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{{Infobox song
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| alt = Cover art for "Hold Up": Beyoncé in a yellow dress, walking down a flooded staircase
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| next_title = [[Freedom (Beyoncé song)|Freedom]]
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| next_year = 2016
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"'''Hold Up'''" is a song recorded by American singer [[Beyoncé]] for her sixth studio album, ''[[Lemonade (Beyoncé album)|Lemonade]]'' (2016). The song was serviced to [[contemporary hit radio]] in Italy on May 27, 2016 as the third single from the album. It was written by [[Diplo]], [[Ezra Koenig]], [[Beyoncé]], [[Emile Haynie]], [[Josh Tillman]], [[MNEK]] and [[MeLo-X]].
"'''Hold Up'''" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter [[Beyoncé]] for her sixth studio album, ''[[Lemonade (Beyoncé album)|Lemonade]]'' (2016). The song was serviced to Italian radio on May 27, 2016 as the third single from the album. It was written by [[Diplo]], [[Ezra Koenig]], [[Beyoncé]], [[Emile Haynie]], [[Josh Tillman]], [[MNEK]], and [[MeLo-X]].


The song contains a sample of "[[Can't Get Used to Losing You]]" performed by [[Andy Williams]] and written by [[Doc Pomus]] and [[Mort Shuman]], an interpolation of "[[Maps (Yeah Yeah Yeahs song)|Maps]]" performed by [[Yeah Yeah Yeahs]] and written by [[Brian Chase]], [[Karen O]] and [[Nick Zinner]], and an interpolation of "[[Turn My Swag On]]", written by [[Soulja Boy]], Antonio Randolph and Kelvin McConnell.
The song contains a sample of "[[Can't Get Used to Losing You]]" performed by [[Andy Williams]] and written by [[Doc Pomus]] and [[Mort Shuman]], an interpolation of "[[Maps (Yeah Yeah Yeahs song)|Maps]]" performed by the [[Yeah Yeah Yeahs]] and written by [[Brian Chase]], [[Karen O]] and [[Nick Zinner]], and an interpolation of "[[Turn My Swag On]]", written by [[Soulja Boy]], Antonio Randolph, and Kelvin McConnell.


"Hold Up" received a [[Grammy Award|Grammy]] nomination for [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance|Best Pop Solo Performance]] at the [[59th Annual Grammy Awards|59th ceremony]].
"Hold Up" received a [[Grammy Award|Grammy]] nomination for [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance|Best Pop Solo Performance]] at the [[59th Annual Grammy Awards|59th ceremony]].


== Composition ==
== Composition ==
"Hold Up" is written in the key of [[C major]] in [[Time signature|common time]] with a [[tempo]] of 84 beats per minute. The song follows a chord progression of C–F–D–G–D–F, and when it comes to Beyonce's vocals, they go from C<sub>3</sub> to F<sub>5</sub>.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0163626|title=Beyoncé "Hold Up" Sheet Music in C Major – Download & Print|last=Beyoncé|website=Musicnotes.com|access-date=2017-04-16}}</ref> The track features a light [[reggae]] beat.<ref name="fuse.tv">{{cite web|url=http://www.fuse.tv/2016/04/beyonce-lemonade-review-track-by-track|title=Beyoncé's Surprise 'Lemonade' Album: Instant Track-by-Track Analysis}}</ref>
"Hold Up" is written in the key of [[C major]] in [[Time signature|common time]] with a [[tempo]] of 84 beats per minute. The song follows a chord progression of C–F–D–G–D–F, and when it comes to Beyonce's vocals, they go from C<sub>3</sub> to F<sub>5</sub>.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0163626|title=Beyoncé "Hold Up" Sheet Music in C Major – Download & Print|last=Beyoncé|website=Musicnotes.com|date=13 May 2016|access-date=2017-04-16|archive-date=2017-04-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416130541/http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0163626|url-status=live}}</ref> The track features a light [[reggae]] beat.<ref name="fuse.tv">{{cite web|url=http://www.fuse.tv/2016/04/beyonce-lemonade-review-track-by-track|title=Beyoncé's Surprise 'Lemonade' Album: Instant Track-by-Track Analysis|website=[[Fuse (TV channel)|Fuse]]|access-date=2016-05-09|archive-date=2016-12-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161226040113/http://www.fuse.tv/2016/04/beyonce-lemonade-review-track-by-track|url-status=live}}</ref>


