Knowledge (XXG)

You Used to Hold Me (Calvin Harris song)

Source 📝

314:"This is a song which will probably not be the sole reason people rush out to buy 'The Greatest Hits of Calvin Harris', whenever such a thing appears. It might not even figure in the Top 10 of reasons to rush out and buy 'The Greatest Hits of Calvin Harris', for all that it has earned the right to be on there in the first place. In fact, it possibly isn't even among the Top 5 of reasons to rush out and buy Calvin's current album 'Ready For The Weekend', from which it is taken. And that's assuming that people still rush out to buy albums, which apparently they do not. 318:
melody line for the verse and another for the chorus. Oh, and a bit in the chorus which sounds like Calvin singing "beep beep beep", even though he is not. He sounds utterly dedicated to the emotional truth of his words at that point, as if he really needs to get across just how sad he is, that the person who used to hold him no longer wishes to. "Beep," he wails "beep beep".
346: 341: 336: 331: 326: 317:
What it is, however, is another of Calvin's hook-heavy dance concoctions which manage to sound light and frothy, and dark and heavy at one and the same time. It has a deceptively short list of ingredients: a mournful one-finger synth refrain; some sneezy drums; some booming drums; flatulent bass; a
321:
And which of us, hand on heart, can truly say that we've never been there, never felt what he has felt, never wanted to point that accusing finger, never died inside a thousand times because they just could get the words out? Exactly. He's not just beeping for himself, he's beeping for ALL OF
1232: 31: 276:. The song marked the last time Harris regularly sang for his songs, as since 2011 he has almost always focused on music production while having guest singers provide the vocals for him. 1261: 926: 1303: 1470: 1317: 1111: 1374: 1345: 1296: 1068: 1324: 862: 629: 758: 1497: 1089: 901: 620: 1082: 1413: 1061: 584: 554: 1512: 1310: 790: 362:
at number 45. The following week, on 5 February 2010, the single climbed to a new peak of number 37. The single first entered the
1047: 1004: 961: 203: 980: 855: 290: 272: 51: 1492: 1139: 1101: 997: 366:
on 31 January 2010, at number 47. On 7 February 2010, it rose to number 38. That same week, the single also entered the
1517: 1405: 1275: 1189: 1118: 1033: 894: 382:
and girls dancing in front of a wall while Harris sings the song in the truck and performs it on some CDJs and mixer.
221: 714: 693: 667: 1175: 1125: 250: 1268: 921: 1438: 1075: 156: 1215: 1165: 1054: 968: 842: 826: 810: 806: 588: 573: 558: 1445: 1431: 887: 838: 1507: 1338: 954: 270:. The song was released on 8 February 2010 as the fourth and final single from his second studio album, 822: 1502: 1282: 794: 543: 359: 1153: 1463: 1182: 107: 378:
The music video was filmed in November 2009-2010. The video shows Harris driving around in a
1203: 1146: 990: 569: 363: 151: 944: 179: 146: 367: 38: 1486: 1399: 1225: 1040: 910: 484: 425: 379: 267: 190: 102: 42: 1392: 1196: 138: 1367: 1331: 698: 531: 499: 295: 94: 298:
in Australia and featured it on the setlist of his Ready for the Weekend tour.
