Hold Me Up (song)

"Hold Me Up" is the debut solo single by Australian singer Conrad Sewell. It was released on 3 March 2015 and taken from his debut extended play, All I Know.

"Hold Me Up"
Single by Conrad Sewell
from the album All I Know
Released3 March 2015[1]
Genre
Length3:27
Label300
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Conrad Sewell
  • Brian Lee
  • The Euroz
  • Louis Bell
Conrad Sewell singles chronology
"Firestone"
(2014)		 "Hold Me Up"
(2015)		 "Start Again"
(2015)

The song is co-written and co-produced by Sewell and Brian Lee (who has previously worked with Lady Gaga and Icona Pop), The Euroz and Louis Bell.[2] [3] The song was released in Australia on 3 March 2015 and peaked at number 39 on the ARIA Singles Chart. The track was released in the United Kingdom on 24 July.[4] The remixes were released on 20 November.

Background

Sewell moved from Brisbane to Los Angeles to work on his music and in late 2014, provided the vocals on Kygo’s 2014 tropical house hit "Firestone".[5]

On March 2, 2015 Sewell announced his opening slot on Ed Sheeran's 13-date Australian X tour throughout March and April via a video posted on his Facebook page.[6] "Hold Me Up" was released the next day.

"Hold Me Up" emerged from a late-night, free-form session in the studio. Sewell said; "I’ve been doing this thing lately where I set up a mic live, put on some reverb so I feel like I’m singing in front of people, put on a track and just flow a melody over it. It’s been hard for me to get up-tempo songs, because I love nothing more than sitting at the piano and melting your heart—that’s definitely what I’ll tend to do in a writing situation. So when that one came, it was just a fun track that you can dance, drive, sing to, and we can worry about the serious stuff later."[7]

Music video

The monochrome video features Sewell, chilling out and enjoying life down by the beach.[2] The video was released on 12 May 2015.[8]

Reviews

Mike Wass from Idolator said ‘Hold Me Up’ is a "soulful, vaguely disco-tinged pop anthem" and is a huge song with an instantly hummable chorus".[9]

Madison Vain of Entertainment Weekly called the song "an upbeat, anthemic, just-about-impossible-to-not-get-swept-away-in pop track."[10]

AuspOp said ‘Hold Me Up’ is "effortlessly cool, eternally optimistic, vocally impressive and filled with enough pop sunshine to brighten even the greyest of days."[11]

Track listing
Digital download[1]
No.TitleLength
1."Hold Me Up"3:27
Remixes digital download[12]
No.TitleLength
1."Hold Me Up" (Throttle Remix)3:40
2."Hold Me Up" (eSquire and Petch vs Wayne G Remix)5:11
3."Hold Me Up" (Steve Smart Remix)5:01
4."Hold Me Up" (Slaptop Remix)4:52
5."Hold Me Up" (Cash & David Remix)4:55
6."Hold Me Up" (AM2PM Remix)5:27
7."Hold Me Up" (Mike Delinquent Remix)4:29

Charts

Weekly charts
Weekly chart performance for "Hold Me Up"
Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[13] 39
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[14] 48
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 8
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[16] 10
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[17] 25

Year-end charts
2015 year-end chart performance for "Big Girls Cry"
Chart (2015) Position
Australian Artist Singles (ARIA)[18] 48

References
  1. "Hold Me Up - Single". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  2. "'Firestone' Singer Conrad Sewell Debuts Solo Single 'Hold Me Up'". MTV Music. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  3. "Hold Me Up credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 Oct 2015.
  4. Lewis Corner (14 May 2015). "New music: Conrad premieres his brand new single 'Hold Me Up'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  5. Madison Vain (9 March 2015). "Listen to Conrad's new single 'Hold Me Up' – exclusive". www.ew.com. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  6. "Conrad Sewell". Facebook.
  7. "Conrad Official Bio". www. conradofficial.com. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  8. "Conrad Sewell - Hold Me Up [Official Video]". YouTube. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  9. Mike Wass (1 April 2015). "Popping Up: Conrad Sewell". www.idolator.com. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  10. Vain, Madison (9 March 2015). "Hear Conrad's new single, 'Hold Me Up'". Entertainment Weekly.
  11. "Conrad Sewell – Hold Me Up". www.auspOp.com.au. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  12. "Hold Me Up (Remixes) - Single". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  13. "Conrad Sewell – Hold Me Up". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 2 May2015.
  14. "Conrad Sewell Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  15. "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 43, 2015" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  16. "Conrad Sewell Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  17. "Conrad Sewell Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  18. "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Australian Artist Singles 2015". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
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