Hold Me (Menudo song)

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"Hold Me"
Single by Menudo
from the album Menudo
ReleasedMay-June 1985
Genre Synth-pop [1]
Length4:08 [2]
Label Sony Latin
Songwriter(s) Howie Rice, Edgardo Diaz
Producer(s) Howie Rice
Menudo singles chronology
"Motorcycle Dreamer"
(1984)		"Hold Me"
(1985)		"Please Be Good To Me"
(1985)

"Hold Me" is a song by Latin American boy band Menudo, where Robby Rosa does the lead vocals. It was released on 1985, as the lead single from their self-titled studio album (1985). It was the band's only ever song to chart on the American Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at number 62.

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A music video was also shot for the song, filmed around various areas of Los Angeles.

Reception and legacy

Suzette Fernandez from Billboard gave the song a positive review, saying "The English-language song featured a new generation of members and a sparkling synth-pop sound, to go with an impossibly infectious chorus, which made it a seamless fit in mid-'80s American pop." [1]

Also Jason Lipshutz from Billboard has said: "A joyous declaration of love: Menudo is shown leaping and twirling around in the "Hold Me" music video, and this song has made listeners want to do the same for decades." [3]

In 2018, Billboard ranked the song 53rd on its list of the "100 Greatest Boy Band Songs of All Time". [1] In 2020, Rolling Stone ranked the song number 40 on its list of the "75 Greatest Boy Band Songs of All Time". [4]

Charts

Chart (1985)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [5] 62
US Cash Box Top 100 [6] 61

References

  1. 1 2 3 "The 100 Greatest Boy Band Songs of All Time: Critics' Picks". Billboard . April 23, 2018. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  2. ↑ "La Historia". iTunes . Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Top 20 Essential Boy Band Songs". Billboard . July 13, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Greatest Boy Band Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone . August 29, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Menudo Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  6. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2014). Cash Box Pop Hits: 1952-1996. Record Research.


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