1239: 244: 167: 30: 1251: 1132: 1023: 112: 1289: 82: 765: 78: 285: 879: 883: 736: 671: 307: 358:
On 29 January 2010, "You Used to Hold Me" first entered the
284:
To promote "You Used to Hold Me", Harris sang the song on
764:. webarchive.nla.gov.au. 23 August 2006. Archived from 737:"Calvin Harris - You Used To Hold Me - Music Charts" 1455: 1423: 1384: 1359: 1249: 1213: 1163: 1099: 1021: 978: 942: 935: 715:"Chart Blog: Calvin Harris - 'You Used To Hold Me'" 452: 444: 404: 396: 238: 189: 177: 165: 137: 121: 93: 66: 58: 48: 37: 23: 791:The Irish Charts – Search Results – Calvin Harris" 807:"Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100" 645:Shipments figures based on certification alone. 312: 895: 856:"ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Singles" 8: 323: 939: 902: 888: 880: 604: 516: 370:, reaching a current peak of number four. 288:along with other songs from his new album 29: 20: 863:Australian Recording Industry Association 438: 390: 659: 641: 47: 36: 839:"Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40" 7: 694:"Calvin Harris: 'I've quit singing'" 472:"You Used to Hold Me" (Extended Mix) 294:. He also performed the song at the 713:Fraser McAlpine (29 January 2010). 14: 325: 823:"Official Singles Chart Top 100" 344: 339: 334: 329: 324: 1498:Songs written by Calvin Harris 445: 397: 1: 759:"The ARIA Report: Issue 1070" 1446:The Weekend (Funk Wav Remix) 18:2010 single by Calvin Harris 266:" is a song by Scottish DJ 1534: 1269:This Is What You Came For 917: 642: 627: 619: 616: 613: 494: 479: 468: 457: 449: 420: 409: 401: 256: 243: 234: 197: 28: 1513:Columbia Records singles 1439:Eat, Sleep, Rave, Repeat 1076:Drinking from the Bottle 440:You Used to Hold Me - EP 310:commented on the song:– 1216:Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2 1166:Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 969:Merrymaking at My Place 843:Official Charts Company 827:Official Charts Company 811:Official Charts Company 498:"You Used to Hold Me" ( 483:"You Used to Hold Me" ( 424:"You Used to Hold Me" ( 1432:Spectrum (Say My Name) 927:Awards and nominations 351: 1339:Lovers in a Past Life 1262:How Deep Is Your Love 998:Ready for the Weekend 981:Ready for the Weekend 955:Acceptable in the 80s 461:"You Used to Hold Me" 413:"You Used to Hold Me" 291:Ready for the Weekend 280:Release and promotion 273:Ready for the Weekend 246:"You Used to Hold Me" 52:Ready for the Weekend 24:"You Used to Hold Me" 1055:We'll Be Coming Back 1493:Calvin Harris songs 1283:Nuh Ready Nuh Ready 1012:You Used to Hold Me 795:Irish Singles Chart 702:. 26 November 2010. 610: 608:You Used to Hold Me 606:Certifications for 441: 393: 360:Irish Singles Chart 264:You Used to Hold Me 213:You Used to Hold Me 1518:Sony Music singles 1090:Thinking About You 674:. 