Ava would then restart her music career under the name AVA in 2013 and release the single, “Take Away the Pain”. A year later, she would meet music producer Cirkut and begin recording songs with him. In 2015, As Ava Koci, Ava would upload the Cirkut produced “Spinning Around” and “Come Home” to SoundCloud, and feature on a Project 46 reworked version of “Take Away The Pain”. In 2016, Ava would go back to using the AVA stage name and upload the Cirkut produced songs “Jet Set and “Anyone But You” to SoundCloud. “Anyone But You” would catch the attention of multiple labels, in which she ended up signing a recording contract with Atlantic Records. Due to this, a follow up single to “Anyone But You” titled “Try Again” was scrapped.
She released her single, “My Way” on April 20th, 2018. “Not Your Barbie Girl” was released on August 13th, 2018. Four days later, “Sweet But Psycho” was released. The song gave her immense popularity and peaked at #1 in multiple countries and went #10 in the US. The follow up, “So Am I” was released March 7th, 2019 and a remix featuring NCT 127 on July 3rd, 2019. On July 30th, 2019 she released double promo singles, “Blood, Sweat & Tears” and “Freaking Me Out,” however, Max has confirmed these will not feature on her debut album. A music video was released for"Freaking Me Out" as a Halloween special on October 31st, 2019.
In August 2019, Max was featured on the song "Slow Dance" by American singer-songwriter AJ Mitchell, and released "Torn" as a single later that month. The music video for "Torn" wad directed by Joseph Kahn. On September 4, 2019, she entered a joint co-publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music and Artist Publishing Group. On November 6, 2019, a duet called "Tabú" between Max and Pablo Alborán was released. In June 2018, "Salt" appeared on SoundCloud, the song was later sent to digital streaming platforms on December 12, 2019. Max collaborated with British-Norwegian DJ and record producer Alan Walker on the song "Alone, Pt. II", which was released on December 27, 2019. "On Somebody" was released as a promotional single on December 30, 2019.
"Kings & Queens" the fifth single from Max's debut album was released March 12th, 2020. On July 30th, 2020, she released "Whos Laughing Now?" the sixth single from her album Her debut album titled 'Heaven & Hell' is slated for release on September 18, 2020, and will feature her singles "Sweet but Psycho", "So Am I", "Torn", "Salt", "Kings & Queens" and "Whos Laughing Now?"
Hold up
Ava Max Lyrics
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Da da, da da, da da da
Roses up on the dash, putting rocks on my hand
Why you acting extra nice?
Midnight, getting no reply, you love me from nine to five
What happens when you say goodnight?
Some chick I don't know
Saying "Baby, I'm ready"
Hold up, just wait a minute (da da, da da, da da da)
Who is that girl? Oh, she ain't me (da da, da da, da da da)
Say "She's a friend, no mon amie" (da da, da da, da da da)
Oh, is she sweet? Oh, she a freak (da da, da da, da da da)
Hold up, just wait a minute
Hold up, just wait a minute
Hold up, just wait a minute
You say she's just an ex but exes don't send those texts
XO baby, bye, bye, bye
Bye bye, I don't need your lying
Think I've had enough
Out here pouring wine, so don't mind 'cause it ain't gon' wind me up
I walked out your car
Then I slammed your heart
You said "No, I'm not ready"
Hold up, just wait a minute (da da, da da, da da da)
Who is that girl? Oh, she ain't me (da da, da da, da da da)
Say "She's a friend? Non, mon ami" (da da, da da, da da da)
Oh, is she sweet? Oh, she a freak (da da, da da, da da da)
Hold up, just wait a minute
Hold up, just wait a minute, oh, oh
Hold up, just wait a minute
Hold up-
Hold up, just wait a minute
Ava Max's song, "Hold up," is a song about a girl who confronts her partner about his infidelity. The song starts with the girl noticing "roses up on the dash" and "putting rocks on my hand," which implies that her partner is trying to impress her with gifts. However, she questions why he is acting extra nice to her. She then mentions that she doesn't get any response from him at midnight and wonders what he does after he says goodnight. As she walks by his phone, she sees a text from an unknown woman saying, "Baby, I'm ready," which leads her to confront her partner about the situation.
In the chorus of the song, Ava Max tells her partner to hold up and wait a minute to explain who the girl is. She emphasizes that the new girl is not her and questions if she is a friend or a freak. She also mentions that her partner's claim that the new girl is his ex doesn't make things any better since exes don't send such texts. She finally decides to walk away from the situation as she has had enough of the lies.
Overall, the song portrays a strong woman who knows her worth and does not tolerate any form of disrespect or infidelity from her partner. "Hold up" is a catchy song with a memorable tune and empowering lyrics that resonate with many people.
Line by Line Meaning
Roses up on the dash, putting rocks on my hand
I have flowers on the dashboard and jewelry on my hand.
