Peak
1
Weeks
39
Score
8,385
Chart Year
2013
Macklemore premiered the music video for "Can't Hold Us" on April 17, 2013.[8] The video was directed by Ryan Lewis, Jason Koenig and Jon Jon Augustavo, and shooting took place for 17 days, on 2 continents and 16 different shoots, ranging from the Pacific Northwest to Southern California to New Zealand at Cathedral Cove where scenes for The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian were also shot.[9] Several prominent parts were filmed on the tall ship Lady Washington. The video won two MTV Video Music Awards for Best Hip-Hop Video and Director of Photography Jason Koenig, and Mego Lin won Best Cinematography, the video was nominated for Best Direction and Best Editing Nomination to Jason Koenig and Ryan Lewis. It also was placed at No. 12 on BET Notarized Top 100 in 2013. It was nominated for Best Music Video at the 2014 Grammy Awards. It reached 1 billion views in December 2022.
Ayy, ayy, ayy Good to see you, c'mon, dude, let's go Yeah, let's go Alright, alright, okay, ah, alright, okay Alright, okay Return of the Mack, get 'em, what it is, what it does, what it is, what it isn't Looking for a better way to get up out of bed Instead of getting on the internet and checking a new hit We get up, fresh out, pimp strut walking Little bit of humble, little bit of cautious Somewhere between like, Rocky and Cosby, sweater game Nope, nope, y'all can't copy that Bad, moonwalking, this here, is our party My posse's been on Broadway, and we did it our way Grown music, I shed my skin and put my bones into everything, I record to it And yet I'm on, let that stage light go and shine on down Got that Bob Barker suit game and Plinko in my style Money, stay on my craft and stick around for those pounds But I do that to pass the torch and put on for my town Trust me, on my I-N-D-E-P-E-N-D-E-N-T shit, hustling Chasing dreams since I was fourteen With the four-track, bussin' Halfway 'cross that city with the backpack, fat cat, crush shit Labels out here, now they can't tell me nothin' We give that to the people, spread it across the country Labels out here, now they can't tell me nothin' We give it to the people, spread it across the country Can we go back? This is the moment Tonight is the night, we'll fight 'til it's over So we put our hands up like the ceiling can't hold us Like the ceiling can't hold us Can we go back? This is the moment Tonight is the night, we'll fight 'til it's over So we put our hands up like the ceiling can't hold us Like the ceiling can't hold us Now, can I kick it? Thank you Yeah, I'm so damn grateful I grew up really wanting gold fronts But that's what you get when Wu-Tang raised you Y'all can't stop me, go hard like I've got an 808 in my heartbeat And I'm eating at the beat like you gave a little speed To a great white shark on Shark Week, raw Time to go up, I'm gone Deuces, goodbye, I've got a world to see And my girl, she wanna see Rome Caesar make you a believer, nah I never ever did it for a throne That validation comes from giving it back to the people, now Sing this song and it goes like Raise those hands, this is our party We came here to live life like nobody was watching I got my city right behind me If I fall, they got me Learn from that failure, gain humility And then we keep marching, I said Can we go back? This is the moment (woo) Tonight is the night, we'll fight 'til it's over So we put our hands up like the ceiling can't hold us Like the ceiling can't hold us Can we go back? This is the moment Tonight is the night, we'll fight 'til it's over So we put our hands up like the ceiling can't hold us Like the ceiling can't hold us (But so we put our hands up) (But so we put our hands up) (Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, whoa-oh) (Let's go) na, na, nana, na, na, nana (Aha) hey (And all my people sing) Na, na, nana, na, na, nana (ha, that's right, feels good) Hey (and all my people sing) Na, na, nana, na, na, nana (you do it, Ray) Oh (and all my people sing) Na, na, nana, na, na, nana Mack-le-eh-eh-eh-eh-more Can we go back? This is the moment Tonight is the night, we'll fight 'til it's over So we put our hands up like the ceiling can't hold us Like the ceiling can't hold us Can we go back? This is the moment Tonight is the night, we'll fight 'til it's over So we put our hands up like the ceiling can't hold us Like the ceiling can't hold us
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feb 16, 2013 | 97 | 29 |
| 2 | Feb 23, 2013 | 94 | 32 |
| 4 | Mar 9, 2013 | 92 | 34 |
| 5 | Mar 16, 2013 | 65 | 61 |
| 6 | Mar 23, 2013 | 40 | 86 |
| 7 | Mar 30, 2013 | 40 | 86 |
| 8 | Apr 6, 2013 | 27 | 99 |
| 9 | Apr 13, 2013 | 15 | 111 |
| 10 | Apr 20, 2013 | 7 | 119 |
| 11 | Apr 27, 2013 | 5 | 121 |
| 12 | May 4, 2013 | 2 | 124 |
| 13 | May 11, 2013 | 2 | 124 |
| 14 | May 18, 2013 | 1 | 125 |
| 15 | May 25, 2013 | 1 | 125 |
| 16 | Jun 1, 2013 | 1 | 125 |
| 17 | Jun 8, 2013 | 1 | 125 |
| 18 | Jun 15, 2013 | 1 | 125 |
| 19 | Jun 22, 2013 | 2 | 124 |
| 20 | Jun 29, 2013 | 3 | 123 |
| 21 | Jul 6, 2013 | 6 | 120 |