A demo of "Hold Up" – a simple track containing just a chorus – was first written and recorded by Diplo and Koenig in 2014.<ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite web | url=http://pitchfork.com/news/65049-vampire-weekends-ezra-koenig-explains-how-his-tweet-about-the-yeah-yeah-yeahs-became-a-beyonce-song/ | title=Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig Explains How His Tweet About the Yeah Yeah Yeahs Became a Beyoncé Song | work=Pitchfork | date=April 25, 2016 | access-date=May 13, 2016}}</ref> Koenig, the frontman of the indie rock band, [[Vampire Weekend]], was interested in Diplo's take on the opening of "Can't Get Used to Losing You" by Andy Williams and wrote a hook around it. The lyrics include an interpolation of the chorus of "Maps" by Yeah Yeah Yeahs that Koenig had tweeted three years prior.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ezra Koenig (Vampire Weekend) discusses "Hold Up" by Beyonce|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ffm8WOEIyec|website=Youtube|access-date=2017-11-09}}</ref> Beyonce, having heard and liked the demo, gave it to various songwriters to get the best ideas for building on it.
A demo of "Hold Up" – a simple track containing just a chorus – was first written and recorded by Diplo and Koenig in 2014.<ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite web | url=http://pitchfork.com/news/65049-vampire-weekends-ezra-koenig-explains-how-his-tweet-about-the-yeah-yeah-yeahs-became-a-beyonce-song/ | title=Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig Explains How His Tweet About the Yeah Yeah Yeahs Became a Beyoncé Song | work=Pitchfork | date=April 25, 2016 | access-date=May 13, 2016 | archive-date=May 11, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160511205719/http://pitchfork.com/news/65049-vampire-weekends-ezra-koenig-explains-how-his-tweet-about-the-yeah-yeah-yeahs-became-a-beyonce-song/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Koenig, the frontman of the indie rock band [[Vampire Weekend]], was interested in Diplo's take on the opening of "Can't Get Used to Losing You" by Andy Williams and wrote a hook around it. The lyrics include an interpolation of the chorus of "Maps" by Yeah Yeah Yeahs that Koenig had tweeted three years prior.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ezra Koenig (Vampire Weekend) discusses "Hold Up" by Beyonce|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ffm8WOEIyec|website=Youtube|access-date=2017-11-09|archive-date=2020-11-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110114237/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ffm8WOEIyec|url-status=live}}</ref> Beyonce, having heard and liked the demo, gave it to various songwriters to get the best ideas for building on it.


MNEK said he wrote a full song over the demo, but Beyoncé only made use of 3 lines from his song, which were eventually used in the bridge.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lavin|first1=Will|title=MNEK: Meet Beyoncé, Madonna & JoJo's songwriting secret weapon|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/mnek-meet-beyonce-madonna-jojos-songwriting-secret-weapon-1563646|access-date=2017-11-09|publisher=ibtimes|date=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
MNEK said he wrote a full song over the demo, but Beyoncé only made use of 3 lines from his song, which were eventually used in the bridge.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lavin|first1=Will|title=MNEK: Meet Beyoncé, Madonna & JoJo's songwriting secret weapon|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/mnek-meet-beyonce-madonna-jojos-songwriting-secret-weapon-1563646|access-date=2017-11-09|publisher=ibtimes|date=June 4, 2016|archive-date=2017-11-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109191619/http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/mnek-meet-beyonce-madonna-jojos-songwriting-secret-weapon-1563646|url-status=live}}</ref>
He also mentioned the unique process of Beyoncé: "The way she works, she is a writer in herself. And then she pieces together stuff and she pieces together, you know, Diplo's going to work on the track; she's going to send it to me to do a melody idea. That's the process. And it worked because she's overlooking everything."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hogan|first1=Marc|title=Beyoncé's Lemonade Collaborator MNEK Talks Lending "Hold Up" a Key Line|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/65132-beyonces-lemonade-collaborator-mnek-talks-lending-hold-up-a-key-line/|access-date=2017-11-09|publisher=Pitchfork|date=April 28, 2016}}</ref>
He also mentioned the unique process of Beyoncé: "The way she works, she is a writer in herself. And then she pieces together stuff and she pieces together, you know, Diplo's going to work on the track; she's going to send it to me to do a melody idea. That's the process. And it worked because she's overlooking everything."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hogan|first1=Marc|title=Beyoncé's Lemonade Collaborator MNEK Talks Lending "Hold Up" a Key Line|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/65132-beyonces-lemonade-collaborator-mnek-talks-lending-hold-up-a-key-line/|access-date=2017-11-09|publisher=Pitchfork|date=April 28, 2016|archive-date=2018-04-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180406154612/https://pitchfork.com/news/65132-beyonces-lemonade-collaborator-mnek-talks-lending-hold-up-a-key-line/|url-status=live}}</ref>


