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'{{Infobox single | Name = Can't Hold Us | Cover = Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - "Can't Hold Us".jpg | Artist = [[Macklemore]] and [[Ryan Lewis]] featuring [[Ray Dalton]] | Album = [[The Heist (album)|The Heist]] | B-side = "Make the Money" | Border = yes | Released = August 16, 2011 | Recorded = 2009-10 | Format = Digital download | Genre = [[Alternative hip hop]], [[conscious hip hop]], [[R&B]] | Length = {{Duration|m=4|s=18}} (Album Version)<br />{{Duration|m=3|s=47}} (Radio Edit) | Writer = [[Macklemore|Ben Haggerty]], [[Ryan Lewis]], Tricia Davis | Label = Macklemore LLC | Producer = [[Ryan Lewis]] | Chronology = [[Macklemore]] & [[Ryan Lewis]]<br /> singles | Last single = "[[Wings (Macklemore and Ryan Lewis song)|Wings]]"<br/>(2011) | This single = "'''Can't Hold Us'''"<br/>(2011) | Next single = "[[Same Love]]"<br/>(2012) | Misc = {{Extra chronology | Artist = Ray Dalton singles | Type = singles | Last single = | This single = "'''Can't Hold Us'''"<br>(2011) | Next single = "So Emotional"<br>(2012) }} {{Extra album cover | Upper caption = Promotional single / 7" | Type = single | Cover = Can't Hold Us cover.jpg }} {{External music video|{{YouTube|2zNSgSzhBfM|"Can't Hold Us"}}}} }} "'''Can't Hold Us'''" is a song by [[Macklemore]] and [[Ryan Lewis]] featuring [[Ray Dalton]] taken from their collaborative album ''[[The Heist (album)|The Heist]]'' (2012). It was released as the third single from the album on August 16, 2011. The song also features additional vocals by actress Susannah Wetzel, who sings portions of the chorus alongside Dalton. The song peaked at #2 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]], making it their second top 2 hit in the United States.<ref>http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100?page=9</ref> In early 2013, the song was re-released and featured in a U.S. television commercial for [[Microsoft Outlook]] and features in commercials for the drink [[Miller Brewing Company|Miller]].<ref>{{Cite news | title= Can Macklemore Help Microsoft Fend Off Gmail? | first= Austin | last= Carr | work= [[Fast Company (magazine)|Fast Company]] | date= February 20, 2013 | url= http://www.fastcompany.com/3006052/most-innovative-companies-2013/can-macklemore-help-microsoft-fend-gmail | accessdate= 2013-03-05 }} </ref> The song was also used in the background of [[ESPN]] [[College Gameday]] commercials and in the March 2013 premiere episode of [[MTV]]'s ''[[The Real World: Portland]]''.<ref>http://espn.go.com/blog/playbook/sounds/post/_/id/4123/macklemores-songs-on-college-basketball</ref><ref>http://soundtrack.mtv.com/post/music-from-the-real-world-portland-season-premiere/></ref> ==Charts== Due to the major international success of the duo's "[[Thrift Shop (song)|Thrift Shop]]" there was a resurgence in sales of their previous singles and their album "The Heist". The song debuted in the [[UK Singles Chart]] at number 187 on March 17, 2013, climbing up to number 53 the following week. In Australia, "Can't Hold Us" became Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' third consecutive number one single, reaching the top of the chart on March 25, 2013, after "Thrift Shop" and "[[Same Love]]". In the United States, the song became a sleeper hit, and following a performance of the song on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', the song cracked the top 10 at number 7, becoming the group's second top 10 hit, following the number-one single "Thrift Shop". It has since peaked at number 2 for two consecutive weeks. ==Music video== Macklemore premiered the music video for "Can't Hold Us" on April 17, 2013. <ref>{{cite web|title=MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS - CAN'T HOLD US FEAT. RAY DALTON|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zNSgSzhBfM|publisher=Youtube|accessdate=17 April 2013}}</ref> The video was directed by [[Ryan Lewis]], [[Jon Jon Augustavo]] & Jason Koenig, and shooting took place for three months, in 6 continents and 16 different shoots, ranging from the Pacific Northwest to Southern California to [[New Zealand]] at [[Te Whanganui-A-Hei (Cathedral Cove) Marine Reserve|Cathedral Cove]] where also scenes for [[The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian]] was shot.