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'{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Albums --> | Name = Hold on Tight | Type = studio | Artist = [[Hey Monday]] | Cover = Hold on tight cover.jpg | Released = October 7, 2008 | Recorded = June 1 – August 3, 2008 | Genre = [[Pop punk]]<ref>http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/hey_monday/hold_on_tight/</ref>, [[emo]]<ref>[http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fpfyxztkldae allmusic.com: Hey Monday - Hold on Tight]</ref>, [[powerpop]]<ref>http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/hey_monday/hold_on_tight/</ref>, [[alternative rock]]<ref>http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/hey_monday/hold_on_tight/</ref> | Length = 37:30 | Label = [[Sony BMG]] | Producer = [[Bert Disend]], [[S*A*M & Sluggo]] | Reviews = *[[Allmusic]] {{Rating|3.5|5}} [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fpfyxztkldae link] * Bombshellzine.com {{Rating|7|10}} [http://www.bombshellzine.com/lowdowns/2009/january_heymonday_holdontight.htm link] | Last album = | This album = '''''Hold on Tight '''''<br>(2008) | Next album = ''[[Beneath It All]]''<br /> (2010) | Misc = {{Singles | Name = Hold on Tight | Type = Studio | single 1 = [[Homecoming (Hey Monday song)|Homecoming]] | single 1 date = October 7, 2008 | Single 2 = [[How You Love Me Now]] | Single 2 date = March 31, 2009 }} }} '''''Hold on Tight''''' is the debut album of American [[pop punk]] band [[Hey Monday]]. All the songs featured on the album were co-written and produced by: [[S*A*M & Sluggo]], who have worked with many other artists in the past, most notably [[Gym Class Heroes]] and [[The Academy Is...]]. Hey Monday's lead singer, [[Cassadee Pope]], explained when the band were writing the songs for the record, they wanted to create something that people could really enjoy and dance to, while still putting their hearts into the songs.<ref name="Access All Areas">[http://www.accessallareas.net.au/artists/Hey_Monday.php "Hey Monday- Access All Areas Artist Interview"]. Access All Areas. Retrieved 23 December 2009.</ref> Pope states "I feel that in the lyrics of the songs I’ve written for this album, I really was able to do this & the songs really show the diversity I feel I possess."<ref name="Access All Areas"/> ''Hold on Tight'' made headway in the [[Top Heatseekers]] chart peaking at #11. Critical response to the album was overall positive. Andrew Leahey of [[Allmusic]] guide gave the album a favorable review, stating,"There's certainly some filler here, particularly toward the album's conclusion, but Hold on Tight is still stacked with enough T.G.I.F. nuggets to make it an endearing, engaging debut." It is the only album to feature the original drummer, Elliot James. ==Track listing== {{tracklist | collapsed = no | headline = | lyrics_credits = yes | title1 = Set Off | lyrics1 = Mike Gentile, Sam Hollander, [[Dave Katz]], [[Cassadee Pope]] | length1 = 3:27 | title2 = [[How You Love Me Now]] | lyrics2 = Hollander, Katz, [[Cassadee Pope]], [[Butch Walker]] | length2 = 3:18 | title3 = [[Homecoming (Hey Monday song)|Homecoming]] | lyrics3 = [[William Beckett (singer)|William Beckett]], Hollander, Katz, [[Cassadee Pope]] | length3 = 3:58 | title4 = Obvious | lyrics4 = Hollander, Katz, [[Cassadee Pope]] | length4 = 3:29 | title5 = Candles | lyrics5 = Gentile, Hollander, Katz, [[Cassadee Pope]] | length5 = 2:55 | title6 = Run, Don't Walk | lyrics6 = Hollander, Katz, [[Cassadee Pope]] | length6 = 3:43 | title7 = Josey | lyrics7 = Gentile, Pope | length7 = 3:19 | title8 = Hurricane Streets | lyrics8 = Gentile, Hollander, Katz, [[Cassadee Pope]] | length8 = 3:07 | title9 = Arizona | lyrics9 = Gentile, Hollander, Katz, Pope | length9 = 3:37 | title10 = Should've Tried Harder | lyrics10 = [[Cassadee Pope]] | length10 = 3:07 | title11 = 6 Months | lyrics11 = [[Cassadee Pope]] | length11 = 3:37 }} ==Charts== {|class="wikitable" !align="left"|Chart (2008) !align="center"|Peak<br>position |- |align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' Top Heatseekers<ref name="Billboard">[http://www.billboard.com/search/?keyword=hey+monday#/album/hey-monday/hold-on-tight/1177116 "Hold on Tight - Hey Monday :Billboard album information"]. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''. Retrieved 23 December 2009.</ref> |align="center"|11 |- !align="left"|Chart (2009) !align="center"|Peak<br>position |- |align="left"|Australian Albums Chart<ref name="ARIA">[http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20090320-0000/issue992.pdf "ARIA Top 100 Albums - Week Commencing 2nd March 2009"]. [[ARIA Charts]]. Retrieved 23 December 2009.</ref> |align="center"|71 |} ==Personnel== *[[Cassadee Pope]]&nbsp;– [[vocals]] *Mike Gentile&nbsp;– [[lead guitar]] *Alex Lipshaw&nbsp;– [[rhythm guitar]] *Bobby Nolan&nbsp;– [[Musical keyboard|keyboard]] *Michael «Jersey» Moriarty&nbsp;– [[bass guitar|bass]] *Elliot James&nbsp;– [[drum kit|drums]] *Produced by Bert Disend, Sam «S*A*M» Hollander and Dave «Sluggo» Katz *Engineered by Sean Gould *Mixed by Stephen Harris *Mastered by Scott Hull *Rob Mathes – Arranger *Piano by Clifford Carter *Programming by Sam Hollander and Dave Katz *Additional vocals by Will Pugh *Additional guitars by Joseph Pepper *Violin by Warren Zalinski *Viola by Peter Lale *Cello by Anthony Pleeth ==References== {{reflist}} {{Hey Monday}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hold on Tight}} [[Category:Hey Monday albums]] [[Category:2008 albums]] [[Category:Debut albums]] [[nl:Hold On Tight]] [[pt:Hold on Tight]] [[sv:Hold on Tight]]'