["This industry yeah my father made me this way","","You don't know how much you mean to me","Reminiscing that 6 train from way back","You don't know how much you mean to me","Whenever your down you know that you can lean on me","","We go back too far, we been through it all","","From back then to now in my story","For such a long time now","'Cause baby you don't have to change no","Get between me and J-Lo, I simply stay","","'Cause baby you don't have to change because","No matter the situation, girl I'm gon' hold you down","Whenever your down you know that you can lean on me","No matter what was going on","That you'll stay real just like you are","","With you if you just promise me","Ain't nothing change, not a damn thing baby","So remember this whenever I call","","You better off sweepin' leaves on a windy day","Even though, we haven't spoken so long","I never told you but you was there for me","","Quite possibly the realest freshest from BX to South Beach","Whenever your down you know that you can lean on me","When Pun died you was the first to call me","With you if you just promise me","You don't know how much you mean to me","With you if you just promise me","Now my loyalty will always be","Crack, I got ya back, for real, true story","","So I don't care about the situation","No matter the situation, boy I'm gon' hold you down","Now you been holding me down","So whatever you need I got you, yeah","You don't know how much you mean to me","'Cause every time you had my back and all","That you'll stay real just like you are","No matter the situation, I'm gon' hold you down","No matter the situation, girl I'm gon' hold you down","Whenever your down you know that you can lean on me","Now it's sky blue Phantoms and stretch Maybacks","","No matter the situation, boy I'm gon' hold you down","When we were young and now you're Joey Crack and all","It was you that kept me holding on","","","","Mira esta que ta on the red carpet","I'm gonna hold you down, hold you down","No matter the situation, boy I'm gon' hold you down","Straight from the hood, you've always been there for me","And you had my back when they","Whenever your down you know that you can lean on me","","Yo, 2005, Rakim and Jody Watley","","Whatever you need, I be there for you","","Whenever your down you know that you can lean on me","Back when everybody said I wasn't anything","'Cause baby you don't have to change no","You don't know how much you mean to me","No matter the situation, girl I'm gon' hold you down","Hold you down, down, down","Watch me paint a picture so perfect","Whenever your down you know that you can lean on me","","For sweepin' them floors in them Bronx apartments","You don't know how much you mean to me","You don't know how much you mean to me","Now my loyalty will always be","You don't know how much you mean to me","","I'mma always hold you down, girl you can count on me","You'll stay real just like you are","Whenever your down you know that you can lean on me","","","Like green is to autumn some things must stay","No matter the situation, I'm gon' hold you down","I'ma ride for you if there's a complication","Now my loyalty will always be"]
Performed by: Fat Joe; Jennifer Lopez Written by: William Beck; Gregory Bruno; Joseph Cartagena; Gregory Christopher; Makeba Riddick; Cory Rooney; Larry Troutman
Credits: Beck, William (Songwriter); Bruno, Gregory (Songwriter); Cartagena, Joseph (Songwriter); Christopher, Gregory (Songwriter); Riddick, Makeba (Songwriter); Rooney, Cory (Songwriter); Troutman, Larry (Songwriter); CORI TIFFANI PUBLISHING (Publisher); EMI BLACKWOOD MUSIC INC. (Publisher); JANICE COMBS PUBLISHING INC (Publisher); JOEY AND RYAN MUSIC (Publisher); SAJA MUSIC COMPANY (Publisher); SONY/ATV SONGS LLC (Publisher); TVT MUSIC ENTERPRISE LLC (Publisher); WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP (Publisher); YOGA FLAMES MUSIC (Publisher)
"Hold You Down" is the second and final single from Jennifer Lopez's fourth studio album, Rebirth (2005). Released in 2005, the single features rapper Fat Joe, and peaked at number sixty-four on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and at number six in the United Kingdom. The song's Eliel Remix featuring Don Omar did well on reggaeton and hip hop radio stations. The song, which also appears on Fat Joe's sixth album All or Nothing, heavily samplesShirley Murdock's 1986 hit "As We Lay".
The song was produced mainly by Cory Rooney, who has worked with Lopez in the past. Although "Hold You Down" did not achieve the same success as "Get Right", it was a modest success in some parts of the world. However, many people blamed "Hold You Down"'s choice as a single for Rebirth's average sales.
The video for the "Hold You Down", directed by Diane Martel and edited by Paul Martínez, was shot in March 2005 in the Bronx, New York City. Lopez is seen singing on top of a building and in a hallway, while Fat Joe is seen roaming the streets. The video peaked at number five on MTV's Total Request Live.
Track listings and formats
U.S. CD maxi single
"Hold You Down" (Radio Edit featuring Fat Joe) – 3:36
"Hold You Down" (Cory Rooney Spring Mix featuring Fat Joe) – 4:51
"Hold You Down" (Eliel Mix featuring Don Omar) – 4:02
"Hold You Down" (SPK and DJ Lobo Remix featuring Don Omar) – 3:59
