People Hold On

"People Hold On"
Single by Coldcut featuring Lisa Stansfield
from the album What's That Noise?
Released 13 March 1989 (1989-03-13)
Format
Recorded 1989
Genre
Length 3:58
Label Ahead of Our Time
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Coldcut
Coldcut singles chronology
"Stop This Crazy Thing"
(1988)		 "People Hold On"
(1989)		 "My Telephone"
(1989)
Lisa Stansfield singles chronology
"Jackie"
(1988)		 "People Hold On"
(1989)		 "My Telephone"
(1989)
Music video
"People Hold On" on YouTube

"People Hold On" is a song recorded by British band Coldcut and singer Lisa Stansfield, released as the first single from Coldcut's debut album, What's That Noise? (1989). It was written by Matt Black, Jonathan More and Stansfield, and produced by Coldcut.

The song received positive reviews from music critics and became a commercial success. It was released as a single on 13 March 1989 and reached number eleven on the UK Singles Chart and number six on the US Billboard's Hot Dance Club Songs. The song was remixed by Blaze, Juan Atkins, Dimitri from Paris, Mark Saunders, Eric Kupper, Tyrone Perkins and Masters At Work. An accompanying music video directed by Big TV! was also released.

In 2003, "People Hold On" was included on Stansfield's compilation, Biography: The Greatest Hits. In 2006, Casuals Remix by Ceri Evans was included on Coldcut's album, Sound Mirrors (Videos & Remixes). In 2014, Full Length Disco Mix of "People Hold On" was included on Stansfield's People Hold On ... The Remix Anthology (also on The Collection 1989–2003).

Track listings

Australian/European 7" single

  1. "People Hold On" – 3:58
  2. "Yes, Yes, Yes" – 3:33

Australian/European CD single

  1. "People Hold On" – 3:58
  2. "People Hold On" (Full Length Disco Mix) – 9:24
  3. "Yes, Yes, Yes" – 5:40

Australian/European 12" single

  1. "People Hold On" (Full Length Disco Mix) – 9:24
  2. "Yes, Yes, Yes" (Hedmaster Mix) – 5:40

European 12" single (The Blaze Mix)

  1. "People Hold On" (New Jersey Jazz Mix) – 8:49
  2. "People Hold On" (Speng Mix) – 6:34
  3. "People Hold On" (A Capella) – 2:08
  4. "Yes, Yes, Yes" – 5:40

European promotional 12" single

  1. "People Hold On" (Full Length Disco Mix) – 9:24
  2. "People Hold On" (Magic Juan's Dub Mix)
  3. "People Hold On" (A Capella) – 2:08

European promotional 12" single

  1. "People Hold On" (New Jersey Jazz Mix) – 8:49
  2. "People Hold On" (Dimitri Remix) – 6:45

US 12" single

  1. "People Hold On" (Full Length Disco Mix) – 9:24
  2. "People Hold On" (Speng Mix) – 6:34
  3. "People Hold On" (Radio Mix) – 3:58
  4. "People Hold On" (New Jersey Jazz Mix) – 8:49
  5. "People Hold On" (A Capella) – 2:08

US 12" single (Limited Edition)

  1. "People Hold On" (NYC Club Mix) – 7:58
  2. "People Hold On" (Dirty Piano Mix) – 5:33
  3. "People Hold On" (Perk-Appella Mix) – 6:21
  4. "People Hold On" (Radio Mix) – 3:58
  5. "People Hold On" (NYC Club Edit) – 4:33
  6. "People Hold On" (R.E.T.T. Dub) – 8:07

US 12" single (Masters At Work Mixes)

  1. "People Hold On" (MAW Mix 1)
  2. "People Hold On" (MAW Mix 2)
  3. "People Hold On" (MAW Mix 3)
  4. "People Hold On" (MAW Mix 4)

2006 UK 12" promotional single

  1. "People Hold On" (Casuals Remix) – 4:32
  2. "People Hold On" (Ricey Remix) – 5:57

Charts

Chart (1989) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 78
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] 32
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[3] 26
France (SNEP)[4] 45
Germany (Official German Charts)[5] 24
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] 37
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7] 38
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[8] 11
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[9] 6

"People Hold On" (The Bootleg Mixes)

