"Hold Back the River" is a song by English singer-songwriter James Bay. It was released on 17 November 2014 by Republic Records, part of Bay's EP also called Hold Back The River. The song was written by the 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. The song was used in the movie The Space Between Us.
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2014–2015) Peakposition Colombia (National-Report Top Rock)2 Slovenia (SloTop50)5US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)1
Year-end charts Chart (2015) Position Australia (ARIA) 19 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) 35 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders) 44 France (SNEP) 194 Germany (Official German Charts) 33 Italy (FIMI) 43 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 44 Netherlands (Single Top 100) 33 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 24Slovenia (SloTop50)9 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 45 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 32 UK Singles (OCC) 8 US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard) 19
Decade-end charts Chart (2010–2019) Position UK Singles (OCC) 64
Certifications
Release history Region Date Format Label United Kingdom 6 October 2014iTunes - Music - Hold Back the River - EP by James Bay Digital download Republic United States 3 March 2015 Modern rock radio
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