According to Walker, he wrote the second verse about his girlfriend, and called the song "a real hearty story about love and how grateful and lucky we are to have that person in our life.

"[1] "Holding You" was released as a digital download by Sony Music Entertainment on 4 April 2014.

[3] In Australia, "Holding You" was released as a 5-track download and compact disc single on 13 June 2014.

[9] The music video for "Holding You" was directed by Jessica Sanderson, and premiered on Stuff.co.nz on 10 April 2014.

The performance was broadcast live on Australian breakfast television show Sunrise, as part of its first live New Zealand broadcast which coincided with the fortieth anniversary of the Queenstown Winter Festival.