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Sinéad O'Connor – Hold Back the Night (2000) | Track profile | Dork

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Sinéad O'Connor
Faith and Courage
Hold Back the Night

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Sinéad O'Connor

Hold Back the Night

Release date: 13th June 2000

From Faith and Courage

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About This Track

"Hold Back the Night" is a track by Sinéad O'Connor, from the album Faith and Courage, released 13th June 2000. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Sinéad O'Connor.

About the Artist

Sinéad O'Connor

Sinéad O'Connor

Lyrics

Hold Back the Night

I want to walk

Into the light

Day has turned cold

So hold back the night

What will become

Of you and I

We had a dream

Don't let it die

Do you want to be

Do you want to be

My dying day

My darkest hour

My overdose

'Cause that's what you'll be

Just hold back the night

There was a time

I'm sure you'll agree

We saw it all

A glorious sight

Everyone's burned

Everythings's gone

What we once were

Now we are not

So hold back the night

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Track details

From Faith and Courage

2000

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Album

Faith and Courage

Sinéad O'Connor

Release year

2000

—Kyrié Eléison
—The State I'm In
—What Doesn't Belong to Me
—'Til I Whisper U Something
—Hold Back the Night
—The Healing Room
—If U Ever
—Daddy I'm Fine
—Dancing Lessons
—No Man's Woman
—The Lamb's Book of Life
—Emma's Song

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Kate Nash has paid tribute to Sinéad O'Connor with a reworked version of 'Famine'

Kate Nash has paid tribute to Sinéad O'Connor with a reworked version of 'Famine'

The cover carries personal weight through Nash's dual British-Irish heritage. And a tin whistle.

13 Apr 2026 • 9:36 am

Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Bobby Bluebell
Producer: David A. Stewart