"Hold Back the River" | ||||
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Single by James Bay | ||||
from the album Chaos and the Calm | ||||
B-side | "Wait in Line" (CD) | |||
Released | 17 November 2014 | |||
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Recorded | 2013–14 in Nashville, Tennessee | |||
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Length | 4:01 | |||
Label | Republic | |||
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Producer(s) | Jacquire King | |||
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"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, after the success of "Let It Go", it was planned to go for adds on 27 September 2016, but it was cancelled.
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.