Hold Me While You Wait

"Hold Me While You Wait" is a song by Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi, released as a single from his debut studio album Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent on 3 May 2019. It was released alongside the album pre-order.[1] It debuted at number one on the Irish Singles Chart, number one on the Scottish Singles Chart, and number four on the UK Singles Chart. In Scotland, Capaldi held both the number 1 and number 2 in the official chart, and in the UK, he became the first artist since Ed Sheeran to have 2 songs in the top 5 of the singles chart.

"Hold Me While You Wait"
Single by Lewis Capaldi
from the album Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent
Released3 May 2019 (2019-05-03)
Length3:25
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Edward Holloway
  • Lewis Capaldi
  • Nick Atkinson
  • TMS
Lewis Capaldi singles chronology
"Someone You Loved"
(2018)		 "Hold Me While You Wait"
(2019)		 "Before You Go"
(2019)

Background

Capaldi said he wrote the song "about the uncertainty of being in a relationship when your partner isn't sure what they want", which he explained as "one of the most desperate places you can find yourself in" due to the "impending hopelessness" of the situation.[2] Capaldi told Music Week that he is not concerned about the commercial performance of the song, as "if it doesn't go on to do what Someone You Loved has done, that's OK as far as I'm concerned because this was never meant to happen in the f**king first place. Don't ask for too much, let's not get greedy."[3]

Critical reception

Idolator called the song "another emotional sucker punch that painstakingly depicts the end of a relationship" like "Someone You Loved", also describing the chorus as "wonderfully depressing".[4]

Track listing
Stream[5]
No.TitleLength
1."Hold Me While You Wait"3:25
2."Someone You Loved"3:02

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[19] Gold 35,000
Canada (Music Canada)[20] Platinum 80,000
Italy (FIMI)[21] Gold 25,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[22] 2× Platinum 1,200,000

sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

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References
  1. Hanley, James (8 May 2019). "'It's a phenomenal thing': Lewis Capaldi's live team on the star's incredible touring business". Music Week. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  2. Dean, Lucas (3 May 2019). "Listen: Lewis Capaldi Releases New Single 'Hold Me While You Wait'". Hot Press. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  3. "Lewis Capaldi to release Hold Me While You Wait as the follow-up to his UK Number 1 single Someone You Loved". Official Charts Company. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  4. Wass, Mike (3 May 2019). "Breakout Star Lewis Capaldi Returns With 'Hold Me While You Wait'". Idolator. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  5. "Hold Me While You Wait". Spotify. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  6. "Ultratop.be – Lewis Capaldi – Hold Me While You Wait" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  7. "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – RADIO – TOP 100 and insert 201942 into search. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  8. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Lewis Capaldi". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  9. "Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 45" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  10. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  11. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  12. "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201951 into search. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  13. "Swedishcharts.com – Lewis Capaldi – Hold Me While You Wait". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  14. "Swisscharts.com – Lewis Capaldi – Hold Me While You Wait". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  15. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  16. White, Jack (9 January 2020). "Ireland's Official Top 50 biggest songs of 2019". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  17. "Top AFP - Audiogest - Top 3000 Singles + EPs Digitais" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  18. Copsey, Rob (1 January 2020). "The Official Top 40 biggest songs of 2019". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  19. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2019 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  20. "Canadian single certifications – Lewis Capaldi – Hold Me While You Wait". Music Canada. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  21. "Italian single certifications – Lewis Capaldi – Hold Me While You Wait" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 2 December 2019. Select "2019" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Hold Me While You Wait" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli online" under "Sezione".
  22. "British single certifications – Lewis Capaldi – Hold Me While You Wait". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
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