People Hold On

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Yeah it’s cheesy and loved up and utopian – and what? It really hit the spot back then, find yourself in the right situation now and it still does. Also the a cappella has found its way over so many different beats in bootlegs and DJ sets over the years, this track is woven into the very fabric of things. [13]

Electronic dance and clubbing magazine Mixmag ranked it as one of the 20 best songs in their "The 20 Best Diva House Tracks" list in 2019, adding,

The tune put the pair on the map and influential producers like Juan Atkins, Dimitri from Paris and Masters At Work, took notice of the UK duo's talent and each took shots at remixing the track. It's a clean and powerful dance track with a strong melody that marked the beginning of Coldcut's iconic career. [14]

Track listings

"People Hold On"
People Hold On 1989.jpg
Single by Coldcut featuring Lisa Stansfield
from the album What's That Noise?
Released13 March 1989
Genre
Length3:58
Label Ahead of Our Time
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Coldcut
Coldcut singles chronology
"Stop This Crazy Thing"
(1988)		"People Hold On"
(1989)		"My Telephone"
(1989)

Charts

Chart performance for "People Hold On"
Chart (1989)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [15] 78
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [16] 32
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles) [17] 26
France (SNEP) [18] 45
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade) [19] 4
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [20] 37
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [21] 38
UK Singles (OCC) [22] 11
US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [23] 6
West Germany (Official German Charts) [24] 24

"People Hold On" (The Bootleg Mixes)

"People Hold On (The Bootleg Mixes)"
People Hold On Remix by Lisa Stansfield.jpg
Single by Lisa Stansfield vs the Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
from the album Lisa Stansfield
Released6 January 1997 (1997-01-06) [25]
Genre Dance
Length3:42
Label Arista
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) The Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Lisa Stansfield singles chronology
"Dream Away"
(1994)		"People Hold On (The Bootleg Mixes)"
(1997)		"The Real Thing"
(1997)
Music video
"People Hold On" (The Bootleg Mixes) on YouTube

In 1996, "People Hold On" was remixed by British producers Dan Bewick and Matt Frost as the Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. The CD single with these Bootleg Mixes was released on 6 January 1997 and charted higher than the original version of the song in 1989, peaking at number four on the UK Singles Chart and topping the UK Dance Singles Chart as well as the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart. The Dirty Rotten Scoundrels took their cue from Armand Van Helden's radical reworking of Tori Amos' "Professional Widow", which topped the UK chart the week that the bootleg mixes debuted. [26]

Because of this success, "People Hold On" (Bootleg Mix) was included on Stansfield's eponymous album (1997) as a bonus track. The music video, directed by Max Abbiss-Biro, does not include any new footage of Stansfield but uses small fragments taken from "Change" and "Someday (I'm Coming Back)" videos. Later, "People Hold On" (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Mix) was also featured on The Remix Album (1998) and a limited edition of Biography: The Greatest Hits (2003). On 24 October 2006, Dance Vault Mixes of "People Hold On" were released digitally. In 2014, Jon Is the Don Mix of "People Hold On" was included on the deluxe 2CD + DVD re-release of Lisa Stansfield (also on The Collection 1989–2003 ).

Critical reception

Scottish Aberdeen Press and Journal wrote, "This bootleg is only going to be available for one week at the start of the New Year and can be expected to do big things. Bearing an uncanny resemblance to Armand Van Helden’s remix of Tori Amos’ excellent Professional Widow, except featuring vocals from Lisa's classic". The newspaper added that "the rush to get a copy will probably see it in the Top Ten. Not bad at all, even if a tad unoriginal." [27]

Track listings

Charts

See also

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