| "Hold On" | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Single by KT Tunstall | ||||||||||||||||||||
| from the album Drastic Fantastic | ||||||||||||||||||||
| B-side | "Journey" | |||||||||||||||||||
| Released | July 16, 2007 (See release history) |
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| Format | CD single, Digital download, Vinyl single, DVD single | |||||||||||||||||||
| Recorded | 2006 – 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Alternative rock, pop rock | |||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 2:57 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Virgin Records | |||||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | KT Tunstall, Ed Case | |||||||||||||||||||
| Producer | Steve Osborne | |||||||||||||||||||
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"Hold On" is an alternative rock song performed by Scottish singer KT Tunstall. The song was written by Tunstall and produced by Steve Osborne for Tunstall's third album Drastic Fantastic (2007). The song was released as the album's first single on 16 July 2007 in the United States and on 13 August 2007 in Canada. It was released in the United Kingdom as a download single on 13 August 2007,[1] and on CD and 7" on 27 August 2007.[2]
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"Hold On" received mixed reviews from music critics. Billboard.com's Susan Visakowitz called the song an "exhilarating three-minute ride" and "infectious and convincing".[3] Michael Slezak in a review for Entertainment Weekly was less impressed with the song, writing that "the melody lacks the immediate snap, crackle, pop of her previous hits".[4] This song was #55 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.[5]
| Country | Release Date |
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| United States | July 16, 2007 |
| Canada | August 13, 2007 |
| United Kingdom | August 27, 2007 |
In the United Kingdom, "Hold On" debuted at number thirty-four on 19 August 2007, on download sales only.[6] Two weeks later, after the song was released physically, the song jumped eighteen places to a new peak of 21. In Canada, the song was released on 13 August 2007. Two weeks later it debuted at number forty-six on the Canadian Hot 100 and at number twenty on the Digital Singles chart.[7][8] "Hold On" debuted on the United States Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart at number eight, and exited the chart the following week. In its second week on the Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks chart the song reached number thirty-five.[9]
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles Chart[10] | 21 |
| U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles[11] | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100[12] | 95 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40[13] | 27 |
| Canadian Hot 100 | 46 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 39 |
| Italian Singles Chart | 19 |
| Norway Singles Chart | 19 |
| Spain Hot 100 | 23 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 26 |
| Germany Singles Chart | 100 |
The music video perimered in July 2007 on MTV's Total Request Live. On BET's 106 & Park, it premiered in August 2007. On Yahoo! Music it premiered on 30 July 2007.
In the music video, Tunstall starts dancing in a bar, then she dances at venues, parodying music videos of various genres and ages.
These are the formats and track listings of major single release of "Hold On".
Digital download
(Released 16 July 2007)
CD single
(Released 27 August 2007)
Vinyl single
(Released 27 August 2007)
DVD single
(Released 27 August 2007)
EU CD single
(Released 27 August 2007)
Promo CD
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