I'll Just Hold On

"I'll Just Hold On" is a song written by Ben Hayslip, Troy Olsen, and Bryant Simpson, and recorded by American country music singer Blake Shelton. It was released in February 2009 as the second single from his fifth studio album Startin' Fires.

Content

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.

Reception

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]

Chart performance

"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
US Billboard Hot 100^[3]	76
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[4]	8

Year-end charts

Chart (2009)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[5]	23

References

↑ Douglas, Lynn (2009-02-20). "Blake Shelton - "I'll Just Hold On"". Country Universe. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
↑ Bjorke, Matt (2009-02-04). "Blake Shelton - "I'll Just Hold On" Single Review.". Roughstock. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
↑ "Blake Shelton – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Blake Shelton. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
↑ "Blake Shelton – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Blake Shelton. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
↑ "Best of 2009: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2009. Retrieved December 13, 2009.

Blake Shelton

Studio albums	Blake Shelton (2001) The Dreamer (2003) Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill (2004) Pure BS (2007) Startin' Fires (2008) Red River Blue (2011) Based on a True Story... (2013) Bringing Back the Sunshine (2014)

Christmas albums	Cheers, It's Christmas (2012)

Extended plays	Blake Shelton: Collector's Edition (2008) Hillbilly Bone (2010) All About Tonight (2010)

Compilations	Blake Shelton - The Essentials (2009) Loaded: The Best of Blake Shelton (2010) Original Album Series (2012) Reloaded: 20 #1 Hits (2015)

Notable singles	"Austin" "All Over Me" "Ol' Red" "The Baby" "Playboys of the Southwestern World" "Some Beach" "Goodbye Time" "Nobody but Me" "Don't Make Me" "The More I Drink" "Home" "She Wouldn't Be Gone" "I'll Just Hold On" "Hillbilly Bone" (with Trace Adkins) "All About Tonight" "Who Are You When I'm Not Looking" "Honey Bee" "God Gave Me You" "Drink on It" "Over" "Sure Be Cool If You Did" "Boys 'Round Here" (with Pistol Annies and Friends) "Mine Would Be You" "Doin' What She Likes" "My Eyes" (with Gwen Sebastian) "Neon Light" "Lonely Tonight" (with Ashley Monroe) "Sangria" "Gonna"

Guest singles	"The Truth About Men" (with Tracy Byrd, Andy Griggs and Montgomery Gentry) "Just a Fool" (with Christina Aguilera) "Medicine" (with Shakira)

Tours	Well Lit & Amplified Tour (2012) Ten Times Crazier Tour (2013-14)

Related topics	Discography The Voice Warner Bros. Nashville "Footloose" NASCAR on NBC "Over You" Clash of the Choirs

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