"Keep Your Head Up"
The Wolves Single cover art
Single by Ben Howard
from the album Every Kingdom
Released26 August 2011
Recorded2011
GenreFolk, indie folk
Length4:22
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)Ben Howard
Ben Howard singles chronology
"The Wolves"
(2011)		 "Keep Your Head Up"
(2011)		 "The Fear"
(2012)

"Keep Your Head Up" is a song by British singer-songwriter Ben Howard from his debut studio album Every Kingdom. It was released as a single in the United Kingdom on 26 August 2011 as a digital download. It reached a peak UK Singles Chart position of 74. The song was written by Ben Howard. The cover art was designed by Owen Tozer. It is a re-recording of the original version found on the Games in the Dark EP.

The song was voted to be 3VOOR12 song of the year on the Dutch radio station 3FM.[1]

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Keep Your Head Up" was released onto YouTube on 18 August 2011 with a total length of three minutes and fifty-five seconds.[2] The video is also included on the deluxe edition of the studio album Every Kingdom.[3]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Keep Your Head Up"4:22
2."Depth over Distance"4:48
Total length:9:10

Chart performance

Chart (2011) Peak
Position
UK Singles Chart[4] 46
UK Streaming Chart[5] 65
Belgian Chart (Wallonia)[6] 28
Belgian Chart (Flanders)[6] 87
Dutch Chart[7] 14
German Chart[8] 68
U.S. Billboard Adult Alternative[9] 15

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[10] Platinum 70,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[11] Gold 150,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[12] Platinum 600,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release History

Country Release Date Format Label
United Kingdom 26 August 2011[13] Digital Download Island

Covers

Sandra van Nieuwland covered the song on The Voice of Holland. It was released as a single in The Netherlands on 17 November 2012 as a digital download. It reached number one in the Mega Single Top 100 and the Dutch Top 40.[14] British post-hardcore band Enter Shikari covered the song as part of a live session on Huw Stephens' show on BBC Radio 1.[15]

References

  1. ↑ 3voor12 Song van het Jaar 2012
  2. ↑ Keep Your Head Up,- YouTube - Ben Howard
  3. ↑ iTunes Store - Ben Howard - Every Kingdom (Deluxe Edition)
  4. ↑ "UK Singles Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  5. ↑ "UK Streaming Chart". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  6. 1 2 "Belgian Chart". Ultratop. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  7. ↑ "Dutch Chart". MegaCharts. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  8. ↑ "German Chart". Media Control Charts. Archived from the original on 8 July 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  9. ↑ "Ben Howard". Billboard.
  10. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  11. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Ben Howard; 'Keep Your Head Up')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  12. ↑ "British single certifications – Ben Howard – Keep Your Head Up". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  13. ↑ Keep Your Head Up - iTunes Store - Ben Howard
  14. ↑ "Dutch Chart". MegaCharts. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  15. ↑ "SoundCloud". SoundCloud. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
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