15 December 2005 605: 439: 391: 302:Critical reception 193:singles chronology 1480: 1479: 1464:Stillness in Time 1360:Non-album singles 1355: 1354: 771:on 10 August 2010 651: 650: 646: 598: 597: 509: 508: 435: 434: 354:Chart performance 260: 259: 230: 229: 108:progressive house 1525: 1385:Featured singles 1083:I Need Your Love 940: 904: 897: 890: 881: 874: 873: 871: 869: 860: 852: 846: 836: 830: 820: 814: 804: 798: 787: 781: 780: 778: 776: 770: 763: 755: 749: 748: 746: 744: 733: 727: 726: 724: 722: 710: 704: 703: 690: 684: 683: 681: 679: 664: 644: 611: 517: 447: 442: 399: 394: 364:UK Singles Chart 349: 348: 347: 343: 342: 338: 337: 333: 332: 328: 327: 247: 199: 198: 182: 170: 133: 132: 128: 86: 33: 21: 1533: 1532: 1528: 1527: 1526: 1524: 1523: 1522: 1483: 1482: 1481: 1476: 1451: 1419: 1380: 1351: 1245: 1209: 1159: 1095: 1017: 974: 945:I Created Disco 931: 913: 908: 878: 877: 867: 865: 858: 854: 853: 849: 837: 833: 821: 817: 805: 801: 788: 784: 774: 772: 768: 761: 757: 756: 752: 742: 740: 735: 734: 730: 720: 718: 712: 711: 707: 692: 691: 687: 677: 675: 666: 665: 661: 656: 621:Certified units 603: 524: 515: 510: 436: 388: 376: 356: 345: 340: 335: 330: 304: 282: 245: 225: 216: 207: 178: 166: 161: 130: 126: 125: 117: 89: 76: 62:8 February 2010 49:from the album 19: 12: 11: 5: 1531: 1529: 1521: 1520: 1515: 1510: 1505: 1500: 1495: 1485: 1484: 1478: 1477: 1475: 1474: 1467: 1459: 1457: 1453: 1452: 1450: 1449: 1442: 1435: 1427: 1425: 1421: 1420: 1418: 1417: 1414:Off the Record 1410: 1409: 1408: 1396: 1388: 1386: 1382: 1381: 1379: 1378: 1371: 1363: 1361: 1357: 1356: 1353: 1352: 1350: 1349: 1342: 1335: 1328: 1321: 1314: 1307: 1300: 1293: 1286: 1279: 1272: 1265: 1257: 1255: 1247: 1246: 1244: 1243: 1236: 1229: 1221: 1219: 1211: 1210: 1208: 1207: 1200: 1193: 1186: 1179: 1171: 1169: 1161: 1160: 1158: 1157: 1150: 1143: 1136: 1129: 1122: 1115: 1107: 1105: 1097: 1096: 1094: 1093: 1086: 1079: 1072: 1065: 1058: 1051: 1044: 1037: 1029: 1027: 1019: 1018: 1016: 1015: 1008: 1001: 994: 986: 984: 976: 975: 973: 972: 965: 958: 950: 948: 937: 933: 932: 930: 929: 924: 918: 915: 914: 909: 907: 906: 899: 892: 884: 876: 875: 847: 831: 815: 799: 782: 750: 728: 705: 685: 658: 657: 655: 652: 649: 648: 640: 639: 636: 633: 625: 624: 618: 615: 602: 601:Certifications 599: 596: 595: 592: 581: 580: 577: 566: 565: 562: 551: 550: 547: 539: 538: 535: 527: 526: 521: 514: 511: 507: 506: 503: 496: 492: 491: 488: 481: 477: 476: 473: 470: 466: 465: 462: 459: 455: 454: 451: 448: 437: 433: 432: 429: 422: 418: 417: 414: 411: 407: 406: 403: 400: 389: 387: 384: 375: 372: 368:UK Dance Chart 355: 352: 303: 300: 281: 278: 258: 257: 254: 253: 241: 240: 236: 235: 232: 231: 228: 227: 218: 209: 195: 194: 187: 186: 183: 175: 174: 171: 163: 162: 160: 159: 154: 149: 143: 141: 135: 134: 123: 119: 118: 116: 115: 110: 105: 99: 97: 91: 90: 88: 87: 74: 70: 68: 64: 63: 60: 56: 55: 46: 45: 35: 34: 26: 25: 17: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1530: 