"Hold You Down" is the second single by DJ Khaled, featuring Chris Brown, August Alsina, Future and Jeremih from Khaled's eighth studio album I Changed a Lot. It was released on August 3, 2014 and was certified gold by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on June 4, 2015. The track topped the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart[2] and is August Alsina's first top 40 entry as well as DJ Khaled's seventh.

"Hold You Down"
Single by DJ Khaled featuring Chris Brown, August Alsina, Future and Jeremih
from the album I Changed a Lot
Released	August 3, 2014 (2014-08-03)
Recorded	2014
Genre	R&B
Length	4:53
Label	Cash Money Young Money Terror Squad Republic We the Best
Songwriter(s)	Jeremih Felton Sayyid McDonald Andre Lyon Khaled Khaled Nayvadius Wilburn Brandon Korn Anthony Norris[1]
Producer(s)	Bkorn Lee on the Beats LDB
DJ Khaled singles chronology
"They Don't Love You No More" (2014) "Hold You Down" (2014) "Don't Shoot" (2014)
Chris Brown singles chronology
"New Flame" (2014) "Hold You Down" (2014) "Only" (2014)
August Alsina singles chronology
"No Love" (2014) "Hold You Down" (2014) "Hip-Hop" (2014)
Future singles chronology
"I Won" (2014) "Hold You Down" (2014) "Let Me Know" (2014)
Jeremih singles chronology
"Don't Tell 'Em" (2014) "Hold You Down" (2014) "The Body" (2014)

Music video

The music video released coinciding with the single on August 11, 2014 via WorldStarHipHop and made its national television debut on the popular program 106 & Park on BET as well as MTV Jams. The music video was directed by Gil Green and features Khaled's newly endorsed Bang & Olufsen headphones.[3] In the video, all artists of the song are seen in a mansion performing the song.[4] The music video was taken down from YouTube in 2017 after Khaled was involved in a lawsuit with Bang & Olufsen (makers of the headphones advertised throughout the video).

Remix

On November 3, 2014, DJ Khaled released the remix for "Hold You Down". On the remix, Usher sings the hook from the original song, and Rick Ross, Fabolous and Ace Hood each rap a verse. In the background of the remix, a skit from the music video of the original song can be heard.[5]

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[10]	Gold	500,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

References