Hold On (En Vogue song)

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“Hold On”
Single by En Vogue from the album Born to Sing
Released	May 1990
Format	7" / 12" / CD Single
Genre	R&B
Length	5 min 04 s
Label	Atlantic
Writer(s)	Thomas McElroy, Denzil Foster and EnVogue
Producer	Denzil Foster and David Lombard
En Vogue singles chronology
... Hold On (1990) Lies (1990)

"Hold On" was the first single from En Vogue's debut album Born to Sing. "Hold On" was also the groups first single, and became one of 1990s biggest hits in the US and UK (#2 in the US, #5 in the UK). The song opens with an a cappella rendition of the Motown standard "Who's Lovin' You", written by Smokey Robinson and originally recorded by his group, The Miracles. The song also contains a horn sample from "The Payback" by James Brown.

The song's chorus was used and performed by Pharrell in the 2007 Jay-Z song "Blue Magic".

[edit] Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	2
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	1
U.S. Billboard Dance Music/Club Play	1
U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40	2
U.K. Singles Chart	5

[edit] Awards and nominations

Year	Award
1990	Won Billboard Music Award for R&B Single of the Year ("Hold On").
1991	Nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group ("Hold On")
1991	Won Soul Train Music Award for Best Single by a Duo/Group ("Hold On").

Preceded by "Rub You the Right Way" by Johnny Gill

Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number one single May 26 - June 2, 1990

Succeeded by "The Blues" by Tony! Toni! Tone!