Jesse Hold On

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"Jesse Hold On"
Jesse Hold On.jpg
Single by B*Witched
from the album Awake and Breathe
B-side "Coming Around Again"
Released4 October 1999 (1999-10-04)
Genre Pop [1]
Length3:20
Label Epic, Glowworm
Songwriter(s) Edele Lynch, Keavy Lynch, Sinéad O'Carroll, Lindsay Armaou, Ray Hedges, Martin Brannigan, Robert Hodgens
Producer(s) Ray "Madman" Hedges
B*Witched singles chronology
"Blame It on the Weatherman"
(1999)
"Jesse Hold On"
(1999)
"I Shall Be There"
(1999)

"Jesse Hold On" is a song by Irish girl group B*Witched. It was released on 4 October 1999 as the lead single from their second studio album Awake and Breathe (1999). The single reached number six on the Irish Singles Chart, and despite being the band's first single to miss the number-one spot on the UK Singles Chart, it was a commercial success, peaking at number four and receiving a Silver certification from the British Phonographic Industry for shipments of over 200,000.

Contents

Music video

The western-themed music video was filmed at the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum in Campo, San Diego County, California, and was directed by Andy Morahan. [2]

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the Awake and Breathe album booklet. [9]

Studio

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [22] Silver200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United Kingdom4 October 1999
  • CD
  • cassette
[23]
Japan27 October 1999CDEpic [24]

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