Hold Me Like a Grudge explained

Hold Me Like a Grudge
Type:single
Artist:Fall Out Boy
Album:So Much (for) Stardust
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Lyricist:Pete Wentz
Producer:Neal Avron
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"Hold Me Like a Grudge" is a song by American rock band Fall Out Boy, released on March 24, 2023, through Fueled by Ramen and DCD2. It was released as the third single from the band's eighth studio album, So Much (for) Stardust, the same day as the album.

Background

On March 13, 2023, the band announced that "Hold Me Like a Grudge" would be the next single of the album. Two days later, a clip of the song was shared.[1] On March 23, the band premiered the song on The Tonight Show.[2]

Composition

"Hold Me Like a Grudge" has been described as disco-funk[3] [4] and pop rock,[5] "with [a] hip-swinging-bassline".[4]

Accolades

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YearCategoryResult
MTV Video Music Awards2023Best Alternative[6]

Music video

On March 24, the same day the album was released, the band released a music video for "Hold Me Like a Grudge". The video is a continuation of the music video for the band's song, "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race".[7] [8] Pete Wentz called it "the most ambitious music video that we’ve attempted to make in the past 10 years."[7]

Personnel

Fall Out Boy

Additional personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

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Peak
position
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[9] 8

Year-end charts

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Position
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[10] 29

Release history

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DateFormatLabel
VariousMarch 24, 2023
United StatesJune 6, 2023Alternative radio[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Emily. Carter. Fall Out Boy tease "the most ambitious music video that we've attempted to make in the past 10 years". Kerrang!. March 14, 2023. March 31, 2023.
  2. Emily. zemler. Fall Out Boy Dress the Part for 'Hold Me Like a Grudge' Performance on 'Fallon'. Rolling Stone. March 24, 2023. March 31, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230324102329/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/fall-out-boy-hold-me-like-a-grudge-fallon-1234703138/. March 24, 2023. live.
  3. Web site: Neil. McCormick. Depeche Mode honour the dead, Lana Del Rey is at her most self-indulgent – the week's best albums. The Telegraph. March 24, 2023. March 24, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230324183559/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/depeche-mode-honour-dead-lana-del-rey-self-indulgent-weeks/. March 24, 2023. live.
  4. Web site: Steven. Loftin. Fall Out Boy "So Much (For) Stardust". The Line of Best Fit. March 22, 2023. March 31, 2023.
  5. Web site: Sadie. Bell. See Fall Out Boy play "Hold Me Like a Grudge" & "Sugar, We're Going Down" dressed as chickens on The Tonight Show. Alternative Press. March 24, 2023. March 31, 2023.
  6. Grein . Paul . August 8, 2023 . Taylor Swift Is Top Nominee for 2023 MTV Video Music Awards (Complete List) . August 10, 2023 . Billboard.
  7. Web site: Neville. Hardman. See Fall Out Boy continue "This Ain't A Scene" in new video for "Hold Me Like A Grudge". Alternative Press. March 24, 2023. March 31, 2023.
  8. Web site: Emily. Carter. Exclusive: Fall Out Boy unpack their "wonderfully silly" new video for Hold Me Like A Grudge. Kerrang!. March 24, 2023. March 31, 2023.
  9. Web site: Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart. Official Charts Company. March 31, 2023. April 13, 2024.
  10. Alternative Airplay Songs – Year-End 2023. Billboard. November 23, 2023.
  11. Web site: Alternative Future Releases. AllAccess. May 12, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230510103507/https://www.allaccess.com/alternative/future-releases. May 10, 2023.

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