Hold Me Down (Halsey song)

"Hold Me Down"
"Hold Me Down"
Promotional single by Halsey
from the album Badlands
Released	June 1, 2015
Length	3:24
Label	Astralwerks;
Songwriter(s)	Ashley Frangipane; Joe Khajadourian; Alex Schwartz; Ryan Lott;
Producer(s)	The Futuristics; Lido;
Halsey promotional single chronology
Audio video
	”Hold Me Down” on YouTube

"Hold Me Down" is a song by American singer Halsey, which samples Son Lux's "Easy". It was released on June 1, 2015, through Astralwerks as a promotional single from her debut studio album, Badlands (2015). It was released alongside the album pre-order.^[1]^[2] It has since accumulated over 100 million streams on Spotify and has been certified Gold in Australia and the US.^[3]

During a show in June 2015, one of the song's first live performances, Halsey explained the inspiration and meaning behind the song: "I was meeting a bunch of mean, old men who thought they knew better than I. And I met this one guy in particular, a certain asshole who inspired this song. This song is a reminder that no matter how small you are or how small people may make you seem, you should never let anything hold you down."^{[citation needed]} She later performed the song during VEVO Lift Live in August 2015 following the album's release.

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[4]	Gold	35,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[5]	Platinum	1,000,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Listen To Halsey's "Hold Me Down" Off Forthcoming Debut Album 'Badlands'". Complex. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
^ "Twitter". mobile.twitter.com. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2017 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
^ "American single certifications – Halsey – Hold Me Down". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 12, 2020.

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[1] "Listen To Halsey's "Hold Me Down" Off Forthcoming Debut Album 'Badlands'". Complex. Retrieved 2020-05-09.

[2] "Twitter". mobile.twitter.com. Retrieved 2020-05-09.

[3] "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved May 9, 2020.

[AustraliaHalseyHold_Me_DownsingleCertRef-4] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2017 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved October 10, 2021.

[United_StatesHalseyHold_Me_DownsingleCertRef-5] "American single certifications – Halsey – Hold Me Down". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 12, 2020.

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Discography
Studio albums	Badlands (2015) Hopeless Fountain Kingdom (2017) Manic (2020) If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power (2021) The Great Impersonator (2024)
Extended plays	Room 93 (2014)
Singles	"Ghost" "New Americana" "Colors" "Castle" "Not Afraid Anymore" "Now or Never" "Bad at Love" "Alone" "Him & I" "Without Me" "Nightmare" "Graveyard" "You Should Be Sad" "Be Kind" "Life's a Mess" "I Am Not a Woman, I'm a God" "So Good" "Stay with Me" "Die 4 Me" "Lucky" "Lonely Is the Muse" "Ego" "I Never Loved You"
Featured singles	"Hands" "Closer" "Boy with Luv" "11 Minutes" "Eastside" "Earth" "The Other Girl"
Promotional singles	"Hurricane" "Hold Me Down" "Eyes Closed" "Strangers" "Clementine" "Finally // Beautiful Stranger" "Suga's Interlude" "The End"
Other songs	"Gasoline" "Sorry" "Die for Me" "Forget Me Too"
Films	If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power (2021)
Concerts and tours	Badlands Tour Hopeless Fountain Kingdom Tour Manic World Tour Love and Power Tour
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