Held (song)

"Held"
Single by Smog
from the album Knock Knock
B-side	"Cold Blooded Old Times" "Look Now" "The Only Mother"
Released	December 22, 1998 (7" on Drag City) May 24, 1999 (7"/CD on Domino)
Genre	Lo-fi
Label	Drag City / Domino
Songwriter(s)	Bill Callahan
Smog singles chronology
"Ex-Con" (1998) "Held" (1998) "Look Now" (1999)

"Held" is a song by Smog, released as his first single from his 1999 album Knock Knock. The original Drag City-release featured the second single "Cold Blooded Old Times" as a b-side.

"Held" is sometimes covered during concerts by American indie rock band Spoon, and their cover appears on their 2022 album Lucifer on the Sofa. The song also appeared in the 60- and 30-second versions of a commercial advertising the 2008 Cadillac Escalade.

Track listing

Drag City 7" version

1. Held
2. Cold Blooded Old Times

Domino 7" version

1. Held
2. Look Now
3. The Only Mother

CD version

1. Held
2. Look Now
3. The Only Mother
4. Held (acoustic)