"People Hold On (The Bootleg Mixes)"
Single by Lisa Stansfield vs The Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
from the album Lisa Stansfield
Released 6 January 1997 (1997-01-06)
Format CD single, cassette single, 7" single, 12" single
Recorded 1996
Genre Dance
Length 3:42
Label Arista
Writer(s)
Producer(s) The Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Lisa Stansfield singles chronology
"Dream Away"
(1994)		 "People Hold On" (The Bootleg Mixes)
(1997)		 "The Real Thing"
(1997)
Music video
"People Hold On" (The Bootleg Mixes) on YouTube

In late 1996, "People Hold On" was remixed by British producers Dan Bewick and Matt Frost who called themselves The Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. The CD single with these Bootleg Mixes was released on 6 January 1997 and charted higher than the original version of the song in 1989. It peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart and topped the Billboard's Hot Dance Club Songs. The Dirty Rotten Scoundrels took their cue from Armand Van Helden's radical reworking of Tori Amos' "Professional Widow."

Because of this success, "People Hold On" (Bootleg Mix) was included on Lisa Stansfield's eponymous album (1997) as a bonus track. The music video, directed by Max Abbiss-Biro, does not include any new footage of Stansfield but uses small fragments taken from "Change" and "Someday (I'm Coming Back)" videos.

Later, "People Hold On" (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Mix) was also featured on The Remix Album (1998) and a limited edition of Biography: The Greatest Hits (2003). On 24 October 2006, Dance Vault Mixes of "People Hold On" were released digitally. In 2014, Jon Is the Don Mix of "People Hold On" was included on the deluxe 2CD + DVD re-release of Lisa Stansfield (also on The Collection 1989–2003).

Track listings

European CD single

  1. "People Hold On" (Dirty Radio Mix) – 3:42
  2. "People Hold On" (Jon Is The Don Mix) – 8:09

Australian/European CD maxi single

  1. "People Hold On" (Dirty Radio Mix) – 3:42
  2. "People Hold On" (Original 7" Version) – 3:58
  3. "People Hold On" (Jon Is The Don Mix) – 8:09
  4. "People Hold On" (Monjack Dub) – 7:59
  5. "People Hold On" (Full Length Disco Mix) – 9:21

European 12" single

  1. "People Hold On" (Jon Is The Don Mix) – 8:09
  2. "People Hold On" (Original 7" Version) – 3:58
  3. "People Hold On" (Monjack Dub) – 7:59
  4. "People Hold On" (Full Length Disco Mix) – 9:21

2006 US digital Dance Vault Mixes

  1. "People Hold On" (Dirty Radio Mix) – 3:42
  2. "People Hold On" (Original 7" Version) – 3:58
  3. "People Hold On" (Jon Is The Don Mix) – 8:09
  4. "People Hold On" (Monjack Dub) – 7:59
  5. "People Hold On" (Full Length Disco Mix) – 9:21

Other remixes

  1. "People Hold On" (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Mix) – 6:11

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1997) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[10] 89
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[11] 40
Canada Dance (RPM)[12] 9
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[13] 14
Ireland (IRMA)[14] 15
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] 71
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[16] 10
Spain Maxi Singles (PROMUSICAE)[17] 14
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[18] 4
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[19] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1997) Position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[20] 116
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[21] 45

Cover and sampled versions

Manix sampled the song in their track "Living in the Past" from the album of the same name, which was released in 2013.[22]

Appearances in other media

The song appears in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV on the radio station Vice City FM.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The ARIA Report issue 367, week ending 10th March 1997: Chartifacts column". ARIA. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Coldcut feat. Lisa Stansfield – People Hold On" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Coldcut feat. Lisa Stansfield – People Hold On" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Coldcut feat. Lisa Stansfield - People Hold On" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Coldcut feat. Lisa Stansfield – People Hold On" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Coldcut feat. Lisa Stansfield – People Hold On". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "Coldcut: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  9. ↑ "Coldcut – Chart history" Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs for Coldcut. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  10. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  11. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Lisa Stansfield vs. The Dirty Rotten Scoundrels – People Hold On" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  12. ↑ "Dance/Urban - Volume 65, No. 10, May 12 1997". RPM. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  13. ↑ "The Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. 25 January 1997. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  14. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – People Hold On". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  15. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Lisa Stansfield vs. The Dirty Rotten Scoundrels – People Hold On" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  16. ↑ "Archive Chart: 1997-01-12". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  17. ↑ Fernando Salaverri (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  18. ↑ "Lisa Stansfield: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  19. ↑ "Lisa Stansfield – Chart history" Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs for Lisa Stansfield. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  20. ↑ "Official Singles Chart 1993". Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  21. ↑ "The Year in Music". Billboard. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  22. ↑ Manix, "Living In The Past" from WhoSampled
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