"Hold Back the River" is a song by English singer-songwriter

James Bay James Bay (french: Baie James; cr, ᐐᓂᐯᒄ, Wînipekw, dirty water) is a large body of water located on the southern end of Hudson Bay in Canada. Both bodies of water extend from the Arctic Ocean, of which James Bay is the southernmost par ...

. It was released in the United Kingdom on 17 November 2014 by

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as the second single from Bay's first studio album ''

Chaos and the Calm ''Chaos and the Calm'' is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter James Bay. It was first released on 15 December 2014 via Republic Records. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Album, while the song " Hold Back ...

'' (2014). The song was written by the Ivor Novello award winner

Iain Archer Iain Archer is a writer, producer and solo artist from Bangor, Northern Ireland. He is a two-time Ivor Novello Award winner, winning the 2004 Album Award – ''Final Straw'' by Snow Patrol and Most Performed Work in 2016 for Grammy nominated ...

with Bay and produced by

Jacquire King Jacquire King (born January 11, 1967) is an American record producer, recording engineer and mixer. King has worked with such notable artists as Kings of Leon, Tom Waits, James Bay, Kaleo, Modest Mouse, Shania Twain, Buddy Guy, Norah Jones, ...

. The song peaked at number 2 on the

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. It was nominated for a

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. The song was used in the movie, '' ''The Space Between Us''''.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Hold Back the River" was first released onto

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on 24 October 2014 at a total length of four minutes and six seconds.James Bay - Hold Back The River -

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