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.

Contents

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.