Holding Back the Years

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Holding Back the Years by Simply Red

About Holding Back the Years

"Holding Back the Years" is a song by British soul and pop band Simply Red, released as a single in 1985 and re-released in 1986 after the success of their debut album Picture Book. It became one of the band's signature tracks and remains their most commercially successful song. Background The song was written by Mick Hucknall, the band’s frontman, when he was just 17 years old. It is one of the first songs he ever wrote and is deeply autobiographical. .

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About this song

Credited to
Simply Red
Album
Musica de los 80 · Track 41 of 51
Released
July 5, 2024
Duration
4:29
On Last.fm
267,980 listeners on Last.fm

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