Why you acting extra nice?
Why are you being overly nice to me?
Midnight, getting no reply, you love me from nine to five
You only show love for me during business hours, but after work you don't respond to me.
What happens when you say goodnight?
What do you do once we say goodnight?
I walked by your phone
I walked past your phone.
Some chick I don't know
There's a girl I don't know who texted you.
Saying 'Baby, I'm ready'
She said, 'Baby, I'm ready.'
Hold up, just wait a minute (da da, da da, da da da)
Wait a moment.
Who is that girl? Oh, she ain't me (da da, da da, da da da)
Who is that girl? She isn't me.
Say 'She's a friend, no mon amie' (da da, da da, da da da)
You say she's a friend, but she isn't a friend of mine.
Oh, is she sweet? Oh, she a freak (da da, da da, da da da)
Is she nice, or is she wild?
Hold up, just wait a minute
Wait a moment.
You say she's just an ex but exes don't send those texts
You say she's an ex, but exes don't send texts like that.
XO baby, bye, bye, bye
Goodbye!
Bye bye, I don't need your lying
Goodbye, I don't need you to lie to me.
Think I've had enough
I think I've had enough.
Out here pouring wine, so don't mind 'cause it ain't gon' wind me up
I'm not going to let you wind me up when I'm out here pouring wine.
I walked out your car
I walked away from your car.
Then I slammed your heart
Then I broke your heart.
You said 'No, I'm not ready'
You said, 'No, I'm not ready.'
Hold up, just wait a minute (da da, da da, da da da)
Wait a moment.
Who is that girl? Oh, she ain't me (da da, da da, da da da)
Who is that girl? She isn't me.
Say 'She's a friend? Non, mon ami' (da da, da da, da da da)
You say she's a friend? Not my friend.
Oh, is she sweet? Oh, she a freak (da da, da da, da da da)
Is she nice, or is she wild?
Hold up, just wait a minute, oh, oh
Wait a moment.
Hold up, just wait a minute
Wait a moment.
Hold up-
Wait a moment.
Hold up, just wait a minute
Wait a moment.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Spencer, Amanda Ava Koci, Henry Russell Walter, Jesse Aicher, Johnny Goldstein, Madison Love, Nate Merchant, Sam Martin
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@lunassyren
LYRICSSS💋
Roses up on the dash🌹
Putting rocks on my hand💍
Why you acting extra nice?
Midnight, get no reply📱
You love me from nine to five 🕘 ➡️ 🕔
What happens when you say goodnight? 🌌
I walked by your phone ☎️
Some chick I don't know ⁉️
Saying "Baby, I'm ready" 😘
Hold up, just wait a minute ✋🏻
Who is that girl? Oh, she ain't me 💁🏻♀️
Say she's a friend, non mon amie 🫥
Oh, is she sweet? Oh, she's a freak? 👺
Hold up, just wait a minute
Hold up, just wait a minute
Hold up, just wait a minute
You say she's just an ex ❌️
But exes don't send those texts 📄
XO, baby, bye, bye, bye (Bye, bye) 👋🏻
I don't need your lying, think I've had enough
Out hеre pourin' wine, so don't mind 🍷
'Cause it ain't gon' wind me up 🌀
I walkеd out your car 🚗
Then I slammed your heart 💔
You said "No, I'm not ready" 🫤
Hold up, just wait a minute ✋🏻
Who is that girl? Oh, she ain't me 💁🏻♀️
Say she's a friend, non mon amie 🫥
Oh, is she sweet? Oh, she's a freak? 👺
Hold up, just wait a minute
Hold up, just wait a minute
Hold up, just wait a minute
@juanmanuelavendano3002
She literally nailed it with every song! An exceptional album.
@asthmarevenge
you literally couldn't have listened to this whole album in 10 minutes stop
@juanmanuelavendano3002
@witdafanta Unfortunately, the whole album was leaked two months ago. So sad for her.
@carriekinkade4880
Yea she did❤❤
@EdmLover77
@Juan Manuel Avendaño the leaked version of this song was a bit different on the “da da da” part and less clarity. Sounded better than this tbh
@jbelzero.music.
TOTALLY, WOKE UP QUICKLY TO LISTEN TO THIS MASTERPIECE, THIS IS THE ALBUM I WAS WAITING FOR, THANKS AVA ❤💎❤❤❤❤❤😭
@chaiwolfwhoalwayshasabf
This album couldn’t have come at a better time. It’s already so special to me!
@PaisleyBeer
Same !! im absolutely in love .. 💓✨
@CelebParadise
I loved this song so much that I screamed every lyric so loud all day and night. My neighbours are so nice that they invited the cops to come over and right now I'm listening the song with them.
@dharmendrachoudhary7112
😂😂