Hold on Tight (Aespa song)

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"Hold on Tight"
Single by Aespa
from the album Tetris (Soundtrack from the Apple Original Film)
ReleasedMarch 31, 2023 (2023-03-31)
Length2:29
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Aaron Hibell
Aespa singles chronology
"Beautiful Christmas"
(2021)		"Hold on Tight"
(2023)		"Welcome to My World"
(2023)
Music video
"Hold on Tight" on YouTube

Hold on Tight is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Aespa for the soundtrack of the 2023 biographical thriller film Tetris . It was released as a digital single on March 31, 2023, by Parlophone and Marv Music.

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Background and release

On March 17, 2023, SM Entertainment confirmed that Aespa would release an original song for the movie the soundtrack. [1] This marked the first time Aespa released a soundtrack recording as a group. The song was released on March 31, 2023. [2] Its music video was released on June 6, 2023. [3]

Composition

"Hold on Tight" was described as an addictive techno genre song with a familiar melody that uses the theme song of Tetris in the mind, and the lyrics metaphorically incorporate the protagonist's difficult journey by comparing it to a Tetromino. [4] Produced by Aaron Hibell, it samples Tetris theme song written by Ivan Larionov. [5]

Charts

Chart performance for "Hold on Tight"
Chart (2023)Peak
position
South Korea Download (Circle) [6] 116
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [7] 32
Singapore Regional (RIAS) [8] 20
Vietnam (Vietnam Hot 100) [9] 30

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousMarch 31, 2023 [10]

References

  1. ↑ Angelina, Tarida (March 18, 2023). "Aespa Will Release Song For Taron Egerton Film, Tetris". VOI. Archived from the original on July 3, 2025. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  2. ↑ Ziwei, Puah (March 31, 2023). "Hear aespa's new song 'Hold On Tight' for the soundtrack of 'Tetris'". NME. Archived from the original on July 3, 2025. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  3. ↑ Martin, Annie (June 6, 2023). "Aespa release 'Hold on Tight' music video on World Tetris Day". UPI. Archived from the original on July 3, 2025. Retrieved June 6, 2025.
  4. ↑ Seo-hyun, Park (March 29, 2023). "에스파, 애플 오리지널 영화 '테트리스' OST 참여..글로벌 대세 행보" [aespa participates in the OST of Apple's original movie 'Tetris'.. Global trend]. Herald Pop . Archived from the original on July 3, 2025. Retrieved June 6, 2025.
  5. ↑ "aespa Hold On Tight MV from Tetris". The O Network. July 3, 2023. Archived from the original on July 3, 2025. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  6. ↑ Download Chart – 2023 Weeks 13 (in Korean). Circle Chart. March 26 – April 1, 2023. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  7. ↑ "NZ Hot 40 Singles". Recorded Music NZ. April 10, 2023. Archived from the original on April 22, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  8. ↑ "RIAS Top Charts Week 15 (7 - 13 Apr 2023)". RIAS. Archived from the original on April 18, 2023. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Aespa Chart History: Billboard Vietnam Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 20, 2024. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Hold on Tight - aespa". Spotify . Retrieved July 3, 2025.
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