"Hold You" or "Hold Yuh" is a song by Jamaican singer and songwriter Gyptian from the album Hold You. It was released on 24 July 2010 in the United States and was released in the United Kingdom on 7 November 2010. The song peaked at number 77 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 16 on the UK Singles Chart and number 69 on the Canadian Hot 100.
In June 2013, the song was certified Gold in the United States by the RIAA after achieving sales of 500,000.Jackson, Kevin (2013) "Gyptian Goes for Gold", Jamaica Observer, 6 June 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013 In 2017, the song was included on Billboard's 12 Best Dancehall & Reggaeton Choruses of the 21st Century at number six. In October 2018, the song was certified Platinum in the United Kingdom by the BPI after achieving sales of 600,000. Jamaican singer Heavy Noni sampled it for his 2019 song My Goody.
Remix Nicki Minaj remix The official remix for the song features rapper Nicki Minaj. It spent 29 weeks on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and 15 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100. Minaj has performed her verse on select dates of her debut concert tour, the Pink Friday Tour. She has also performed her verse on her Pink Friday: Reloaded Tour, on The Pinkprint Tour and on The Nicki Wrld Tour.
Other remixes There is also a remix with the artist Don Omar and artist Natti Natasha, released as a remix in Latin version, this was released on 10 December 2010.
Foxy Brown visited the UK version of the song.
Track listing
Chart performance
Weekly charts Chart (2010–11) PeakpositionEuropean Hot 10054
Year-end charts Chart (2010) PositionUK Singles (OCC)178US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)74 Chart (2011) PositionUK Singles (OCC)177
Certifications
Release history RegionDateFormatLabelUnited StatesJuly 24, 2010Digital downloadUnited KingdomNovember 7, 2010Sony
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