Hold On (KT Tunstall song)

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"Hold On"
KT Tunstall - Hold On.png
Single by KT Tunstall
from the album Drastic Fantastic
B-side "Journey"
Released16 July 2007 (2007-07-16)
Length2:57
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • KT Tunstall
  • Ed Case
Producer(s) Steve Osborne
KT Tunstall UKsingles chronology
"Another Place to Fall"
(2006)		"Hold On"
(2007)		"Saving My Face"
(2007)
KT Tunstall USsingles chronology
"Other Side of the World"
(2006)		"Hold On"
(2007)		"Saving My Face"
(2007)

"Hold On" is a song by Scottish singer KT Tunstall, 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. It was then released in the United Kingdom as a download single on 13 August 2007 and as a CD and 7-inch single on 27 August 2007. "Hold On" peaked at number 21 on the UK Singles Chart, number 19 in Norway, and number 26 in Italy and Switzerland. In North America, the song reached number 46 in Canada and number four on the US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100, topping the Billboard Adult Alternative Songs chart for 11 weeks.

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Critical reception

"Hold On" received mixed reviews from music critics. Billboard magazine's Susan Visakowitz called the song an "exhilarating three-minute ride" and "infectious and convincing". [1] Internet publication Stereogum said that the song was "not bad" but questioned its commercial potential. [2] 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". [3] This song appeared at number 55 on Rolling Stone 's list of the "100 Best Songs of 2007". [4]

Chart performance

In the United Kingdom, "Hold On" debuted at number 34 on 19 August 2007 on download sales only. [5] Two weeks later, after the song was released physically, the song jumped eighteen places to a new peak of 21. [5] In Canada, the song was released on 13 August 2007. Two weeks later, it debuted at number 46 on the Canadian Hot 100 and at number 20 on the Digital Singles chart. [6] [7] "Hold On" peaked on the United States' Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart at number four, a position roughly equal to number 104 on the Hot 100. In its eight week on the Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks chart the song reached number 27. [8] It also reached number one on the Adult Alternative Songs chart (also known as the Triple A chart) for 11 weeks. [9]

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 it, Tunstall is transported back-and-forth between different worlds of dance after plugging in her guitar, which she throws away to join in on the action with other dancers.

Track listings

Personnel

Personnel are lifted from the UK 7-inch single liner notes. [11]

Charts

Chart (2007)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [15] 9
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [16] 12
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [17] 46
Germany (Official German Charts) [18] 100
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) [19] 37
Italy (FIMI) [20] 26
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade) [21] 4
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [22] 46
Norway (VG-lista) [23] 19
Scotland (OCC) [24] 11
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100) [25] 34
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [26] 26
UK Singles (OCC) [5] 21
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [27] 4
US Adult Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [9] 1
US Adult Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [8] 27

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United States16 July 2007 Digital download [28]
United Kingdom13 August 2007Relentless [29]
27 August 2007
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • DVD
 [30]

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