Hold Me Like a Grudge

"Hold Me Like a Grudge" is a song by American rock band Fall Out Boy, released on March 24, 2023, through Fueled by Ramen and DCD2. It was released as the third single from the band's eighth studio album, So Much (for) Stardust.

"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
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Neal Avron
Fall Out Boy singles chronology
"Heartbreak Feels So Good"
(2023)		 "Hold Me Like a Grudge"
(2023)
Music video
"Hold Me Like a Grudge" on YouTube

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]

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".[6][7] Pete Wentz called it "the most ambitious music video that we’ve attempted to make in the past 10 years."[6]

Personnel

Fall Out Boy

Additional personnel

Charts
Chart performance for "Hold Me Like a Grudge"
Chart (2023) Peak
position
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[8] 91
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[9] 25

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. 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. 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. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. February 3, 2023. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  9. "Fall Out Boy Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
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