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| Released | 1 January 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
| Genre | Electro-grime | |||
| Length | 3:47(original mix) 2:23 (radio edit) | |||
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"Hold On" is a song by British MC Skepta. It was released on 1 January 2012, as a digital download on iTunes in the United Kingdom. It was released as an EP for Skepta and didn't take part in any album features.
A music video to accompany the release of "Hold On" was first released onto YouTube on 2 October 2011, at a total length of three minutes and fifteen seconds. [1]
Skepta performed a live special acoustic version of the song when he visited The Wrap Up at MTV. [2]
"Hold on" samples a riff from the song "Jacuzzi Suzy" by the Icelandic rock band Brain Police. According to an interview with Jakob Frímann Magnússon, the head of the Icelandic music composers association, the riff was used without permission and Brain Police's label, Small Stone Records has their lawyer looking into the matter.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hold On" (UK Radio Edit) | 2:23 |
| 2. | "Hold On" (Original Mix) | 3:47 |
| 3. | "Hold On" (Hi Def Radio Edit) | 3:12 |
| 4. | "Hold On" (Hi Def Mix) | 6:00 |
| 5. | "Hold On" (Vato Gonzalez Radio Edit) | 3:20 |
| 6. | "Hold On" (Vato Gonzalez Mix) | 5:45 |
| 7. | "Hold On" (Jacob Plant Radio Edit) | 3:18 |
| 8. | "Hold On" (Jacob Plant Mix) | 4:48 |
| 9. | "Hold On" (Fred V & Grafix Mix) | 4:36 |
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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| Scotland (OCC) [3] | 35 |
| UK R&B (OCC) [4] | 9 |
| UK Singles (OCC) [5] | 31 |
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
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| United Kingdom | 1 January 2012 [6] | Digital download | 3 Beat, All Around the World |
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