Hold on Tight (Hey Monday album)

Hold on Tight
Studio album by Hey Monday
Released October 7, 2008
February 7, 2009
May 13, 2009
Recorded June 1 – August 3, 2008
Genre Pop punk, pop rock, power pop
Length 37:30
Label Sony BMG
Producer Bert Disend, S*A*M & Sluggo
Hey Monday chronology
Hold on Tight
(2008)		 Beneath It All
(2010)
Import cover
Singles from Hold on Tight
  1. "Homecoming"
    Released: October 7, 2008
  2. "How You Love Me Now"
    Released: March 31, 2009
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Hold on Tight is the debut album of American pop rock band Hey Monday. All the songs featured on the album were co-written and produced by: S*A*M & Sluggo, who have worked with many other artists in the past, most notably Gym Class Heroes and The Academy Is....

Hey Monday's lead singer, Cassadee Pope, explained when the band were writing the songs for the record, they wanted to create something that people could really enjoy and dance to, while still putting their hearts into the songs.[1] Pope states "I feel that in the lyrics of the songs I’ve written for this album, I really was able to do this & the songs really show the diversity I feel I possess."[1]

Hold on Tight made headway in the Top Heatseekers chart peaking at #11. Critical response to the album was overall positive. Andrew Leahey of Allmusic guide gave the album a favorable review, stating, "There's certainly some filler here, particularly toward the album's conclusion, but Hold on Tight is still stacked with enough T.G.I.F. nuggets to make it an endearing, engaging debut."

The song "Should've Tried Harder" appeared in the video game MLB 2K9. The song "Homecoming" appeared in a commercial for the 2009 film Star Trek.

It is the only album to feature the original drummer, Elliot James, and the only full-length to feature original bassist, Jersey Moriarty.

Contents

Track listing

No. Title Lyrics Length
1. "Set Off"   Mike Gentile, Sam Hollander, Dave Katz, Cassadee Pope 3:27
2. "How You Love Me Now"   Hollander, Katz, Pope, Butch Walker 3:18
3. "Homecoming"   William Beckett, Hollander, Katz, Pope 3:58
4. "Obvious"   Hollander, Katz, Pope 3:29
5. "Candles"   Gentile, Hollander, Katz, Pope 2:55
6. "Run, Don't Walk"   Hollander, Katz, Pope 3:43
7. "Josey"   Gentile, Pope 3:19
8. "Hurricane Streets"   Gentile, Hollander, Katz, Pope 3:07
9. "Arizona"   Gentile, Hollander, Katz, Pope 3:37
10. "Should've Tried Harder"   Pope 3:07
11. "6 Months"   Pope 3:37

Charts

Chart (2008) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers[2] 11
Chart (2009) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[3] 71

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b "Hey Monday- Access All Areas Artist Interview". Access All Areas. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
  2. ^ "Hold on Tight - Hey Monday :Billboard album information". Billboard. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
  3. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums - Week Commencing 2nd March 2009". ARIA Charts. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
Hey Monday
Cassadee Pope · Mike Gentile · Alex Lipshaw · Patrick McKenzie
Elliot James · Michael "Jersey" Moriarty
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