Hold It Together

"Hold It Together" is a 2020 release by American indie pop band , featured as the A-side to its B-side track "Jupiter". Originally written in 2018, the song was completed a couple months later and reimagined for streaming services within the following 2 years.
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== Background and conceptualization ==
The creation of the lyrics for the track initially began in late 2018, during a tour.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoDv_Z68Dao It wouldn't be touched again until months later when it was recorded in "the middle of an empty desert." This is also where its counterpart track "Jupiter" would be recorded also.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NTI8gpbYz8 In November of 2019, a music video for the the live version of "Out for the night" was published, and a snippet of the demo was included toward the outro.https://youtu.be/I-2fn6C1YS0?t=319 Despite this, fans would not receive even its final version until months later. The music video for the single was formulated in early 2020, and teased on March 3rd in a post which read "3 days."https://www.instagram.com/p/B9SLE16lSeE/https://twitter.com/themarias/status/1234935323009830912 This correlated with a Twitter statement from the day prior which read "4 days," with no other commentary or media.https://twitter.com/themarias/status/1234638479339864064 The following day, a new snippet was posted.https://www.instagram.com/p/B9Uonb9lp9p/https://twitter.com/themarias/status/1235277379162869760 On the 5th, its title and track placement were finally revealed alongside a behind-the-scenes photo of the song's music video.https://www.instagram.com/p/B9XE_NOFMJM/https://twitter.com/themarias/status/1235621058696237056
The music video released the same day as the single,https://www.instagram.com/p/B9YTZ84lpqb/https://twitter.com/themarias/status/1235793563201318915 and its B-side would be released the same month.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NTI8gpbYz8
== Theme ==
In an interview with The Fader, María stated what the song meant from her point of view.https://www.thefader.com/2020/03/06/the-marias-hold-it-together-video
== Lyrics ==
== Critical reception ==
Bryan Hahn from The Fader interpreted the song as a representation of "romantic anxiety", while describing María's vocals as "candy-textured". The single received over 1 million streams by the end of the month.https://twitter.com/themarias/status/1243066924851851266
== Gallery ==
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HIT bts3.jpg|@themarias 〢 TwitterA cover photoshoot outtake for both the song and its B-side.https://twitter.com/themarias/status/1243690899084730368/photo/2
HIT bts2.jpg|@themarias 〢 TwitterSecond outtake for both the song and its B-side.https://twitter.com/themarias/status/1243690899084730368/photo/1
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HIT bts6.jpg|@themarias 〢 Twitter
HIT bts4.jpg|@themarias 〢 Twitter
HIT bts1.jpg|@themarias 〢 Twitter
HIT bts5.jpg|@themarias 〢 Twitter
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== Trivia ==
*The accompanying vinyl that was sold had all profits donated to the charity Feeding America.https://www.instagram.com/p/B-Figm9DJ9i/
A demo of "Hold It Together" by was released during the sale of a limited edition vinyl in March of 2020. It was re-released to the general public on October 2nd, 2020, being featured on a compilation album titled Good Music to Avert the Collapse of American Democracy, Volume 2 by the Good Music group.
==Background and conceptualization ==
Not much is known about the demo. The original lyrics were written in 2018, and the song was recorded months later. However, it is unknown when the final version was created in relation to this alternative version. In November of 2019, a music video for the the live version of "Out for the night" was published, and a snippet of the demo was included toward the outro. By the time the final version of the song's B-side had released, a limited edition vinyl was promoted, including the demo as the third track.https://www.discogs.com/release/15522360-The-Marías-Hold-It-Together-Jupiter Another snippet of the demo was included in some social media posts as well.https://twitter.com/themarias/status/1244765848809553921 Despite this, the version was once more released within the 24-hour compilation album Good Music to Avert the Collapse of American Democracy, Volume 2.https://web.archive.org/web/20201002071016/https://goodmusic2020.bandcamp.com/ The conglomeration, including demos and alterative versions of over 70 different songs, was created to encourage United States citizens to vote in the upcoming election.https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Good-Music-to-Avert-the-Collapse-of-American-Democracy-Volume-2-Out-Friday-20200930https://www.iheart.com/content/2020-10-01-pearl-jam-contribute-new-song-to-voting-rights-compilation-album/ It was only available on the 2nd of October, and was immediately removed afterward. Even then, some archives of the second volume still exist today.
== Theme ==
== Lyrics ==
== Trivia ==
*The band has never spoken regarding the release of the demo.
== References ==
Category:A-side/B-side singles
Category:Original songs
Category:Singles
Category:Songs
Category:Songs with music videos