Held (song)

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"Held"
Single by Smog
from the album Knock Knock
B-side	"Cold Blooded Old Times" "Look Now" "The Only Mother"
Released	December 22, 1998 (7" on Drag City) May 24, 1999 (7"/CD on Domino)
Genre	Lo-fi
Label	Drag City / Domino
Songwriter(s)	Bill Callahan
Smog singles chronology
"Ex-Con" (1998) "Held" (1998) "Look Now" (1999)

"Held" is a song by Smog, released as his first single from his 1999 album Knock Knock. The original Drag City-release featured the second single "Cold Blooded Old Times" as a b-side.

"Held" is sometimes covered during concerts by American indie rock band Spoon, and their cover appears on their 2022 album Lucifer on the Sofa. The song also appeared in the 60- and 30-second versions of a commercial advertising the 2008 Cadillac Escalade.^[1]

Track listing[]

Drag City 7" version[]

1. Held
2. Cold Blooded Old Times

Domino 7" version[]

1. Held
2. Look Now
3. The Only Mother

CD version[]

1. Held
2. Look Now
3. The Only Mother
4. Held (acoustic)

Notes[]