"Jesse Hold On" | ||||
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Single by B*Witched | ||||
from the album Awake and Breathe | ||||
B-side | "Coming Around Again" | |||
Released | 4 October 1999 | |||
Genre | Pop [1] | |||
Length | 3:20 | |||
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 | ||||
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"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.
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]
UK CD1 [3]
UK CD2 [4]
UK cassette single [5]
European CD single [6]
| Australia CD single [7]
Japanese CD single [8]
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Credits are lifted from the Awake and Breathe album booklet. [9]
Studio
Personnel
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [22] | Silver | 200,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United Kingdom | 4 October 1999 |
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Japan | 27 October 1999 | CD | Epic | [24] |
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The single is pure pop in style...
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