Father John Misty also said Beyoncé contacted him after she heard his song through Emile Haynie. She gave him the simple demo track and he ended up writing first verse and refrain. He told [[NME]], "With 'Hold Up' they just sent me the beat and the hook. I wrote that first verse and the 'jealous and crazy' part."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jones|first1=Damian|title=Father John Misty opens up about Beyoncé and Lady Gaga collaborations |url=http://www.nme.com/news/music/father-john-misty-opens-beyonce-lady-gaga-collaborations-1965692|access-date=2017-11-09|publisher=NME}}</ref>
Father John Misty also said Beyoncé contacted him after she heard his song through Emile Haynie. She gave him the simple demo track and he ended up writing the first verse and refrain. He told [[NME]], "With 'Hold Up' they just sent me the beat and the hook. I wrote that first verse and the 'jealous and crazy' part."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jones|first1=Damian|title=Father John Misty opens up about Beyoncé and Lady Gaga collaborations|url=http://www.nme.com/news/music/father-john-misty-opens-beyonce-lady-gaga-collaborations-1965692|access-date=2017-11-09|publisher=NME|archive-date=2017-11-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109191119/http://www.nme.com/news/music/father-john-misty-opens-beyonce-lady-gaga-collaborations-1965692|url-status=live}}</ref>
He didn't know if his part would be used or not but later Beyoncé told him in person that his part made the final cut at his 2015 Coachella set.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Grant|first1=Sarah|title=Father John Misty: 'I Went Crazy' on Beyonce's 'Lemonade'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/father-john-misty-i-went-crazy-on-beyonces-lemonade-20160426|access-date=2017-11-09|publisher=RollingStone|date=April 26, 2016}}</ref>
He didn't know if his part would be used or not but later Beyoncé told him in person that his part made the final cut at his 2015 Coachella set.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Grant|first1=Sarah|title=Father John Misty: 'I Went Crazy' on Beyonce's 'Lemonade'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/father-john-misty-i-went-crazy-on-beyonces-lemonade-20160426|access-date=2017-11-09|publisher=RollingStone|date=April 26, 2016|archive-date=2017-11-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110004924/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/father-john-misty-i-went-crazy-on-beyonces-lemonade-20160426|url-status=live}}</ref>


In the outro of the song, Beyoncé sampled the hook from "Turn My Swag On" by [[Soulja Boy]].
In the outro of the song, Beyoncé sampled the hook from "Turn My Swag On" by [[Soulja Boy]].
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== Critical reception ==
== Critical reception ==
"Hold Up" was highly acclaimed by critics, who complimented Beyoncé's vocal performance as well as the lyrics and production.
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[[Pitchfork Media]]'s Ryan Dombal named "Hold Up" as "Best New Track", calling Beyoncé's vocals "emotive" and stating "The music has no weight, no place, no time—a calypso dream heard through walls and generations...When Beyoncé works in the pained refrain of Yeah Yeah Yeahs' "Maps," she makes it glorious while allowing our memories to hint at the anguish underneath."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/18207-beyonce-hold-up/|title=Beyoncé, Hold Up|publisher=Pitchfork Media|date=April 25, 2016|access-date=May 23, 2016}}</ref>


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[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]'s Ryan Dombal named "Hold Up" as "Best New Track", calling Beyoncé's vocals "emotive" and stating "The music has no weight, no place, no time—a calypso dream heard through walls and generations...When Beyoncé works in the pained refrain of Yeah Yeah Yeahs' "Maps," she makes it glorious while allowing our memories to hint at the anguish underneath."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/18207-beyonce-hold-up/|title=Beyoncé, Hold Up|publisher=Pitchfork Media|date=April 25, 2016|access-date=May 23, 2016|archive-date=May 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160522201157/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/18207-beyonce-hold-up/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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''[[Slant (magazine)|Slant]]'' considered the song the 4th best one of 2016,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/features/article/the-25-best-singles-of-2016/P5|title=The 25 Best Singles of 2016|publisher=[[Slant (magazine)|Slant]]|date=December 7, 2016|access-date=December 9, 2016}}</ref> while ''[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]'' named it the 28th best.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9981-the-100-best-songs-of-2016/?page=8|title=The 100 Best Songs of 2016|publisher=Pitchfork Media|date=December 12, 2016|access-date=December 12, 2016}}</ref> The song would later be voted in ''[[Village Voice]]'''s Pazz & Jop best in music in 2016, the 18th best single of the same period.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/pazznjop/singles/2016|title=PAZZ+JOP 2016|publisher=Village Voice|date=January 25, 2017|access-date=January 28, 2017}}</ref> ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' ranked "Hold Up" at number 23 on their "100 Best Pop Songs of 2016" list: "Beyonce's ''Lemonade'' was designed for memes… and tweets… and gifs. But ask anyone the image that defines the album, and you're likely to see a shot from "Hold Up"."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/year-in-music-2016/7617635/billboard-top-100-pop-songs-of-2016|title=Billboard's 100 Best Pop Songs of 2016: Critics' Picks|publisher=Billboard|access-date=December 12, 2016|date=December 12, 2016}}</ref>


