Holding You Explained

Holding You
Cover:Holding You.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Ginny Blackmore and Stan Walker
Album:Over the Moon
B-Side:I Can't Make You Love Me
Label:Sony
Chronology:Ginny Blackmore
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Prev Year:2013
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"Holding You" is a song by New Zealand singer-songwriter Ginny Blackmore and Australian–New Zealand recording artist Stan Walker. It was released as a single by Sony Music Entertainment on 4 April 2014.

Background and release

"Holding You" was written by Blackmore and Walker. According to Walker, he wrote the second verse about his girlfriend, and called the song "a real hearty story about love and how grateful and lucky we are to have that person in our life."[1] "Holding You" was released as a digital download by Sony Music Entertainment on 4 April 2014.[2] A three-track download was released on 18 April 2014.[3] In Australia, "Holding You" was released as a 5-track download and compact disc single on 13 June 2014.[4] [5]

Reception

"Holding You" debuted atop the New Zealand Singles Chart of 14 April 2014, becoming the second number-one single on the chart for both Blackmore and Walker.[6] In its fifth week on the chart, the single was certified gold by Recorded Music NZ for selling 7,500 copies,[7] and was certified platinum in September 2014.[8] It entered the Australian Singles Chart at number forty-three on 29 June 2014.[9]

Music video

The music video for "Holding You" was directed by Jessica Sanderson, and premiered on Stuff.co.nz on 10 April 2014.[10] Sanderson created the video around the Māori mythology creation story of Rangi and Papa; in the video, Walker represents the Earth while Blackmore represents the sky.[1]

Live performances

Blackmore and Walker performed "Holding You" in Queenstown, New Zealand on 19 June 2014. The performance was broadcast live on Australian breakfast television show Sunrise, as part of its first live New Zealand broadcast which coincided with the fortieth anniversary of the Queenstown Winter Festival.[11] [12]

Formats and track listings

NZ digital download[2]
  1. "Holding You" – 3:39
NZ maxi download[3]
  1. "Holding You" – 3:39
  2. "Holding You" (acoustic version) – 3:52
  3. "I Can't Make You Love Me" – 3:57
Australian download and CD single[4] [5]
  1. "Holding You" – 3:39
  2. "Holding You" (acoustic version) – 3:52
  3. "I Can't Make You Love Me" – 3:57
  4. "Black Box"
  5. "Take It Easy" (alternate version)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
ARIA Singles Chart[13] 43
New Zealand Singles Chart1

Year-end charts

Chart (2014)Position
New Zealand Top 50 Singles[14] 35
New Zealand Artist Top 50 Singles[15] 2

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Kiwi duet's song shoots to No 1 . Jessica . Tyson . . . 11 April 2014 . 11 April 2014.
  2. Web site: Holding You - Single . 4 April 2014 . iTunes Store (Apple) . New Zealand . 11 April 2014.
  3. Web site: Holding You - Single . 4 April 2014 . iTunes Store (Apple) . New Zealand . 11 April 2014.
  4. Web site: Holding You - EP . 13 June 2014 . iTunes Store (Apple . Australia . 13 June 2014.
  5. Web site: Holding You (Single) . . 6 June 2014.
  6. Web site: Ginny Blackmore & Stan Walker – Holding You . charts.nz (Hung Medien) . 11 May 2014.
  7. Web site: NZ Top 40 Singles Chart . . 12 May 2014 . 11 May 2014.
  8. Web site: Top 20 New Zealand Singles Chart . Recorded Music NZ . 15 September 2014 . 3 October 2014.
  9. Web site: ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles Chart| Australia's Official Top 50 Songs - ARIA Charts . 2015-09-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140317123606/http://www.ariacharts.com.au/chart/singles . 17 March 2014 . dmy-all .
  10. News: Video premiere: Ginny Blackmore and Stan Walker . Stuff.co.nz (Fairfax New Zealand) . 10 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140413142309/http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/9925280/Video-premiere-Ginny-Blackmore-and-Stan-Walker . 13 April 2014 . live . dmy-all .
  11. News: Aussie Idol star walks back to home ground . Grant . Bryant . . Fairfax New Zealand . 20 June 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140828113803/http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/10179838/Aussie-Idol-star-walks-back-to-home-ground . 28 August 2014 . dead . dmy-all .
  12. News: Australian 'Sunrise' on the snow . Tracey . Roxburgh . 14 June 2014 . . . https://web.archive.org/web/20140625082955/http://www.odt.co.nz/news/queenstown-lakes/305818/australian-sunrise-snow . 25 June 2014.
  13. Web site: Ginny Blackmore & Stan Walker – Holding You . ARIA Charts. Hung Medien. 12 August 2014.
  14. Web site: Top Selling Singles of 2014. Recorded Music NZ. 1 January 2015.
  15. Web site: END OF YEAR CHARTS 2014 . Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ) . 2014 . 31 December 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120301085522/http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/nzsingles . 1 March 2012 . dmy-all .

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