<ref>{{cite web|title=Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Premiere Epic 'Can't Hold Us' Video|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1705847/macklemore-ryan-lewis-cant-hurt-us-video.jhtml|publisher=MTV.com|accessdate=17 April 2013}}</ref> ==Track listing== {{Track listing | headline = Digital download | title1 = Can't Hold Us | note1 = featuring Ray Dalton | length1 = 4:18 }} {{Track listing | headline = 7" | title1 = Can't Hold Us | note1 = featuring Ray Dalton | length1 = 4:18 | title2 = Make the Money | length2 = 3:45 }} ==Chart performance== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2011-13) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- !scope=row{{singlechart|Australia|1|artist=Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton|song=Can't Hold Us}} |- !scope=row{{singlechart|Austria|12|artist=Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton|song=Can't Hold Us}} |- !scope=row{{singlechart|Flanders Tip|3|artist=Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton|song=Can't Hold Us}} |- !scope=row{{singlechart|Wallonia Tip|1|artist=Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton|song=Can't Hold Us}} |- !scope=row{{singlechart|Canada|3|artist=Macklemore|song=Can't Hold Us|artistid=1490130}} |- !scope=row{{singlechart|Czech Republic|42|year=2013|week=15}} |- !scope=row{{singlechart|Denmark|11|artist=Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton|song=Can't Hold Us}} |- !scope=row{{singlechart|Finland|7|artist=Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton|song=Can't Hold Us}} |- !scope=row{{singlechart|France|3|artist=Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton|song=Can't Hold Us}} |- !scope=row{{singlechart|Germany|2|artist=Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton|song=Can't Hold Us}} |- !scope=row{{singlechart|Irish|3|year=2013|week=17}} |- !scope=row|Luxembourg Digital Songs (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2013-04-20/luxembourg-digital-songs|work = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|title=Luxembourg Digital Songs - April 20, 2013}}</ref> |style="text-align:center;"|3 |- !scope=row{{singlechart|Dutch40|7|artist=Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton|song=Can't Hold Us}} |- !scope=row{{singlechart|New Zealand|4|artist=Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton|song=Can't Hold Us}} |- !scope=row{{singlechart|Norway|6|artist=Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton|song=Can't Hold Us}} |- !scope=row{{singlechart|Scotland|4|date=2013-05-11}} |- !scope=row{{singlechart|Slovakia|39|year=2013|week=16}} |- !scope=row{{singlechart|Sweden|3|artist=Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton|song=Can't Hold Us}} |- !scope=row{{singlechart|Switzerland|7|artist=Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton|song=Can't Hold Us}} |- !scope=row{{singlechart|UK|3|Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton|song=Can't Hold Us|date=2013-05-11}} |- !scope=row{{singlechart|UKrandb|1|artist=Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton|song=Can't Hold Us|date=2013-05-11}} |- !scope=row{{singlechart|UKindie|1|artist=Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton|song=Can't Hold Us|date=2013-05-04}} |- !scope=row{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|2|artist=Macklemore|artistid=1490130}} |- !scope=row{{singlechart|Billboardpopsongs|7|artist=Macklemore|song=Can't Hold Us| artistid=1490130}} |- !scope=row{{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|1|artist=Macklemore|song=Can't Hold Us|artistid=1490130}} |- !scope=row{{singlechart|Billboardrapsongs|1|artist=Macklemore|song=Can't Hold Us|artistid=1490130}} |- !scope="row"|US [[Hot Dance Club Songs]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/1560723/chart-highlights-pnks-reason-powers-to-no-1-on-pop-songs</ref> |align="center"|49 |- !scope="row"|Venezuela ([[Association of Venezuelan Phonograph Producers|APFV]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://top100venezuela.blogspot.com/|title= Venezuela Charts APFV|publisher=APFV|date=2013-04-27 |accessdate=2013-04-27}}</ref> |align="center"|77 |- |} ==Release history== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- !Region !Date !Format !Label |- !scope=row| United States | August 16, 2011 | Digital download | Macklemore LLC |- !scope=row| Europe | March 11, 2013 | Promo CD-single | Warner |- |} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Macklemore}} [[Category:2011 singles]] [[Category:Macklemore songs]] [[Category:Ryan Lewis songs]]'