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''[[Slant (magazine)|Slant]]'' considered the song the 4th best one of 2016,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/features/article/the-25-best-singles-of-2016/P5|title=The 25 Best Singles of 2016|publisher=[[Slant (magazine)|Slant]]|date=December 7, 2016|access-date=December 9, 2016|archive-date=December 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220151100/http://www.slantmagazine.com/features/article/the-25-best-singles-of-2016/P5|url-status=live}}</ref> while ''[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]'' named it the 28th best.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9981-the-100-best-songs-of-2016/?page=8|title=The 100 Best Songs of 2016|publisher=Pitchfork Media|date=December 12, 2016|access-date=December 12, 2016|archive-date=December 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161213224615/http://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9981-the-100-best-songs-of-2016/?page=8|url-status=live}}</ref> The song would later be voted in ''[[Village Voice]]'''s Pazz & Jop best in music in 2016, the 18th best single of the same period.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/pazznjop/singles/2016|title=PAZZ+JOP 2016|publisher=Village Voice|date=January 25, 2017|access-date=January 28, 2017|archive-date=January 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170126060350/http://www.villagevoice.com/pazznjop/singles/2016|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' ranked "Hold Up" at number 23 on their "100 Best Pop Songs of 2016" list: "Beyonce's ''Lemonade'' was designed for memes… and tweets… and gifs. But ask anyone the image that defines the album, and you're likely to see a shot from "Hold Up"."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/year-in-music-2016/7617635/billboard-top-100-pop-songs-of-2016|title=Billboard's 100 Best Pop Songs of 2016: Critics' Picks|publisher=Billboard|access-date=December 12, 2016|date=December 12, 2016|archive-date=December 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161213090422/http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/year-in-music-2016/7617635/billboard-top-100-pop-songs-of-2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
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"Hold Up" was named the greatest song of the decade (2010s) by Richard Walker for ''[[The National (Scotland)|The National]].''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenational.scot/news/18126706.national-writers-pick-cultural-highlights-decade/|title=National writers pick the top songs, films, TV and books of the decade - part two|website=The National|language=en|access-date=2019-12-31}}</ref>

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"Hold Up" was named the greatest song of the decade (2010s) by Richard Walker for ''[[The National (Scotland)|The National]].''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenational.scot/news/18126706.national-writers-pick-cultural-highlights-decade/|title=National writers pick the top songs, films, TV and books of the decade - part two|website=The National|language=en|access-date=2019-12-31|archive-date=2019-12-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230223102/https://www.thenational.scot/news/18126706.national-writers-pick-cultural-highlights-decade/|url-status=live}}</ref>


== Commercial performance ==
== Commercial performance ==
After the release of ''[[Lemonade (Beyoncé album)|Lemonade]]'', "Hold Up" debuted and peaked on the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]] chart at number 13.<ref name="BillDebut">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/7350446/all-12-of-beyonces-lemonade-tracks-debut-on-hot-100|title=All 12 of Beyonce's 'Lemonade' Tracks Debut on Hot 100|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard.biz]]|access-date=April 30, 2016}}</ref> "Hold Up" also entered on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs]] at number 8.<ref name="BillDebut"/> In overseas charts, the song entered in multiple digital charts in top 5: Denmark, Greece, Netherlands, New Zealand and Norway.
After the release of ''[[Lemonade (Beyoncé album)|Lemonade]]'', "Hold Up" debuted and peaked on the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]] chart at number 13.<ref name="BillDebut">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/7350446/all-12-of-beyonces-lemonade-tracks-debut-on-hot-100|title=All 12 of Beyonce's 'Lemonade' Tracks Debut on Hot 100|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard.biz]]|access-date=April 30, 2016|archive-date=May 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160503122325/http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/7350446/all-12-of-beyonces-lemonade-tracks-debut-on-hot-100|url-status=live}}</ref> "Hold Up" also entered on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs]] at number 8.<ref name="BillDebut"/> In overseas charts, the song entered in multiple digital charts in top 5: Denmark, Greece, Netherlands, New Zealand and Norway.


