Holding Back the Years

"Holding Back the Years"
Single by Simply Red
from the album Picture Book
B-side	"Drowning in My Own Tears" "I Won't Feel Bad"
Released	21 October 1985 (1985-10-21)
Genre	Sophisti-pop blue-eyed soul soft rock
Length	4:28 (album) 4:04 (single)
Label	WEA Elektra
Songwriter(s)	Mick Hucknall Neil Moss
Producer(s)	Stewart Levine
Simply Red singles chronology
"Come to My Aid" (1985) "Holding Back the Years" (1985) "Jericho" (1986)
"Jericho" (1986) ""Holding Back the Years" (re-release)" (1986) "Open Up the Red Box" (1986)
Music video
"Holding Back the Years" on YouTube

"Holding Back the Years" is a song performed by English band Simply Red and is the third single from their debut studio album Picture Book (1985). It went to number 1 in the United States and number 2 in the United Kingdom. It received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Performance in 1987. It was covered by Another Level in 1999.