"Hold Me Tight or Don't" (stylised in all caps) 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.
"Hold Me Tight or Don't (The Remixes)" was released on April 13, 2018, featuring three remixes of the song.
Composition "Hold Me Tight or Don't" was written in the key of C# minor with a vocal range of E4 to C♯6.
Al Shipley of Spin called the song "trendy trop house", while also comparing it to reggae. Dave Simpson of The Guardian described the song as a "Shakira-type Europop wobbler". The Musical Hype has described the song, particularly the lyrical content, as emo.
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. The San Gabriel Mission Museum is visible in the background, implying the video was filmed in San Gabriel, California.
Reception Maeve McDermott of USA Today called the song a "lazy attempt" at tropical house music, while Hannah Mylrea of NME felt that it is a "chiming tropical jam".
Track listing
Personnel Fall Out Boy 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 Jonny Coffer - programming, keyboards, songwriting Butch Walker - engineering Todd Stopera - engineering Mark "Spike" Stent - mixing engineer
Charts
Weekly charts +Weekly chart performance for "Hold Me Tight or Don't" Chart (2017–2018) Peak position
Year-end charts +Year-end chart performance for "Hold Me Tight or Don't Chart (2018) Position US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard) 29
Release history +Release dates and formats for "Hold Me Tight or Don't" Region Date Format United States November 15, 2017 Digital download November 21, 2017 Alternative radio Top 40 radio April 13, 2018 Digital download (remixes)
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