== Music video ==
== Music video ==
The song's music video is part of a one-hour film with the same title as its parent album, which originally aired on [[HBO]] and was also included with the purchase of the album itself. The [[Jonas Åkerlund]]-directed video features Beyoncé destroying multiple cars and security cameras using a baseball bat. The video is often compared by critics to that of [[Janet Jackson]]'s video to her single "[[Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You)]]" as well as the late 90s [[art film]] ''Ever Is Over All'' by [[Pipilotti Rist]]. According to Mashable, Knowles also makes reference of [[Oshun]], the Yoruba [[orisha|goddess]] of water, fertility, love, and sensuality.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mashable.com/2016/04/24/beyonce-lemonade-review/|title=Beyoncé's 'Lemonade' is a powerful tribute to black girls everywhere|last=Desta|first=Yohana|website=Mashable|access-date=2016-05-08}}</ref> It received two nominations at the [[2016 MTV Video Music Awards]] for [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video|Best Female Video]] and [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction|Best Art Direction]], winning the former.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/vma/7453279/beyonce-adele-lead-nominees-2016-mtv-video-music-awards | title=Beyonce, Adele Lead Nominees for 2016 MTV Video Music Awards | work=Billboard | access-date=July 26, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/vma/7487873/vmas-2016-winners-list|title=VMAs 2016 Winners List|work=Billboard|date=August 28, 2016|access-date=September 1, 2016}}</ref> One week later, Beyoncé released the music video on her [[YouTube]] and [[Vevo]] channels.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeonBmeFR8o | title=Hold Up | work=[[YouTube]] | date=September 3, 2016}}</ref>
The song's [[music video]] is part of a one-hour film with [[Beyoncé: Lemonade|the same title as its parent album]], which originally aired on [[HBO]] and was also included with the purchase of the album itself. The [[Jonas Åkerlund]]-directed video features Beyoncé destroying multiple cars and security cameras using a baseball bat. Beyoncé wears a mustard-colored [[Roberto Cavalli]] gown which was chosen at the insistence of the director.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonce-stylist-b-akerlund-lemonade-7348332/|title=Beyonce Stylist B. Akerlund on Finding the Perfect Yellow Dress for ‘Lemonade’|work=Billboard|date=April 26, 2016|last=McColgin|first=Carol}}</ref> The video is often compared by critics to that of [[Janet Jackson]]'s video to her single "[[Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You)]]" as well as the late 90s [[art film]] ''Ever Is Over All'' by [[Pipilotti Rist]]. According to [[Mashable]], Knowles also makes reference of [[Oshun]], the Yoruba [[orisha|goddess]] of water, fertility, love, and sensuality.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mashable.com/2016/04/24/beyonce-lemonade-review/|title=Beyoncé's 'Lemonade' is a powerful tribute to black girls everywhere|last=Desta|first=Yohana|website=Mashable|date=24 April 2016|access-date=2016-05-08|archive-date=2017-08-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831180153/http://mashable.com/2016/04/24/beyonce-lemonade-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> The music video received two nominations at the [[2016 MTV Video Music Awards]] for [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video|Best Female Video]] and [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction|Best Art Direction]], winning the former.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/vma/7453279/beyonce-adele-lead-nominees-2016-mtv-video-music-awards | title=Beyonce, Adele Lead Nominees for 2016 MTV Video Music Awards | magazine=Billboard | access-date=July 26, 2016 | archive-date=August 27, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827100614/http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/vma/7453279/beyonce-adele-lead-nominees-2016-mtv-video-music-awards | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/vma/7487873/vmas-2016-winners-list|title=VMAs 2016 Winners List|magazine=Billboard|date=August 28, 2016|access-date=September 1, 2016|archive-date=June 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170621002556/http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/vma/7487873/vmas-2016-winners-list|url-status=live}}</ref> One week later, Beyoncé released the music video on her [[YouTube]] and [[Vevo]] channels.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeonBmeFR8o | title=Hold Up | work=[[YouTube]] | date=September 3, 2016 | access-date=September 4, 2016 | archive-date=September 4, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160904140757/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeonBmeFR8o&gl=US&hl=en | url-status=live }}</ref>


