| "I'll Just Hold On" | ||||
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| Single by Blake Shelton | ||||
| from the album Startin' Fires | ||||
| Released | February 23, 2009 | |||
| Format | CD single, digital download | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 4:00 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Writer(s) | Ben Hayslip Troy Olsen Bryant Simpson |
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| Producer | Scott Hendricks | |||
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"I'll Just Hold On" is the title of a country music song written by Ben Hayslip, Troy Olsen, and Bryant Simpson. It was recorded by American singer Blake Shelton on his fifth studio album, Startin' Fires. The song was released in early 2009 as the album's second single.
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The song is a mid-tempo ballad in which the male narrator expresses his love for a free-spirited woman who does not want to stay with anyone. He tells her, "I'll just hold on / Until you're gone." The song features a sitar in the intro, with fiddle and electric guitar flourishes as well.
Lynn Douglas of Country Universe gave the song a C+ rating. His review of the song states that "[Shelton] has tenfold the personality and talent that this prosaic song and standard Nashville country-pop production would have us believe."[1] Matt Bjorke of Roughstock gave a mixed review, saying that the use of sitar gave the song a distinctive sound, but added "the lyric has been said before and I have to wonder if the release of this song won’t return Shelton back to the valley portion of his career."[2]
"I'll Just Hold On" debuted at #60 on the Hot Country Songs chart dated March 7, 2009, and reached a peak of #8 on the chart in September 2009.
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 76 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 8 |
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