Hold My Body Tight

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"Hold My Body Tight"
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Single by East 17
from the album Steam
Released5 June 1995 (1995-06-05)
Length3:37
Label London
Songwriter(s)
  • Anthony Mortimer
  • Matt Rowe
  • Richard Stannard
Producer(s)
  • Ian Curnow
  • Phil Harding
  • Rob Kean
East 17 singles chronology
"Let It Rain"
(1995)
"Hold My Body Tight"
(1995)
"Thunder"
(1995)
Music video
"Hold My Body Tight" on YouTube

"Hold My Body Tight" is a song by English boyband East 17, released in June 1995 as the fifth single from their second album, Steam (1994). It was the only single from the album to miss the UK top 10, peaking at No. 12. Outside the UK, it did enter the top 10 hit in Ireland, Israel, Japan, and Lithuania.

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Critical reception

Pan-European magazine Music & Media commented, "Everybody can see that daily push-ups keep these guys fitter than any Olympic sportsman. If that's not proof enough of their stamina, check out the vitality radiating from the hot swingbeat track off Steam ." [1] Alan Jones from Music Week described it as "a softly smacking mid-tempo groove", adding that "far from their most melodic song, it is nicely harmonised, but a little bland. Definitely not the one to put them back at number one." [2] James Hamilton from the RM Dance Update declared it as a "plaintive jackswing jiggler". [3]

Track listings

  1. "Hold My Body Tight" (7-inch radio edit) – 3:37
  2. "Hold My Body Tight" (Tony Mortimer remix) – 3:40
  3. "Hold My Body Tight" (Danny Tenaglia vocal mix) – 7:57
  4. "Hold My Body Tight" (Delta house of funk mix) – 4:44
  1. "Hold My Body Tight" (Tony Mortimer remix) – 3:40
  2. "Stay Another Day" (Aphrodite mix) – 5:28
  3. "Hold My Body Tight" (Danny Tenaglia vocal mix) – 7:58
  4. "Hold My Body Tight" (Brian Harvey remix) – 4:16

Charts

Chart (1995)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [4] 73
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [5] 27
Europe (European Dance Radio) [6] 6
France (SNEP) [7] 23
Germany (Official German Charts) [8] 42
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40) [9] 24
Ireland (IRMA) [10] 10
Israel (IBA) [11] 4
Japan (Oricon) [12] 7
Lithuania (M-1) [13] 3
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [14] 35
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [15] 20
Scotland (OCC) [16] 16
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [17] 28
UK Singles (OCC) [18] 12
UK on a Pop Tip Club Chart ( Music Week ) [19] 13
US Hot Dance Club Play ( Billboard ) [20] 32

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United Kingdom5 June 1995
  • CD
  • cassette
London [21]
Japan7 July 1995CD [22]

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