"Hold the Girl" is a song by Japanese singer Rina Sawayama from her second studio album of the same name (2022).

[3][4] On July 21, Sawayama posted teasers for the title track on TikTok, with the caption "single out next week".

[5] "Hold the Girl" is a "typically ambitious, multi-faceted pop song, addressing both the trauma and catharsis of moving forward in life.

"[1] Writing for Rolling Stone UK, Hannah Ewens wrote that "Hold the Girl" sees Sawayama singing with 2000s R&B vocals and "opens like a holy gesture to Madonna's 'Like a Prayer' and becomes an emotional dancefloor filler".

[6] An accompanying music video for "Hold the Girl" was released on 3 August 2022 and sees Sawayama "stuck in a time loop within the bounds of a 19th century farmhouse until she finally breaks free.