Hold Your Head Up
| "Hold Your Head Up" | ||||
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| Single by Argent | ||||
| from the album All Together Now | ||||
| B-side | "Closer to Heaven" | |||
| Released | 1972 | |||
| Format | 7" vinyl | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, progressive rock | |||
| Length |
6:15 (Album version) 3:15 (Single edit) 2:52 (Radio edit) | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Writer(s) | Rod Argent, Chris White | |||
| Producer(s) | Rod Argent, Chris White | |||
| Argent singles chronology | ||||
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"Hold Your Head Up" is a song by British progressive rock band Argent, released as a single in 1972. The song was a Top 5 hit in both the US and UK, peaking at #5 in both countries. Billboard ranked it as the No. 50 song for 1972.[1] The song appeared on the third Argent album All Together Now. The album version is 6:15 while the single version is 3:15. The DJ edit has a run-time of 2:53.
Background and composition
The song was written by Rod Argent and Chris White.[2]
Release and reception
The song was warmly received by music critics. The Hammond B3 solo on the track was cited by Rick Wakeman as the greatest organ solo ever.[3]
Other versions
- Steppenwolf covered "Hold Your Head Up" on their 1982 album Wolftracks.[4]
- The Party Boys released a cover in 1987.
- Uriah Heep also covered the song on their 1989 album Raging Silence.[5]
- Mother Love Bone also released a cover of this song in 1989 as a non-album single.
- Fish performed a version of the song on his covers album Songs from the Mirror.[6]
- Mr. Big covered the song during their 2009 reunion tour and is available on Back to Budokan live DVD and CD;[7] a studio version was also recorded as a bonus on the CD version.
- The Zombies performed the song in 2013 at Mellow Johnny's Bike Shop in Austin, Texas, introduced as "Hold Your Head Up, Woman".[8]
- Phish has covered "Hold Your Head Up" at least 524 times in live performances between 1987 and 2015.[9]
- Lana Lane released a version on the 2003 album, Lana Lane Covers Collection.
References
- ↑ Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1972
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen. "All Together Now review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
- ↑ "Ron Galloway: Interview With the Zombie - Rod Argent On Gershwin, Bill Evans, Miles Davis & The Penny Lane Piano". Huffingtonpost.com. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ↑ "Wolftracks Overview". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
- ↑ Henderson, Alex. "Raging Silence review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
- ↑ http://fish-thecompany.com/disco/dasftm.htm
- ↑ "Back to Budokan review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
- ↑ Argent, Rod. "The Zombies - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)". YouTube/KEXP. pp. comments start at 21:00. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
- ↑ "Phish.net Song Histories". Retrieved November 5, 2014.
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