| "Holdin'" | ||||
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| Single by Diamond Rio | ||||
| from the album IV | ||||
| B-side | "She Sure Did Like to Run" | |||
| Released | December 9, 1996 | |||
| Format | CD Single, 7" | |||
| Recorded | 1995 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:12 | |||
| Label | Arista Nashville 13067 | |||
| Writer(s) | Kelly Garrett Craig Wiseman |
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| Producer | Tim DuBois Michael D. Clute |
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"Holdin'" is the title of a song co-written by Kelly Garrett and Craig Wiseman and recorded by American country music group Diamond Rio. It was released in December 1996 as the fourth and final single from their album, IV. It peaked at #4 in the United States, and #5 in Canada.
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The first verse begins with two young lovers holding each other in the back of a car while their parents are at home worrying that they are going to fast. The second verse fast forwards to after their wedding. They are struggling to make ends meet with house payments but they are still holding on to love. The final verse goes to the birth of their first baby. As they look at him in the cradle, they agree that the most important lesson that they can teach him is to keep holdin', loving, smiling, believing.
Larry Flick, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably saying Diamond Rio delivers with a "hook-laden single about the joys and challenges of love." He says that Roe's vocals draws the listeners into the story and makes them care about the characters in the song. He also states that the "chorus is so contagious that they will instantly find themselves singing along."[1]
| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs | 4 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 5 |
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