Hold On (Jamie Walters song)

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"Hold On"
Jamie Walters - Hold On.jpg
Single by Jamie Walters
from the album Jamie Walters
B-side "I Know the Game"
ReleasedOctober 11, 1994 (1994-10-11) [1] [ better source needed ]
Studio Tyrell (Los Angeles)
Genre Pop rock
Length4:25
Label Atlantic
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.

Contents

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

  1. ↑ "Jamie Walters — Hold On (single)". AllMusic . Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Jamie Walters — Hold On (song)". AllMusic . Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  3. ↑ "BPM and Key for Hold On by Jamie Walters". Song BPM. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Video Monitor: New Adds". Billboard . Vol. 107, no. 7. New York, NY: Prometheus Global Media. February 18, 1995. p. 38. ISSN   0006-2510.
  5. ↑ Hold On (US cassette single sleeve). Jamie Walters. Atlantic Records. 1994. 4-87240.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  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)
  8. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 296.
  9. ↑ "Jamie Walters – Hold On" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 5135." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 5522." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Top National Sellers – Denmark". Music & Media . Vol. 12, no. 30. July 29, 1995. p. 14. OCLC   29800226.
  13. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media . Vol. 13, no. 3. January 20, 1996. p. 13. OCLC   29800226.
  14. ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Jamie Walters". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 278. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Jamie Walters – Hold On" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). March 11, 1995. p. 26. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Jamie Walters – Hold On" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Jamie Walters – Hold On". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Jamie Walters – Hold On". VG-lista. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  20. ↑ "Jamie Walters – Hold On". Singles Top 100. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  21. ↑ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard . April 29, 1995. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  22. ↑ "Adult Contemporary" . Billboard. June 17, 1995. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  23. ↑ "Pop Airplay" . Billboard. May 6, 1995. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  24. ↑ "Cash Box Charts – Top 100 Pop Singles". Cash Box . Vol. LVIII, no. 33. Cliffside Park, NJ. April 29, 1995. p. 6. ISSN   0008-7289.
  25. ↑ "R&R Back Page – National Airplay Overview – Adult Contemporary". Radio & Records . No. 1096. Los Angeles, CA. May 26, 1995. p. 96. ISSN   0277-4860.
  26. ↑ "R&R Back Page – National Airplay Overview – Pop/CHR". Radio & Records . No. 1090. Los Angeles, CA. April 14, 1995. p. 80. ISSN   0277-4860.
  27. ↑ "R&R Back Page – National Airplay Overview – Hot AC". Radio & Records . No. 1095. Los Angeles, CA. May 19, 1995. p. 90. ISSN   0277-4860.
  28. ↑ "RPM's Top 100 Singles Of 1995". RPM. Archived from the original on September 21, 2011. Retrieved May 12, 2025– via Library and Archives Canada.
  29. ↑ "RPM's Top Adult Contemporary Singles Of 1995". RPM. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2025– via Library and Archives Canada.
  30. ↑ "End of Year Top 50 Singles 1995". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  31. ↑ "Årslista Singlar, 1995" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on June 9, 2020. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  32. 1 2 "The Year in Music 1995". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 51. New York, NY: Prometheus Global Media. December 23, 1995. pp. YE-28, YE-32, YE-80. ISSN   0006-2510.
  33. ↑ "The Year in Music 1995: Top 40/Mainstream Top Titles". Airplay Monitor . Vol. 3, no. 51. December 15, 1995. p. 8.
  34. 1 2 3 "Top 95 of 1995". Radio & Records. Los Angeles, California. December 22, 1995. pp. 33, 53–54. ISSN   0277-4860.
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