"Hold On" is the debut single by the American singer and actor Jamie Walters. Written by Walters, Stephanie Tyrell, Kevin Savigar, and Steve Tyrell, and produced by the lattermost, it was released on October 11, 1994, via Atlantic Records as the lead single taken from his first studio album Jamie Walters (1994). It is his most successful single to date, peaking at number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and cracked the top ten in Scandinavia, Canada, New Zealand, and the US Cash Box charts.
Composition "Hold On" is a somber pop rock number in the key of C major that has a tempo of 126 BPM.
Music video The music video for "Hold On" was added to MTV's playlists for the week of February 5, 1995.
Track listings and formats US cassette single
"Hold On" – 4:25 "I Know the Game" – 4:05
European CD single
"Hold On" (Edit) – 3:58 "Hold On" (LP Version) – 4:25 "I Know the Game" – 4:05
Personnel Taken from the Jamie Walters booklet.
Russ Kunkel – drums and percussion Leland Sklar – bass Dean Parks, Bob Mann, Michael Landau – guitars Michael Landau – guitar solo Kevin Savigar – keyboards Mike Finnigan – Hammond B-3 Marlena Jeter, Mortonetti Jenkins, Alex Brown – background vocals David Palmer – harmony vocal
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for "Hold On" Chart (1994–1996) PeakpositionAustralia (ARIA)76Denmark (IFPI)5Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)58Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)5Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)19US Billboard Hot 10016US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)9US Top 40/Mainstream (Billboard)5US Cash Box Top 1009US AC (Radio & Records)19US Pop/CHR (Radio & Records)4US Hot AC/Adult CHR (Radio & Records)6
Year-end charts + 1995 year-end chart performance for "Hold On" Chart (1995) Position Canada Top Singles (RPM) 69 Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM) 50New Zealand (RIANZ) 18Sweden (Topplistan) 21US Billboard Hot 100 52US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) 22US Top 40/Mainstream (Billboard) 20US AC (Radio & Records) 51US CHR/Pop (Radio & Records) 15US Hot AC (Radio & Records) 22
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