Hold On (Jamie Walters song)

"Hold On"
Single by Jamie Walters
from the album Jamie Walters
B-side"I Know the Game"
ReleasedOctober 11, 1994 (1994-10-11)[1]
StudioTyrell (Los Angeles)
GenrePop rock
Length4:25
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Steve Tyrell
Jamie Walters singles chronology
"Hold On"
(1994) 		"Why"
(1995)

"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.[2][3]

Music video

The music video for "Hold On" was added to MTV's playlists for the week of February 5, 1995.[4]

Track listings and formats

US cassette single[5]

  1. "Hold On" – 4:25
  2. "I Know the Game" – 4:05

European CD single[6]

  1. "Hold On" (Edit) – 3:58
  2. "Hold On" (LP Version) – 4:25
  3. "I Know the Game" – 4:05

Personnel

Taken from the Jamie Walters booklet.[7]

Charts

References

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  6. ^ Hold On (European CD single liner notes). Jamie Walters. Atlantic Records. East West Records. 1994. 7567 85630-9.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ Jamie Walters (album liner notes). Jamie Walters. Atlantic Records. 1994. 82600-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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