Hold Up (Beyoncé song)
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"Hold Up" is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé for her sixth studio album, Lemonade (2016). The song was serviced to rhythmic radios in the United States on August 16, 2016 as the third single from the album. It was written by Diplo, Ezra Koenig, Beyoncé, Emile Haynie, Joshua Tillman, MNEK and Sean "Melo-X" Rhoden; and it contains a sample of "Can't Get Used to Losing You", written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman; an interpolation of "Maps", performed by Yeah Yeah Yeahs; and an interpolation of "Turn My Swag On", written by Soulja Boy. A demo of "Hold Up" was first written and recorded by Diplo and Koenig in 2011, using a sample of "Maps".
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