Hold Back the River (James Bay song)

This article is about the James Bay song. For the Wet Wet Wet song, see Hold Back the River (Wet Wet Wet song).
"Hold Back the River"
Single by James Bay
from the album Chaos and the Calm
B-side "Wait in Line" (CD)
Released 17 November 2014
Format
Recorded 2013–14 in Nashville, Tennessee
Genre
Length 4:01
Label Republic
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Jacquire King
James Bay singles chronology
"Let It Go"
(2014)		 "Hold Back the River"
(2014)		 "Scars"
(2015)

"Hold Back the River" is a song by English singer-songwriter James Bay. It was released in the United Kingdom on 17 November 2014 through Republic Records as the second single from Bay's debut studio album Chaos and the Calm (2015). The song was written by Ivor Novello award winner Iain Archer with Bay and produced by Jacquire King. The song peaked at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Song.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Hold Back the River" was first released onto YouTube on 24 October 2014 at a total length of four minutes and six seconds.[1]

Track listing

Digital download
No. Title Length
1. "Hold Back the River"   4:01
2. "Sparks"   3:06
3. "Wait In Line"   4:00
4. "Hold Back the River" (Live At The Hotel Cafe) 3:59

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2014–15) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 4
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 4
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 7
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[5] 3
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6] 56
Colombia (National Report Top Rock)[7] 2
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[8] 50
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[9] 19
Denmark (Tracklisten)[10] 20
Europe (Euro Digital Songs)[11] 2
France (SNEP)[12] 72
Germany (Official German Charts)[13] 4
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[14] 27
Hungary (Single Top 40)[15] 32
Ireland (IRMA)[16] 1
Italy (FIMI)[17] 7
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[18] 76
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[19] 14
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[20] 12
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[21] 8
Norway (VG-lista)[22] 24
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[23] 16
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[24] 2
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[25] 14
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[26] 16
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[27] 25
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[28] 17
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[29] 4
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[30] 2
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[31] 1
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[32] 16
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[33] 8
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[34] 13

Year-end charts

Chart (2015) Position
Australia (ARIA)[35] 19
Germany (Official German Charts)[36] 33
Italy (FIMI)[37] 43
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[38] 24
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[39] 8
US Billboard Adult Alternative Songs[40] 24
US Billboard Alternative Songs[41] 40
US Billboard Hot Rock Songs[42] 19
US Billboard Rock Digital Songs[43] 44

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[44] 3× Platinum 210,000
Germany (BVMI)[45] Gold 200,000
Italy (FIMI)[46] 2x Platinum 100,000
Netherlands (NVPI)[47] 2× Platinum 80,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[48] Platinum 15,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[49] Platinum 600,000
United States (RIAA)[50] Gold 500,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales/streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom 17 November 2014[51] Digital download Republic

References

  1. ↑ James Bay - Hold Back The River - YouTube
  2. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – James Bay – Hold Back The River". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – James Bay – Hold Back The River" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "Ultratop.be – James Bay – Hold Back The River" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  5. ↑ "Ultratop.be – James Bay – Hold Back The River" (in French). Ultratip.
  6. ↑ "James Bay – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for James Bay. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "ROCK" (in Spanish). National Report. 27 April 2015. Archived from the original on 7 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201503 into search. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  9. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201510 into search. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  10. ↑ "Danishcharts.com – James Bay – Hold Back The River". Tracklisten.
  11. ↑ "James Bay – Chart history" Billboard Euro Digital Songs for James Bay. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  12. ↑ "Lescharts.com – James Bay – Hold Back The River" (in French). Les classement single.
  13. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – James Bay – Hold Back The River". GfK Entertainment.
  14. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  15. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  16. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 13, 2015". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  17. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – James Bay – Hold Back The River". Top Digital Download.
  18. ↑ "James Bay – Chart history" Japan Hot 100 for James Bay. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  19. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – James Bay search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
  20. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – James Bay – Hold Back The River" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  21. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – James Bay – Hold Back The River". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  22. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – James Bay – Hold Back The River". VG-lista. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  23. ↑ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  24. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2015-03-28". Scottish Singles Top 40.
  25. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201510 into search. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  26. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201510 into search. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  27. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – James Bay – Hold Back The River" Canciones Top 50.
  28. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – James Bay – Hold Back The River". Singles Top 100.
  29. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – James Bay – Hold Back The River". Swiss Singles Chart.
  30. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2015-04-04" UK Singles Chart.
  31. ↑ "Bubbling Under Hot 100 : July 11, 2015". Billboard (Prometheus Global Media). July 11, 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2015. (subscription required)
  32. ↑ "James Bay – Chart history" Billboard Adult Pop Songs for James Bay.
  33. ↑ "James Bay – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rock Songs for James Bay.
  34. ↑ "James Bay – Chart history" Billboard Rock Airplay for James Bay.
  35. ↑ "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 2015". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  36. ↑ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  37. ↑ "Classifiche “Top of the Music” 2015 FIMI-GfK: La musica italiana in vetta negli album e nei singoli digitali" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  38. ↑ "Top Selling Singles of 2015". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  39. ↑ "The Official Top 40 Biggest Songs of 2015 revealed". Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  40. ↑ "Adult Alternative Songs : Dec 31, 2015 | Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard. billboard.com. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  41. ↑ "Alternative Songs : Dec 31, 2015 | Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard. billboard.com. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  42. ↑ "Hot Rock Songs : Dec 31, 2015 | Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard. billboard.com. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  43. ↑ "Rock Digital Songs : Dec 31, 2015 | Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard. billboard.com. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  44. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (15 August 2015). "ARIA Singles: Delta Goodrem 'Wings' Tops Australian Chart". Noise11. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  45. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (James Bay; 'Hold Back The River')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  46. ↑ "Italian single certifications – James Bay – Hold Back the River" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 24 April 2015. Select Online in the field Sezione. Enter James Bay in the field Filtra. Select 2015 in the field Anno. The certification will load automatically
  47. ↑ "Dutch single certifications – James Bay – Hold Back the River" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers.
  48. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – James Bay – Hold Back the River". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  49. ↑ "British single certifications – James Bay – Hold Back the River". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved May 3, 2015. Enter Hold Back the River in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
  50. ↑ "American single certifications – James Bay – Hold Back the River". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
  51. ↑ iTunes - Music - Hold Back the River - EP by James Bay
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