== Live performances ==
== Live performances ==
"Hold Up" is part of the set list of [[the Formation World Tour]] with the first performance taking place in Miami at the [[Marlins Park]] on April 27, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.etonline.com/music/187648_beyonce_kicks_off_formation_tour_miami_jay_z_shows_support_but_does_not_perform/|title=Beyoncé Kicks Off 'Formation' Tour in Miami, Jay Z Shows Support But Doesn't Perform |publisher=ET |access-date=April 30, 2016}}</ref>
"Hold Up" is part of the set list of [[the Formation World Tour]] with the first performance taking place in [[Miami]] at [[Marlins Park]] on April 27, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.etonline.com/music/187648_beyonce_kicks_off_formation_tour_miami_jay_z_shows_support_but_does_not_perform/|title=Beyoncé Kicks Off 'Formation' Tour in Miami, Jay Z Shows Support But Doesn't Perform|publisher=ET|access-date=April 30, 2016|archive-date=May 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512174241/http://www.etonline.com/music/187648_beyonce_kicks_off_formation_tour_miami_jay_z_shows_support_but_does_not_perform/|url-status=live}}</ref>


"Hold Up" was also performed as part of a medley of songs from [[Lemonade (Beyoncé album)|''Lemonade'']] at the [[2016 MTV Video Music Awards]] on August 28, 2016, along with "[[Pray You Catch Me]]", "[[Sorry (Beyoncé song)|Sorry]]", "[[Don't Hurt Yourself (Beyoncé song)|Don't Hurt Yourself]]", and "[[Formation (song)|Formation]]".
"Hold Up" was also performed as part of a medley of songs from [[Lemonade (Beyoncé album)|''Lemonade'']] at the [[2016 MTV Video Music Awards]] on August 28, 2016, along with "[[Pray You Catch Me]]", "[[Sorry (Beyoncé song)|Sorry]]", "[[Don't Hurt Yourself (Beyoncé song)|Don't Hurt Yourself]]", and "[[Formation (song)|Formation]]".


"Hold Up" was performed at Beyoncé's [[Beyoncé 2018 Coachella performance|2018 Coachella performance]], reimagined with a marching band sound to pay homage to [[historically black colleges and universities]].
"Hold Up" was performed at Beyoncé's [[Beyoncé 2018 Coachella performance|2018 Coachella performance]], reimagined with a marching band to pay homage to [[historically black colleges and universities]].

In 2018, Beyoncé performed the bridge of “Hold Up” after [[Jay-Z]] performed “[[Bam (song)|Bam]]” during the European and first three North American dates of the [[On the Run II Tour|OTR II]] Tour, their second co-headlining, all-stadium tour together.


