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| Artist = [[KT Tunstall]]
| Artist = [[KT Tunstall]]
| Type = UK singles
| Type = UK singles
| Last single = "[[Another Place To Fall]]"<br>(2006)
| Last single = "[[Another Place to Fall]]"<br>(2006)
| This single = "Hold On"<br />(2007)
| This single = "Hold On"<br />(2007)
| Next single = "Saving My Face"<br>(2007)
| Next single = "Saving My Face"<br>(2007)

Revision as of 21:45, 27 August 2007

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"Hold On"
Song

"Hold On" is an alternative rock song performed by Scottish singer KT Tunstall. The song was written by Tunstall and produced by Steve Osborne for Tunstall's second album Drastic Fantastic (2007). The song was released as the album's first single on July 16, 2007 in the United States and on August 13, 2007 in Canada. It is scheduled to be released in the United Kingdom on August 27, 2007.[1]

Critical reception

"Hold On" received mixed reviews from music critics. Billboard.com's Susan Visakowitz called the song an "exhilarating three-minute ride" and "infectious and convincing".[2] Michael Slezak in a review for Entertainment Weekly was less impressed with the song, writing that "the melody lacks the immediate snap, crackle, pop of her previous hits".[3]

Chart performance

In the United Kindgom, "Hold On" debuted at number thirty-four on August 20, 2007, on download sales only.[4] In Canada, the song was released on August 13, 2007. Two weeks later it debuted at number forty-six on the Canadian Hot 100 and at number twenty on the Digital Singles chart.[5][6] "Hold On" debuted on the United States Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart at number eight, and exited the chart the following week. In its second week on the Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks chart the song reached number thirty-five.[7]

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Hold On".

Digital download
(Released July 16, 2007)

  1. "Hold On"

CD single
(Released August 27, 2007)

  1. "Hold On"
  2. "Journey"

Vinyl single
(Released August 27, 2007)

  1. "Hold On"
  2. "Suddenly I See" (Live)

DVD single
(Released August 27, 2007)

  1. "Hold On" music video
  2. "Hold On" (Behind the Scenes)
  3. "Hopeless" (Live acoustic) - audio
  4. Photo gallery

Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[8] 34
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles[9] 8
U.S. Billboard Pop 100[10] 95
U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40[11] 38

Notes

  1. ^ Discography - KT Tunstall - Hold On. Billboard.com. Retrieved August 8, 2007.
  2. ^ Susan Visakowitz. Review of "Hold On". Billboard.com. Retrieved August 8, 2007.
  3. ^ Michael Slezak. "Snap judgment: KT Tunstall's 'Hold On'". Entertainment Weekly. July 23, 2007. Retrieved August 8, 2007.
  4. ^ "UK Singles Top 75 (August 20, 2007). aCharts.us. Retrieved August 23, 2007.
  5. ^ "Canadian Hot 100 - Hold On". Billboard.com. Retrieved August 23, 2007.
  6. ^ "Hot Canadian Digital Singles - Hold On". Billboard.com. Retrieved August 23, 2007.
  7. ^ "Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks - Hold On". Billboard.com. Retrieved August 23, 2007.
  8. ^ "Hold On" World Chart Positions. aCharts.us. Retrieved August 20, 2007.
  9. ^ Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles. Billboard.com. Retrieved August 1, 2007.
  10. ^ Pop 100. Billboard.com. Retrieved August 1, 2007.
  11. ^ Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks. Billboard.com. Retrieved August 16, 2007.


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