Hold You Down (DJ Khaled song)

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"Hold You Down"
Single by DJ Khaled featuring Chris Brown, August Alsina, Future and Jeremih
from the album I Changed a Lot
ReleasedAugust 3, 2014 (2014-8-3)
Recorded2014
Genre
Length4:53
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
DJ Khaled singles chronology
"They Don't Love You No More"
(2014) 		"Hold You Down"
(2014) 		"Don't Shoot"
(2014)
Chris Brown singles chronology
"New Flame"
(2014) 		"Hold You Down"
(2014) 		"Only"
(2014)
August Alsina singles chronology
"No Love"
(2014) 		"Hold You Down"
(2014) 		"Hip-Hop"
(2014)
Future singles chronology
"I Won"
(2014) 		"Hold You Down"
(2014) 		"Let Me Know"
(2014)
Jeremih singles chronology
"Don't Tell 'Em"
(2014) 		"Hold You Down"
(2014) 		"The Body"
(2014)

"Hold You Down" is a song by American disc jockey DJ Khaled featuring American singers Chris Brown, August Alsina and Jeremih, & American rapper Future from the former's eighth studio album I Changed a Lot. It was released on August 3, 2014 as the albums second single, becoming certified gold by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on June 4, 2015. The track topped the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart and is August Alsina's first top 40 entry, as well as DJ Khaled's seventh.[2]

Music video

The music video released coinciding with the single on August 11, 2014 via WorldStarHipHop and made its national television debut on the popular program 106 & Park on BET as well as MTV Jams. The music video was directed by Gil Green and features Khaled's newly endorsed Bang & Olufsen headphones.[3] In the video, all artists of the song are seen in a mansion performing the song.[4] The music video was taken down from YouTube in 2017 after Khaled was involved in a lawsuit with Bang & Olufsen (makers of the headphones advertised throughout the video).

Remix

On November 3, 2014, DJ Khaled released the remix for "Hold You Down". On the remix, Usher sings the hook from the original song, and Rick Ross, Fabolous and Ace Hood each rap a verse. In the background of the remix, a skit from the music video of the original song can be heard.[5]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 39
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7] 10
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[8] 1
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[9] 10

Year-end charts

Chart (2014) Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[10] 56

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[11] Gold 15,000‡
United States (RIAA)[12] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom September 9, 2014 Rhythmic contemporary radio[13]

References

  1. ^ Liner notes
  2. ^ "DJ Khaled - Chart history - Billboard". www.billboard.com.
  3. ^ Greenburg, Zack O'Malley. "DJ Khaled Teams With Bang & Olufsen On Headphone Line". forbes.com.
  4. ^ "Dj Khaled Feat. Chris Brown, August Alsina, Future & Jeremih - Hold You Down". worldstarhiphop.com.
  5. ^ "New Music: DJ Khaled f/ Usher, Rick Ross, Fabolous, & Ace Hood - 'Hold You Down (Remix)' - Rap-Up - Rap-Up". www.rap-up.com.
  6. ^ "DJ Khaled Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
  7. ^ "DJ Khaled Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
  8. ^ "DJ Khaled Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  9. ^ "DJ Khaled Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
  10. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2014". Billboard. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  11. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – DJ Khaled – Hold You Down". Radioscope. Retrieved December 25, 2024. Type Hold You Down in the "Search:" field.
  12. ^ "American single certifications – DJ Khaled – Hold You Down". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  13. ^ "Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on September 18, 2014. Retrieved August 23, 2011.