References

  1. ↑ Dan (18 March 2014). "Foxes announces next single, Holding onto Heaven". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "Watch: Foxes Unveils New Single, 'Holding onto Heaven'". DIY. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  3. ↑ Mcfee, Edwin (23 April 2014). "Foxes - Holding onto Heaven". Hot Press. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  4. ↑ Hannah Jane Parkinson (11 April 2014). "Foxes – Holding onto Heaven: music video breakdown". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  5. ↑ Davidson, Amy (30 April 2014). "Foxes: 'Holding Onto Heaven' single review - "A compulsive chorus"". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  6. ↑ Sampson, Issy (2 May 2014). "Foxes' Holding onto Heaven, this week's best new track". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  7. ↑ "Holding onto Heaven by Foxes". Apple Music. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  8. ↑ "Holding onto Heaven (Remixes) – EP by Foxes". Apple Music. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  9. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  10. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 43, 2014". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  11. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  12. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  13. ↑ "Foxes Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
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