Hold the Girl

Hold the Girl is the second studio album by Japanese and British singer Rina Sawayama. It was released on 16 September 2022 by Dirty Hit. The album was preceded by five singles: "This Hell", "Catch Me in the Air", "Hold the Girl", "Phantom", and "Hurricanes". "Frankenstein" and "Imagining" were released as singles following the album's release. The album, recorded between 2020 and 2021, features production from collaborators including Paul Epworth, Clarence Clarity, Stuart Price, and Marcus Andersson. Clarity also produced much of Sawayama's debut album Sawayama (2020).

Hold the Girl received critical acclaim upon its release and charted at number three on the UK Albums Chart, becoming the highest-charting album by a Japanese-born solo artist in the history of the chart. It also became Sawayama's first charting album on the US Billboard 200 and peaked at number one on the Scottish Albums Chart. The album was supported by the Hold the Girl Tour (2022–23) and the Hold the Girl: Reloaded Tour (2023). Sawayama also promoted the album via performances on The Graham Norton Show, Strictly Come Dancing and Late Night with Seth Meyers.