Hold Me Tight or Don't
2017 single by Fall Out Boy
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"Hold Me Tight or Don't" (stylised in all caps)[1] is a song by American rock band Fall Out Boy, released on November 15, 2017, through Island Records and DCD2. It was released as the fourth single from their seventh studio album, Mania. A music video was released with the single.[2]
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| Single by Fall Out Boy | ||||
| from the album Mania | ||||
| Released | November 15, 2017 | |||
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| Length | 3:30 | |||
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| "Hold Me Tight or Don't" on YouTube | ||||
"Hold Me Tight or Don't (The Remixes)" was released on April 13, 2018, featuring three remixes of the song.[3]
Composition
"Hold Me Tight or Don't" was written in the key of C# minor with a vocal range of E4 to C♯6.[4]
Al Shipley of Spin called the song "trendy trop house",[5] while also comparing it to reggae.[5] Dave Simpson of The Guardian described the song as a "Shakira-type Europop wobbler".[6] The Musical Hype has described the song, particularly the lyrical content, as emo.[7]
Music video
The music video was directed by Brendan Walter and Mel Soria. It is set on Día de Muertos and features the band performing in the festival. The video also has a romantic subplot between a woman, dressed in traditional Day of the Dead costume, and a man wearing a skull mask.[1] The San Gabriel Mission Museum is visible in the background, implying the video was filmed in San Gabriel, California.[8]
Reception
Track listing
All tracks are written by Patrick Stump, Joe Trohman, Pete Wentz, Andy Hurley, and Jonny Coffer.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hold Me Tight or Don't" | 3:30 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Hold Me Tight or Don't" (Sweater Beats remix) | 2:59 |
| 2. | "Hold Me Tight or Don't" (The White Panda remix) | 2:40 |
| 3. | "Hold Me Tight or Don't" (VALNTN remix) | 3:17 |
| Total length: | 8:54 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hold Me Tight or Don't" (acoustic) | 3:21 |
| 2. | "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" (Whitney Houston cover) | 4:22 |
Personnel
Fall Out Boy[12]
- Patrick Stump – vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, percussion, songwriting, production, engineering
- Pete Wentz – bass guitar, songwriting, production
- Joe Trohman – lead guitar, keyboards, songwriting, programming, production, engineering
- Andy Hurley – drums, percussion, songwriting, production
Production[12]
- Jonny Coffer - programming, keyboards, songwriting
- Butch Walker - engineering
- Todd Stopera - engineering
- Mark "Spike" Stent - mixing engineer
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Ref. |
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| United States | November 15, 2017 | Digital download | [citation needed] |
| November 21, 2017 | Alternative radio | [18] | |
| Top 40 radio | [19] | ||
| April 13, 2018 | Digital download (remixes) | [11] | |