Holding Back The Years - in Popular Culture

In Popular Culture

  • "Holding Back the Years" was used as the soundtrack to a party political broadcast for the Labour Party in the 2005 UK general election campaign.
  • The song appeared in the film Love & Basketball.
  • The song appeared in the film Ghosts of Girlfriends Past.
  • The song appeared in Only Fools & Horses in the episode "Little Problems", after Rodney and Cassandra's wedding, when Del Boy is on his own in the function room. Producer Gareth Gwenlan recalls during filming of the scene writer John Sullivan anxiously commenting "Nobody's laughing." Gwenlan replied: "That's 'cause they're all crying."
  • The song has been sampled by multiple rap groups, including Brand Nubian for their single "Hold On" and 8Ball & MJG for "Comin' Out Hard".
  • The song appeared in the American television series Miami Vice in the episode "By Hooker By Crook", during the ending with Sonny Crockett and Christine (Melanie Griffith) on his sailboat, Saint Vitus' dance.
  • The song appeared in the American sitcom Everybody Hates Chris during the episode "Everybody Hates The Ninth-Grade Dance."
  • The song appeared in the film Cross My Heart.

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