Holding Back
2022 single by Banks
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"Holding Back" is a song by American singer-songwriter Banks, released on February 25, 2022 as the third single from her fourth studio album, Serpentina (2022).
- Israel Heller
- Jillian Rose Banks
- Jasmin Mary Tadjiky
- Eliot Peter Phillip Dubock
- Rachel Moulden
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| Released | February 25, 2022 | |||
| Length | 3:53 | |||
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Background and promotion
After releaseing two previous singles, "The Devil" and "Skinnydipped",[1] Banks debuted "Holding Back" on February 24, 2022, in Jimmy Kimmel Live!.[2][3] Alongside the single's release, she announced her then-upcoming fourth album, Serpentina.[4][5][6][7]
According to Banks, "Holding Back" carries an "energy that is so big it could take up the whole room". She stated that amid the negativity of the COVID-19 pandemic, she wanted to uplift listeners through her music, offering a contrast to the darker material on her earlier albums Goddess (2014) and The Altar (2016). She added that the song "makes me feel ready to conquer the world".[8] The Line of Best Fit's Hannah Broughton described "Holding Back" as "rapturous", noting that the song showcases new vocal approaches from Banks including "Nao-like pitched-up vocals".[9]
Composition
Skyy Rincon of MXDWN described "Holding Back" as "euphoric", highlighting its "mellifluous harmonization". She stated that the song "starts off on an intense note", and noted its "dreamy atmosphere" as it develops with layered vocalizations and melodies. Rincon concluded that the track results in a "decadent, heavenly listener experience".[10]
Personnel
Credits were adapted from Tidal.[11]
- Banks – lead vocal, songwriter, producer
- Eliot Peter Phillip Dubock – songwriter, producer
- Israel Heller – songwriter
- Jasmin Mary Tadjiky – songwriter
- Rachel Emily Moulden – songwriter
- Tālā – producer