Hold On (Loft song)

"Hold On" is a 1993 song recorded by German group Loft. It was released as the second single from their first album, Wake the World. It is written by Courtney Williams, Nosie Katzmann and Richard Williams, and the vocals are by American singer Kim Sanders. The song remains one of the group's most successful songs, peaking at number 13 in Denmark, number 19 in Finland, number 21 in Germany, number 26 in Austria and number 30 in Switzerland. Outside Europe, "Hold On" reached number 2 on the RPM dance music chart in Canada, number 8 in Israel and number 26 in Australia. On the Eurochart Hot 100, it reached number 54 in January 1994. German group Fun Factory used the same melody for their hit single "Close To You" in 1994.[1] The music video of "Hold On" was made mostly in black-and-white, but some scenes also have a sepia tone. It was directed by Barry Maguire.[2]

"Hold On"
Single by Loft
from the album Wake the World
B-side"Remix"
ReleasedNovember 1993
Format
  • 12" single
  • CD maxi
StudioDMP Studios
Genre
Length3:43
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Cyborg DMP GmbH
Loft singles chronology
"Summer Summer"
(1993)		 "Hold On"
(1993)		 "Love is Magic"
(1994)
Music video
"Hold On" on YouTube

Critical reception

Music & Media wrote about the song: "Coming after Loft's last hit Summer Summer, this dance troupe is more than likely to match the last single's success. Hold On's up-beat tune is somewhat similar to Captain Hollywood's recent chartbusters but with a different vocal flavour. That isn't all that surprising with the Captain's producer taking his place behind the board."[3]

Track listing
12" single, Germany (1993)
No.TitleLength
1."Hold On" (Respect Maximum Mix)5:20
2."Hold On" (Radio Edit)3:37
3."Hold On" (Atmospheric Mix)6:38
CD maxi, Germany (1993)
No.TitleLength
1."Hold On" (Radio Edit)3:43
2."Hold On" (Respect Maximum Mix)5:25
3."Hold On" (Atmospheric Mix)6:35
12" single (Remix), Germany (1994)
No.TitleLength
1."Hold On" (3-Nuts Remix)6:14
2."Hold On" (TNT-Remix)5:49
3."Hold On" ((Radio Edit)3:37
CD maxi (Remix), Germany (1994)
No.TitleLength
1."Hold On" ((Radio Edit)3:37
2."Hold On" (3-Nuts Remix)6:14
3."Hold On" (TNT-Remix)5:49

Charts

References
  1. "Loft Discography". Discogs. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  2. "Loft - Hold On". YouTube. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  3. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 15 January 1994. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  4. "Austriancharts.at – Loft – Hold On" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  5. "Music & Media: Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  6. "Loft: Hold On" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  7. "Offiziellecharts.de – Loft – Hold On". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  8. "Swisscharts.com – Loft – Hold On". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  9. "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
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