Hold On (Loft song)

"Hold On" is a song recorded by German group Loft, released in November 1993 by RCA as the second single from the group's first album, Wake the World (1994). Written by Courtney Williams, Nosie Katzmann and Richard Williams, the song features vocals by American singer Kim Sanders. Becoming one of the group's most successful singles, it reached number two on the Canadian RPM Dance/Urban chart and was a top 10 hit also in Israel (8), while entering the top 20 in Denmark (13) and Finland (19). Additionally, it was a top 30 hit in Austria (26), Germany (21) and Switzerland (30). On the Eurochart Hot 100, "Hold On" peaked at number 54 in January 1994. Its accompanying music video was directed by Barry Maguire[1] and made mostly in black-and-white, but some scenes also have a sepia tone. German group Fun Factory used the same melody for their hit single "Close To You" in 1994.[2]

"Hold On"
Single by Loft
from the album Wake the World
B-side"Remix"
ReleasedNovember 1993
StudioDMP Studios
Genre
Length3:43
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Cyborg DMP GmbH
Loft singles chronology
"Summer Summer"
(1993)		 "Hold On"
(1993)		 "Love is Magic"
(1994)
Music video
"Hold On" on YouTube

Critical reception

Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "Coming after Loft's last hit "Summer Summer", this dance troupe is more than likely to match the last single's success. "Hold On"'s up-beat tune is somewhat similar to Captain Hollywood's recent chartbusters but with a different vocal flavour. That isn't all that surprising with the Captain's producer taking his place behind the board."[3]

Track listing

Charts

References
  1. "Loft - Hold On". YouTube. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  2. "Loft Discography". Discogs. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  3. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 15 January 1994. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  4. "Loft – Hold On" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  5. "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. 22 January 1994. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  6. "Loft: Hold On" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  7. "Loft – Hold On" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  8. "Loft – Hold On". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  9. "Canada Top 50 Dance Tracks of 1994". RPM. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  10. "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
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