==Charts==
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! scope="row"| Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Beyonc%E9&titel=Hold+Up&cat=s|title=australian-charts.com – Beyoncé – Hold Up|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]. Hung Medien|access-date=July 23, 2016|archive-date=October 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008060805/http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Beyonc%E9&titel=Hold%20Up&cat=s|url-status=live}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| Australia Urban Singles ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/charts/urban-singles-chart|title=ARIA Australian Top 40 Singles|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|access-date=May 9, 2016|archive-date=September 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922125048/http://www.ariacharts.com.au/charts/urban-singles-chart|url-status=live}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| Belgium ([[Ultratop#Ultratip|Ultratip]] Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/179183/Beyonce-Hold-Up|title=ultratop.be – Beyoncé – Hold Up|publisher=[[Ultratop]]. Hung Medien|access-date=August 20, 2016|archive-date=May 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170512060520/http://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/179183/Beyonce-Hold-Up|url-status=live}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| Denmark Digital Songs ([[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/denmark|title=Denmark Digital Songs|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=May 2, 2016|access-date=April 30, 2016|archive-date=May 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506122136/http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/denmark|url-status=live}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| Greece Digital Songs ([[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/greece|title=Greece Digital Songs|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=May 2, 2016|access-date=April 30, 2016|archive-date=December 27, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131227215136/http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/greece|url-status=live}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|Iceland ([[RÚV]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ruv.is/persona/beyonce|publisher=[[RÚV]]|title=HBeyonce Chart History|date=30 March 2016|access-date=May 24, 2017|archive-date=10 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010165026/http://www.ruv.is/persona/beyonce|url-status=live}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|Netherlands ([[Dutch Top 40|Dutch Top 40 Tipparade]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/tipparade/2016/week-24|title=Tipparade-lijst van week 24, 2016|publisher=[[Dutch Top 40]]|access-date=March 13, 2023|archive-date=March 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313002647/https://www.top40.nl/tipparade/2016/week-24|url-status=live}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| Norway Digital Songs ([[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/norway|title=Norway Digital Songs|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=May 2, 2016|access-date=April 30, 2016|archive-date=April 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426021214/http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/norway|url-status=live}}</ref>
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! scope="row"|US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref name="Billboard">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7350427/desiigner-drake-hot-100-prince-beyonce-top-10|title=Desiigner Holds Off Drake Atop Hot 100, Prince & Beyonce Hit Top 10|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 2, 2016|archive-date=August 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803072118/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7350427/desiigner-drake-hot-100-prince-beyonce-top-10|url-status=live}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| Australia Urban (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/2016/urban-singles-chart|title=ARIA Top 50 Urban Singles 2016|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|access-date=January 6, 2017|archive-date=January 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106183020/http://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/2016/urban-singles-chart|url-status=live}}</ref>
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!scope="row"| Belgium (Ultratop Flanders Urban)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2016&cat=sr|title=Jaaroverzichten 2016|publisher=Ultratop|language=nl|access-date=December 27, 2016|archive-date=April 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407053912/https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2016&cat=sr|url-status=live}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2016|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 2, 2020|archive-date=December 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222014813/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|url-status=live}}</ref>
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==Certifications==
==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Gold|certyear=2016|relyear=2016|access-date=26 November 2021}}
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==Radio and release history==
==Release history==
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| May 12, 2016
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| [[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Sony Music|Sony]]
| align="center"|<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www1.wdr.de/radio/funkhauseuropa/musik/neuinfhe/beyonce-hold-up-100.html | title=Neu in Funkhaus Europa Beyoncé: "Hold Up" | work=[[Westdeutscher Rundfunk]] | access-date=August 5, 2016 | language=de}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www1.wdr.de/radio/funkhauseuropa/musik/neuinfhe/beyonce-hold-up-100.html | title=Neu in Funkhaus Europa Beyoncé: "Hold Up" | work=[[Westdeutscher Rundfunk]] | access-date=August 5, 2016 | language=de | archive-date=July 21, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160721034246/http://www1.wdr.de/radio/funkhauseuropa/musik/neuinfhe/beyonce-hold-up-100.html | url-status=live }}</ref>
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| May 27, 2016
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| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://radiodate.it/radio-date/beyonce-hold-up-144673-27-05-2016-radiodate/|title=Beyoncé "Hold" Up|publisher=Radio Airplay s.r.l|access-date=August 20, 2016|language=it|archive-date=August 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816153031/http://radiodate.it/radio-date/beyonce-hold-up-144673-27-05-2016-radiodate/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| align="center"|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16691 |title=FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Nielsen Ratings, Music News and more! |work=[[FMQB]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804165226/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16691 |archive-date=August 4, 2016 |access-date=August 4, 2016}}</ref>
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| align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/urban/future-releases|title=Urban/UAC Future Releases|publisher=All Access. All Access Music Group|access-date=August 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817004920/http://www.allaccess.com/urban/future-releases|archive-date=August 17, 2016}}</ref>
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| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16691 |title=FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Nielsen Ratings, Music News and more! |work=[[FMQB]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804165226/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16691 |archive-date=August 4, 2016 |access-date=August 4, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/urban/future-releases|title=Urban/UAC Future Releases|publisher=All Access. All Access Music Group|access-date=August 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817004920/http://www.allaccess.com/urban/future-releases|archive-date=August 17, 2016}}</ref>
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This article is about the Beyoncé song. For other uses, see Hold up.
"Hold Up"
Cover art for "Hold Up": Beyoncé in a yellow dress, walking down a flooded staircase
Single by Beyoncé
from the album Lemonade
ReleasedMay 27, 2016 (2016-05-27)
Recorded2014
StudioRecord Plant Studios, Los Angeles
GenreReggae
Length3:41
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Diplo
  • Beyoncé
  • Ezra Koenig
Beyoncé singles chronology
"Sorry"
(2016) 		"Hold Up"
(2016) 		"Freedom"
(2016)
Music video
"Hold Up" on YouTube

"Hold Up" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Beyoncé for her sixth studio album, Lemonade (2016). The song was serviced to Italian radio on May 27, 2016 as the third single from the album. It was written by Diplo, Ezra Koenig, Beyoncé, Emile Haynie, Josh Tillman, MNEK, and MeLo-X.

The song contains a sample of "Can't Get Used to Losing You" performed by Andy Williams and written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman, an interpolation of "Maps" performed by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and written by Brian Chase, Karen O and Nick Zinner, and an interpolation of "Turn My Swag On", written by Soulja Boy, Antonio Randolph, and Kelvin McConnell.

"Hold Up" received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Solo Performance at the 59th ceremony.

