HOLD ME TIGHT OR DON’T
Fall Out Boy * Track #3 On MANIA
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HOLD ME TIGHT OR DON'T by Fall Out Boy
Release Date
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Fall Out BoyWrited by
Jonny Coffer & Joe Trohman & Pete Wentz & Patrick Stump & Andy HurleyAbout
“HOLD ME TIGHT OR DON’T” is the fourth single from Fall Out Boy’s seventh album, M A N I A. It was released on the 15th of November 2017, and a music video infused with Dia de los Muertos themes accompanied its debut.
HOLD ME TIGHT OR DON’T Lyrics
[Intro]
Oh na na na na na na na na na na
[Verse 1]
I never really feel a thing, I'm just kinda too froze
You were the only one, that even kinda came close
I just pinch myself, no longer comatose
I woke up, no luck, I woke up, no luck
[Pre-Chorus]
And when your stitch comes loose, I wanna sleep on
Every piece of fuzz and stuffing that comes out of you
You, I took too many hits off this memory
I need to come down
[Chorus]
An-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-nother day goes by
So hold me tight, hold me tight, or don't
Oh n-n-no, no, this isn't how our story ends
So hold me tight, hold me tight, or don't
[Post-Chorus]
Oh na na na na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na
Oh na na na na na na na na na na na na
[Verse 2]
I got too high again, realized I can't not be with you
Or be just your friend, I love you to death, but I just can't
I just can't pretend, we were lovers first
Confidants but never friends, were we ever friends?
[Pre-Chorus]
But when your stitch comes loose, I wanna sleep on
Every piece of fuzz and stuffing that comes out of you
You, I took too many hits off this memory
I need to come down
[Chorus]
An-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-nother day goes by
So hold me tight, hold me tight, or don't
Oh n-n-no, no, this isn't how our story ends
So hold me tight, hold me tight, or don't
[Post-Chorus]
Oh na na na na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na
Oh na na na na na na na na na na na na
Hold me tight, or don't
[Bridge]
'Cause I'm past the limits
The distance between us, it sharpens me like a knife
Past the limits
The distance between us, it sharpens me like a knife
[Chorus]
An-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-nother day goes by
So hold me tight, hold me tight, or don't
I'm pretty sure that this isn't how our story ends
So hold me tight, hold me tight, hold me tight, or don't
[Post-Chorus]
Oh na na na na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na
Oh na na na na na na na na na na na na
HOLD ME TIGHT OR DON’T Q&A
Who wrote HOLD ME TIGHT OR DON’T's ?
HOLD ME TIGHT OR DON’T was written by Jonny Coffer & Joe Trohman & Pete Wentz & Patrick Stump & Andy Hurley.
Who produced HOLD ME TIGHT OR DON’T's ?
HOLD ME TIGHT OR DON’T was produced by Fall Out Boy & Jonny Coffer & Butch Walker.
When did Fall Out Boy release HOLD ME TIGHT OR DON’T?
Fall Out Boy released HOLD ME TIGHT OR DON’T on Wed Nov 15 2017.
How was the release of this song announced?
During the Dallas MANIA Tour date, a portion of the stage designed to resemble a marquee read “11/15 HLD ME TGHT OR DNT”. The release of the song was confirmed the next day on Twitter.
Were the lyrics teased ahead of the song's release?
Several of the lyrics were teased in the end credits for the music video for “The Last of the Real Ones”, including the lines “when your stitch comes loose”, “I took too many hits off this memory”, and “I’m pretty sure this isn’t how our story ends.” A short time before the announcement of the singl...
What did Fall Out Boy say about "HOLD ME TIGHT OR DON'T"?
Vocalist Patrick Stump told Kerrang! magazine:
[The making of that song] was like “This Ain’t A Scene, It’s An Arms Race” It was a thing I messed around with and didn’t think anything of. It was sat in a pile of demoes, then somebody rediscovered it months later and was like, “What’s this?” and I w...
Was the original plan to use a vocal run as a part of the chorus?
In an interview with Popbuzz, bassist and lyricist Pete Wentz stated:
I wish I could say it was a conscious decision. I think it’s just like, especially with ‘Hold Me Tight’, this was not a single really when we were writing it. It’s just like we had the hook, kind of, the little hook vocal he did,...
Why is the title in all caps?
“HOLD ME TIGHT OR DON’T” is likely stylised in all caps to reflect the titular theme of the album: mania.
It’s this feeling of happiness that turns into elation that consumes you. You stop sleeping. You get paranoid. It’s like a massive wave that you can’t stop. Even if you can stop part of it, the...