Hold Me Like a Grudge

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"Hold Me Like a Grudge"
Single by Fall Out Boy
from the album So Much (for) Stardust
ReleasedMarch 24, 2023 (2023-03-24)
Genre
Length3:35
Label
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)Pete Wentz
Producer(s)Neal Avron
Fall Out Boy singles chronology
"Heartbreak Feels So Good"
(2023)
"Hold Me Like a Grudge"
(2023)
"We Didn't Start the Fire"
(2023)
Music video
"Hold Me Like a Grudge" on
YouTube

"Hold Me Like a Grudge" is a song by American

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

Awards and nominations for "Hold Me Like a Grudge"
Organization Year Category Result Ref.
MTV Video Music Awards 2023
Best Alternative
Nominated [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

Release history

Release history for "Hold Me Like a Grudge"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various March 24, 2023 [2]
United States June 6, 2023
Alternative radio
[14]

References

  1. ^ Carter, Emily (March 14, 2023). "Fall Out Boy tease "the most ambitious music video that we've attempted to make in the past 10 years"". Kerrang!. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  2. ^ a b zemler, Emily (March 24, 2023). "Fall Out Boy Dress the Part for 'Hold Me Like a Grudge' Performance on 'Fallon'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on March 24, 2023. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  3. ^ McCormick, Neil (March 24, 2023). "Depeche Mode honour the dead, Lana Del Rey is at her most self-indulgent – the week's best albums". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on March 24, 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  4. ^ a b Loftin, Steven (March 22, 2023). "Fall Out Boy "So Much (For) Stardust"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  5. ^ Bell, Sadie (March 24, 2023). "See Fall Out Boy play "Hold Me Like a Grudge" & "Sugar, We're Going Down" dressed as chickens on The Tonight Show". Alternative Press. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  6. ^ Grein, Paul (August 8, 2023). "Taylor Swift Is Top Nominee for 2023 MTV Video Music Awards (Complete List)". Billboard. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  7. ^ a b Hardman, Neville (March 24, 2023). "See Fall Out Boy continue "This Ain't A Scene" in new video for "Hold Me Like A Grudge"". Alternative Press. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  8. ^ Carter, Emily (March 24, 2023). "Exclusive: Fall Out Boy unpack their "wonderfully silly" new video for Hold Me Like A Grudge". Kerrang!. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  9. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  10. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart". Official Charts Company. March 31, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  11. ^ "Fall Out Boy Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  12. ^ "Fall Out Boy Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  13. ^ "Alternative Airplay Songs – Year-End 2023". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  14. ^ "Alternative Future Releases". AllAccess. Archived from the original on May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 12, 2023.