1519: 1516: 1514: 1511: 1509: 1506: 1504: 1501: 1499: 1496: 1494: 1491: 1490: 1488: 1472: 1468: 1465: 1461: 1460: 1458: 1454: 1447: 1443: 1440: 1436: 1433: 1429: 1428: 1426: 1422: 1415: 1411: 1407: 1404: 1403: 1401: 1400:We Found Love 1397: 1394: 1390: 1389: 1387: 1383: 1376: 1372: 1369: 1365: 1364: 1362: 1358: 1347: 1343: 1340: 1336: 1333: 1329: 1326: 1322: 1319: 1315: 1312: 1308: 1305: 1301: 1298: 1294: 1291: 1287: 1284: 1280: 1277: 1273: 1270: 1266: 1263: 1259: 1258: 1256: 1254: 1253: 1248: 1241: 1237: 1234: 1230: 1227: 1223: 1222: 1220: 1218: 1217: 1212: 1205: 1201: 1198: 1194: 1191: 1187: 1184: 1180: 1177: 1173: 1172: 1170: 1168: 1167: 1162: 1155: 1151: 1148: 1144: 1141: 1137: 1134: 1130: 1127: 1123: 1120: 1116: 1113: 1112:Under Control 1109: 1108: 1106: 1104: 1103: 1098: 1091: 1087: 1084: 1080: 1077: 1073: 1070: 1066: 1063: 1062:Sweet Nothing 1059: 1056: 1052: 1049: 1045: 1042: 1041:Feel So Close 1038: 1035: 1031: 1030: 1028: 1026: 1025: 1020: 1013: 1009: 1006: 1002: 999: 995: 992: 991:I'm Not Alone 988: 987: 985: 983: 982: 977: 970: 966: 963: 959: 956: 952: 951: 949: 947: 946: 941: 938: 936:Studio albums 934: 928: 925: 923: 920: 919: 916: 912: 911:Calvin Harris 905: 900: 898: 893: 891: 886: 885: 882: 864: 857: 851: 848: 844: 840: 835: 832: 828: 824: 819: 816: 812: 808: 803: 800: 796: 792: 786: 783: 767: 760: 754: 751: 738: 732: 729: 716: 709: 706: 701: 700: 695: 689: 686: 673: 669: 663: 660: 653: 647: 637: 634: 631: 626: 622: 617:Certification 612: 609: 600: 593: 590: 586: 583: 582: 578: 575: 571: 568: 567: 563: 560: 556: 553: 552: 548: 545: 541: 540: 536: 533: 529: 528: 522: 520:Chart (2010) 519: 518: 512: 504: 501: 497: 493: 489: 486: 485:Laidback Luke 482: 478: 474: 471: 467: 463: 460: 456: 443: 430: 427: 426:Laidback Luke 423: 419: 415: 412: 408: 395: 386:Track listing 385: 383: 381: 380:monster truck 373: 371: 369: 365: 361: 353: 350: 319: 315: 311: 309: 301: 299: 297: 293: 292: 287: 279: 277: 275: 274: 269: 268:Calvin Harris 265: 255: 252: 248: 242: 237: 233: 223: 219: 214: 210: 205: 201: 200: 196: 192: 191:Calvin Harris 188: 185:Calvin Harris 184: 181: 176: 173:Calvin Harris 172: 169: 168:Songwriter(s) 164: 158: 155: 153: 150: 148: 145: 144: 142: 140: 136: 124: 120: 114: 111: 109: 106: 104: 103:Electro house 101: 100: 98: 96: 92: 84: 80: 75: 72: 71: 69: 65: 61: 57: 54: 53: 44: 43:Calvin Harris 40: 32: 27: 22: 16: 1508:2010 singles 1393:Dance wiv Me 1311:By Your Side 1250: 1233:Stay with Me 1214: 1164: 1100: 1022: 1011: 979: 943: 866:. Retrieved 850: 834: 818: 802: 785: 773:. Retrieved 766:the original 753: 741:. Retrieved 739:. Acharts.us 731: 719:. Retrieved 708: 697: 688: 676:. Retrieved 662: 643: 607: 377: 357: 320: 316: 313: 305: 289: 283: 271: 263: 261: 212: 50: 15: 1471:I Found You 1456:Other songs 1406:music video 1332:Body Moving 1154:Pray to God 922:Discography 699:Digital Spy 