Hold On (KT Tunstall song)

"Hold On"
Single by KT Tunstall
from the album Drastic Fantastic
B-side "Journey"
Released 16 July 2007 (2007-07-16)
Format CD single, Digital download, Vinyl single, DVD single
Recorded 2006 – 2007
Genre Alternative rock, pop rock
Length 2:57
Label Virgin
Songwriter(s) KT Tunstall, Ed Case
Producer(s) Steve Osborne
KT Tunstall UK singles chronology
"Another Place to Fall"
(2006) Another Place to Fall2006		 "Hold On"
(2007) Hold On2007		 "Saving My Face"
(2007) Saving My Face2007
KT Tunstall US singles chronology
"Other Side of the World"
(2006) Other Side of the World2006		 "Hold On"
(2007) Hold On2007		 "Saving My Face"
(2007) Saving My Face2007

"Hold On" is an alternative rock song performed by Scottish singer KT Tunstall. The song was written by Tunstall and produced by Steve Osborne for Tunstall's second album Drastic Fantastic (2007).

The song was released as the album's first single on 16 July 2007 in the United States and on 13 August 2007 in Canada. It was released in the United Kingdom as a download single on 13 August 2007,[1] and on CD and 7" on 27 August 2007.[2]

It had mainstream success peaking at number 21 in the UK Singles Chart and number 19 in Norwegian and Italian Singles Charts.

Critical reception

"Hold On" received mixed reviews from music critics. Billboard.com's Susan Visakowitz called the song an "exhilarating three-minute ride" and "infectious and convincing".[3] Michael Slezak in a review for Entertainment Weekly was less impressed with the song, writing that "the melody lacks the immediate snap, crackle, pop of her previous hits".[4] This song was No. 55 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.[5]

Release history

Country Release Date
United States 16 July 2007
Canada 13 August 2007
United Kingdom 27 August 2007

Chart performance

In the United Kingdom, "Hold On" debuted at number thirty-four on 19 August 2007, on download sales only.[6] Two weeks later, after the song was released physically, the song jumped eighteen places to a new peak of 21. In Canada, the song was released on 13 August 2007. Two weeks later it debuted at number forty-six on the Canadian Hot 100 and at number twenty on the Digital Singles chart.[7][8] "Hold On" debuted on the United States Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart at number eight, and exited the chart the following week. In its second week on the Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks chart the song reached number thirty-five.[9]

Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[10] 9
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[11] 12
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[12] 46
Germany (Official German Charts)[13] 100
Italy (FIMI)[14] 26
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] 46
Norway (VG-lista)[16] 19
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[17] 11
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 26
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[19] 21
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[20] 27
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[21] 4

Music video

The music video premiered in July 2007 on MTV's Total Request Live. On BET's 106 & Park, it premiered in August 2007. On Yahoo! Music it premiered on 30 July 2007.

In the music video, Tunstall starts dancing in a bar, then she dances at venues, parodying music videos of various genres and ages.

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single release of "Hold On".

Digital download
(Released 16 July 2007)

  1. "Hold On"

CD single
(Released 27 August 2007)

  1. "Hold On"
  2. "Journey"

Vinyl single
(Released 27 August 2007)

  1. "Hold On"
  2. "Suddenly I See" (Live)

DVD single
(Released 27 August 2007)

  1. "Hold On" music video
  2. "Hold On" (Behind the Scenes)
  3. "Hopeless" (Live acoustic) - audio
  4. Photo gallery

EU CD single
(Released 27 August 2007)

  1. "Hold On"
  2. "Journey"
  3. "Hold On" video

Promo CD

  1. "Hold On" 2:58
  2. "Hold On" (Instrumental) 2:58

References

  1. ↑ "KT Tunstal - Hold On MP3 Downloads - 7digital". 7digital. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
  2. ↑ Discography - KT Tunstall - Hold On. Billboard.com. Retrieved 8 August 2007.
  3. ↑ Susan Visakowitz. Review of "Hold On". Billboard.com. Retrieved 8 August 2007.
  4. ↑ Michael Slezak. "Snap judgment: KT Tunstall's 'Hold On'". Entertainment Weekly. 23 July 2007. Retrieved 8 August 2007.
  5. ↑ No byline (11 December 2007). "The 100 Best Songs of 2007" Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2007-12-21
  6. ↑ UK Singles Top 75 (19 August 2007). aCharts.us. Retrieved 23 August 2007.
  7. ↑ "Canadian Hot 100 - Hold On". Billboard.com. Retrieved 23 August 2007.
  8. ↑ "Hot Canadian Digital Singles - Hold On". Billboard.com. Retrieved 23 August 2007.
  9. ↑ "Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks - Hold On". Billboard.com. Retrieved 23 August 2007.
  10. ↑ "Ultratop.be – KT Tunstall – Hold On" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  11. ↑ "Ultratop.be – KT Tunstall – Hold On" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  12. ↑ "KT Tunstall Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  13. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – KT Tunstall – Hold On". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  14. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – KT Tunstall – Hold On". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  15. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – KT Tunstall – Hold On" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  16. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – KT Tunstall – Hold On". VG-lista. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  17. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  18. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – KT Tunstall – Hold On". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  19. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  20. ↑ "KT Tunstall Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  21. ↑ "KT Tunstall Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 April 2018.


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