Hold On Tight

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"Hold On Tight"
"Hold On Tight" cover
Single by Electric Light Orchestra
from the album Time
B-side(s) When Time Stood Still
Released 1981
Format 7"
Recorded 1981 Musicland Studios , Munich
Genre Rock Music
Length 3:06
Label Jet Records
Producer(s) Jeff Lynne
Chart positions
  • Germany #1
  • Swiss #1
  • UK #4
  • USA #10
Electric Light Orchestra singles chronology
"Don't Walk Away"
(1980)
"Hold On Tight
(1981)
"Twilight"
(1981)
Flashback track listing
"Getting to the Point"
(10)
"Hold On Tight"
(11)
"So Serious"
(12)


Hold On Tight is a song written and performed by Electric Light Orchestra

The song is track twelve on the band's (1981) album Time and was the first song released as a single, becoming ELO's last major hit single. The song went top ten in most countries and hit the top spot in West Germany and Switzerland.

In the mid- 1980s, the song was used in the Coffee Achievers ad spots, which promoted the benefits of drinking coffee. In 2005, Hold On Tight was used in an Ameriquest commercial. The song was also featured in the season one finale of My Name Is Earl

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"Hold On Tight"