Keep Your Head Up (Ben Howard song)

"Keep Your Head Up" is a song by British singer-songwriter Ben Howard from his debut studio album Every Kingdom. It was released as a single in the United Kingdom on 26 August 2011 as a digital download. It reached a peak UK Singles Chart position of 74. The song was written by Ben Howard. The cover art was designed by Owen Tozer. It is a re-recording of the original version found on the Games in the Dark EP.

"Keep Your Head Up"
The Wolves Single cover art
Single by Ben Howard
from the album Every Kingdom
Released26 August 2011
Recorded2011
GenreFolk, indie folk
Length4:22
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)Ben Howard
Ben Howard singles chronology
"The Wolves"
(2011)		 "Keep Your Head Up"
(2011)		 "The Fear"
(2012)

The song was voted to be 3VOOR12 song of the year on the Dutch radio station 3FM.[1]

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Keep Your Head Up" was released onto YouTube on 18 August 2011 with a total length of three minutes and fifty-five seconds.[2] The video is also included on the deluxe edition of the studio album Every Kingdom.[3]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Keep Your Head Up"4:22
2."Depth over Distance"4:48
Total length:9:10

Chart performance
Chart (2011) Peak
Position
UK Singles Chart[4] 46
UK Streaming Chart[5] 65
Belgian Chart (Wallonia)[6] 28
Belgian Chart (Flanders)[6] 87
Dutch Chart[7] 14
German Chart[8] 68
U.S. Billboard Adult Alternative[9] 15

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[10] Platinum 70,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[11] Gold 150,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[12] Platinum 600,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release History
Country Release Date Format Label
United Kingdom 26 August 2011[13] Digital Download Island

Covers

Sandra van Nieuwland covered the song on The Voice of Holland. It was released as a single in The Netherlands on 17 November 2012 as a digital download. It reached number one in the Mega Single Top 100 and the Dutch Top 40.[14] British post-hardcore band Enter Shikari covered the song as part of a live session on Huw Stephens' show on BBC Radio 1.[15]

References
  1. 3voor12 Song van het Jaar 2012
  2. Keep Your Head Up,- YouTube - Ben Howard
  3. iTunes Store - Ben Howard - Every Kingdom (Deluxe Edition)
  4. "UK Singles Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  5. "UK Streaming Chart". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  6. "Belgian Chart". Ultratop. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  7. "Dutch Chart". MegaCharts. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  8. "German Chart". Media Control Charts. Archived from the original on 8 July 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  9. "Ben Howard". Billboard.
  10. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  11. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Ben Howard; 'Keep Your Head Up')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  12. "British single certifications – Ben Howard – Keep Your Head Up". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  13. Keep Your Head Up - iTunes Store - Ben Howard
  14. "Dutch Chart". MegaCharts. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  15. "SoundCloud". SoundCloud. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
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