Composition

"Hold Up" is written in the key of C major in common time with a tempo of 84 beats per minute. The song follows a chord progression of C–F–D–G–D–F, and when it comes to Beyonce's vocals, they go from C3 to F5.[1] The track features a light reggae beat.[2]

A demo of "Hold Up" – a simple track containing just a chorus – was first written and recorded by Diplo and Koenig in 2014.[3] Koenig, the frontman of the indie rock band Vampire Weekend, was interested in Diplo's take on the opening of "Can't Get Used to Losing You" by Andy Williams and wrote a hook around it. The lyrics include an interpolation of the chorus of "Maps" by Yeah Yeah Yeahs that Koenig had tweeted three years prior.[4] Beyonce, having heard and liked the demo, gave it to various songwriters to get the best ideas for building on it.

MNEK said he wrote a full song over the demo, but Beyoncé only made use of 3 lines from his song, which were eventually used in the bridge.[5] He also mentioned the unique process of Beyoncé: "The way she works, she is a writer in herself. And then she pieces together stuff and she pieces together, you know, Diplo's going to work on the track; she's going to send it to me to do a melody idea. That's the process. And it worked because she's overlooking everything."[6]

Father John Misty also said Beyoncé contacted him after she heard his song through Emile Haynie. She gave him the simple demo track and he ended up writing the first verse and refrain. He told NME, "With 'Hold Up' they just sent me the beat and the hook. I wrote that first verse and the 'jealous and crazy' part."[7] He didn't know if his part would be used or not but later Beyoncé told him in person that his part made the final cut at his 2015 Coachella set.[8]

In the outro of the song, Beyoncé sampled the hook from "Turn My Swag On" by Soulja Boy. She used the first two lines of the hook twice with slow falsetto vocals to express the feeling between denial and anger.

Critical reception

"Hold Up" was highly acclaimed by critics, who complimented Beyoncé's vocal performance as well as the lyrics and production.

Pitchfork's Ryan Dombal named "Hold Up" as "Best New Track", calling Beyoncé's vocals "emotive" and stating "The music has no weight, no place, no time—a calypso dream heard through walls and generations...When Beyoncé works in the pained refrain of Yeah Yeah Yeahs' "Maps," she makes it glorious while allowing our memories to hint at the anguish underneath."[9]

Slant considered the song the 4th best one of 2016,[10] while Pitchfork named it the 28th best.[11] The song would later be voted in Village Voice's Pazz & Jop best in music in 2016, the 18th best single of the same period.[12] Billboard ranked "Hold Up" at number 23 on their "100 Best Pop Songs of 2016" list: "Beyonce's Lemonade was designed for memes… and tweets… and gifs. But ask anyone the image that defines the album, and you're likely to see a shot from "Hold Up"."[13]

"Hold Up" was named the greatest song of the decade (2010s) by Richard Walker for The National.[14]

Commercial performance

After the release of Lemonade, "Hold Up" debuted and peaked on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart at number 13.[15] "Hold Up" also entered on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs at number 8.[15] In overseas charts, the song entered in multiple digital charts in top 5: Denmark, Greece, Netherlands, New Zealand and Norway.

Music video

The song's music video is part of a one-hour film with the same title as its parent album, which originally aired on HBO and was also included with the purchase of the album itself. The Jonas Åkerlund-directed video features Beyoncé destroying multiple cars and security cameras using a baseball bat. Beyoncé wears a mustard-colored Roberto Cavalli gown which was chosen at the insistence of the director.[16] The video is often compared by critics to that of Janet Jackson's video to her single "Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You)" as well as the late 90s art film Ever Is Over All by Pipilotti Rist. According to Mashable, Knowles also makes reference of Oshun, the Yoruba goddess of water, fertility, love, and sensuality.[17] The music video received two nominations at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Female Video and Best Art Direction, winning the former.[18][19] One week later, Beyoncé released the music video on her YouTube and Vevo channels.[20]

Live performances

"Hold Up" is part of the set list of the Formation World Tour with the first performance taking place in Miami at Marlins Park on April 27, 2016.[21]

"Hold Up" was also performed as part of a medley of songs from Lemonade at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards on August 28, 2016, along with "Pray You Catch Me", "Sorry", "Don't Hurt Yourself", and "Formation".

"Hold Up" was performed at Beyoncé's 2018 Coachella performance, reimagined with a marching band to pay homage to historically black colleges and universities.

In 2018, Beyoncé performed the bridge of “Hold Up” after Jay-Z performed “Bam” during the European and first three North American dates of the OTR II Tour, their second co-headlining, all-stadium tour together.

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[50] 2× Platinum 140,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[51] Platinum 60,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[52] Platinum 80,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[53] Gold 25,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[54] Platinum 600,000‡
United States (RIAA)[55] 2× Platinum 2,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

"Hold Up" release history
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Germany May 12, 2016 Radio airplay Sony [56]
Italy May 27, 2016 [57]
United States August 16, 2016
[58][59]

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