Hold Up
Beyoncé
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Hold up, they don't love you like I love you Slow down, they don't love you like I love you Back up, they don't love you like I love you Step down, they don't love you like I love you Can't you see there's no other man above you? What a wicked way to treat the girl that loves you Hold up, they don't love you like I love you Oh, down, they don't love you like I love you Something don't feel right Because it ain't right Especially comin' up after midnight I smell your secret, and I'm not too perfect To ever feel this worthless How did it come down to this? Going through your call list I don't wanna lose my pride, but I'ma f*ck me up a bitch Know that I kept it sexy, and know I kept it fun There's something that I'm missing, maybe my head for one What's worse, lookin' jealous or crazy? Jealous or crazy? Or like being walked all over lately, walked all over lately I'd rather be crazy Hold up, they don't love you like I love you Slow down, they don't love you like I love you Back up, they don't love you like I love you Step down, they don't love you like I love you Can't you see there's no other man above you? What a wicked way to treat the girl that loves you Hold up, they don't love you like I love you Slow down they don't love you like I love you Let's imagine for a moment that you never made a name for yourself Or mastered wealth, they had you labeled as a king Never made it out the cage, still out there movin' in them streets Never had the baddest woman in the game up in your sheets Would they be down to ride? No, they used to hide from you, lie to you But y'all know we were made for each other So I find you and hold you down Me sing se Hold up, they don't love you like I love you Slow down, they don't love you like I love you Back up, they don't love you like I love you Step down, they don't love you like I love you Can't you see there's no other man above you? What a wicked way to treat the girl that loves you Hold up, they don't love you like I love you Slow down they don't love you like I love you Oh it is such a shame You let this good love go to waste I always keep the top tier, 5 star Backseat lovin' in the car Like make that wood, like make that wood Holly like a boulevard What's worse, lookin' jealous or crazy? Jealous and crazy? Or like being walked all over lately, walked all over lately I'd rather be crazy Hold up, they don't love you like I love you Slow down, they don't love you like I love you Back up, they don't love you like I love you Step down, they don't love you like I love you Can't you see there's no other man above you? What a wicked way to treat the girl that loves you Hold up, they don't love you like I love you Oh, down, they don't love you like I love you I hop up out the bed and get my swag on I look in the mirror, say, what's up? What's up, what's up, what's up I hop up out the bed and get my swag on I look in the mirror, say, what's up? What's up, what's up, what's up
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Written by: Antonio Randolph, Beyonce Gisselle Knowles, Brian Chase, Deandre Cortez Way, Doc Pomus, Emile Haynie, Ezra Koenig, Joshua Michael Tillman, Karen Lee Orzolek, Kelvin McConnell, Mort Shuman, Nicholas Joseph Zinner, Sean Ryan Rhoden, Thomas Wesley Pentz, Uzoechi Osisioma Emenike
Lyrics © 123 MUSIC ASSOCIATES, BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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11 facts about this song
Release Date"Hold Up" was released as the second single from Beyoncé's sixth studio album "Lemonade" on April 23, 2016.
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Music Video FeatureThe accompanying music video for the song premiered during the one-hour special "Lemonade" on HBO. The video is iconic for the scene where Beyonce casually smashes cars and stores with a baseball bat.
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Reggae InfluenceThe song incorporates reggae fusion, reflecting most notably a sample from "Can't Get Used to Losing You" by Andy Williams.
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Critical acclaim"Hold Up" was applauded by music critics who praised its empowering themes and Beyoncé's emotional interpretation.
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SongwritersIt was co-written by several artists including Diplo, Ezra Koenig, Emile Haynie, Josh Tillman, MNEK and Beyoncé herself along with a long list of contributors.
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InspirationThe song was partly inspired by a tweet from Vampire Weekend's lead singer Ezra Koenig where he made a quip that integrated Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ 'Maps' lyrics with a twist: ‘Hold up, they don’t love you like I love you’.
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Sample UseBesides sampling Andy Williams' tune, "Hold Up" also samples the line, "They don't love you like I love you" from the song "Maps" by the indie rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
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Award Winner"Hold Up" won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video in 2016.
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Song RepresentationThe song portrays a love-torn yet furious Beyoncé who questions the loyalty of her partner, reflecting on infidelity and reconciliation themes.
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Chart Performance"Hold Up" reached the top 10 in the charts in a number of countries, including number 13 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and went Platinum in the US and Gold in the UK.
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Cultural Impact“Hold Up” has since been memorably used in pop culture, television shows and movies, often employed in scenes of female rage and empowerment.
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