628:Australia ( 530:Australia ( 374:Music video 296:Big Day Out 239:Music video 180:Producer(s) 1503:2009 songs 1487:Categories 1240:New to You 1183:Heatstroke 654:References 570:UK Singles 1252:96 Months 1204:Faking It 1147:Open Wide 1133:Slow Acid 1024:18 Months 1005:Flashback 962:The Girls 868:19 August 668:"live it" 635:Platinum 542:Ireland ( 525:position 392:CD single 204:Flashback 113:dance-pop 1375:Over Now 1297:Promises 1290:One Kiss 1048:Let's Go 775:16 March 743:16 March 721:16 March 678:16 March 585:UK Dance 555:Scotland 152:Columbia 83:Scotland 67:Recorded 59:Released 1424:Remixes 1318:Miracle 1140:Outside 638:70,000 623:/sales 614:Region 251:YouTube 226:(2011) 217:(2010) 208:(2009) 147:Fly Eye 79:Glasgow 1325:Desire 1276:My Way 1226:Potion 1190:Rollin 1119:Summer 1102:Motion 1034:Bounce 513:Charts 502:Remix) 487:Remix) 453:Length 428:Remix) 405:Length 286:4Music 222:Bounce 122:Length 39:Single 1304:Giant 1197:Feels 1176:Slide 1126:Blame 859:(PDF) 769:(PDF) 762:(PDF) 717:. BBC 450:Title 402:Title 139:Label 95:Genre 1368:Hype 1346:Free 1069:Iron 870:2022 777:2012 745:2012 723:2012 680:2012 630:ARIA 544:IRMA 532:ARIA 523:Peak 505:6:03 500:Nero 490:7:00 475:6:17 464:3:49 431:7:00 416:3:49 306:The 157:Sony 73:2009 845:. 829:. 813:. 797:. 672:HMV 589:OCC 579:27 574:OCC 564:21 559:OCC 549:30 537:57 446:No. 398:No. 322:US. 308:BBC 249:on 41:by 1489:: 1402:" 861:. 841:. 825:. 809:. 793:. 696:. 670:. 632:) 594:4 591:) 576:) 561:) 546:) 534:) 495:4. 480:3. 469:2. 458:1. 421:2. 410:1. 224:" 215:" 206:" 131:39 81:, 1473:" 1469:" 1466:" 1462:" 1448:" 1444:" 1441:" 1437:" 1434:" 1430:" 1416:" 1412:" 1398:" 1395:" 1391:" 1377:" 1373:" 1370:" 1366:" 1348:" 1344:" 1341:" 1337:" 1334:" 1330:" 1327:" 1323:" 1320:" 1316:" 1313:" 1309:" 1306:" 1302:" 1299:" 1295:" 1292:" 1288:" 1285:" 1281:" 1278:" 1274:" 1271:" 1267:" 1264:" 1260:" 1242:" 1238:" 1235:" 1231:" 1228:" 1224:" 1206:" 1202:" 1199:" 1195:" 1192:" 1188:" 1185:" 1181:" 1178:" 1174:" 1156:" 1152:" 1149:" 1145:" 1142:" 1138:" 1135:" 1131:" 1128:" 1124:" 1121:" 1117:" 1114:" 1110:" 1092:" 1088:" 1085:" 1081:" 1078:" 1074:" 1071:" 1067:" 1064:" 1060:" 1057:" 1053:" 1050:" 1046:" 1043:" 1039:" 1036:" 1032:" 1014:" 1010:" 1007:" 1003:" 1000:" 996:" 993:" 989:" 971:" 967:" 964:" 960:" 957:" 953:" 903:e 896:t 889:v 872:. 789:" 779:. 747:. 725:. 682:. 587:( 572:( 557:( 262:" 220:" 211:" 202:" 129:: 127:3 85:) 77:(

Index


Single
Calvin Harris
Ready for the Weekend
Glasgow
Scotland
Genre
Electro house
progressive house
dance-pop
Label
Fly Eye
Columbia
Sony
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Calvin Harris
Flashback
Bounce
"You Used to Hold Me"
YouTube
Calvin Harris
Ready for the Weekend
4Music
Ready for the Weekend
Big Day Out
BBC
Irish Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
UK Dance Chart

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.