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"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, the same day as the album.

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. On March 23, the band premiered the song on The Tonight Show.

Composition

"Hold Me Like a Grudge" has been described as disco-funk and pop rock, "with hip-swinging-bassline".

Accolades

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

Personnel

Fall Out Boy

• Patrick Stump – vocals, rhythm guitar, songwriting
• Pete Wentz – bass guitar, songwriting, lyrics
• Joe Trohman – lead guitar, keyboards, songwriting
• Andy Hurley – drums, percussion, songwriting

Additional personnel

• Neal Avron – production, mixing

Charts

Release history

References

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14. "Alternative Future Releases". AllAccess. Archived from the original on May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 12, 2023.

• 2023 songs
• 2023 singles
• Pop rock songs
• Fall Out Boy songs
• Fueled by Ramen singles
• Songs written by Patrick Stump
• Songs written by Pete Wentz
• Songs written by Andy Hurley
• Songs written by Joe Trohman