Hold on My Heart
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| Single by Genesis | ||||||||||
| from the album We Can't Dance | ||||||||||
| B-side | "Way of the World" | |||||||||
| Released | 6 April 1992 | |||||||||
| Format | CD maxi, 7" single, 12" maxi | |||||||||
| Recorded | The Farm, Surrey | |||||||||
| Genre | Pop rock, soft rock, blue-eyed soul, adult contemporary | |||||||||
| Length | 4:38 | |||||||||
| Label | Atlantic, Virgin | |||||||||
| Writer(s) |
Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford | |||||||||
| Producer(s) |
Genesis, Nick Davis, Robert Colby | |||||||||
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"Hold on My Heart" is a 1992 single by rock band Genesis. It was released as the third single from their 1991 album We Can't Dance. The song proved to be successful in both the UK and the U.S. reaching number one on the US Adult contemporary charts, Canadian singles chart and number 12 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, it also peaked number 16 on the official UK singles chart.
It was the last Top 20 single for Genesis on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The music video shows the band playing at an empty night club; similar to Collins' 1985 video for "One More Night."
Live performances
The song was played live during The Way We Walk,[1] Calling All Stations (with Ray Wilson on vocals,[2] though rarely played), and Turn It On Again: The Tour[3] tours.
A live version appears on their albums The Way We Walk, Volume One: The Shorts, and Live Over Europe 2007, as well as on their DVDs The Way We Walk — Live in Concert and When in Rome 2007.
Track listings
- CD maxi
- "Hold on My Heart"
- "Way of the World"
- "Home by the Sea" (live)
- "Your Own Special Way" (live)
- 7" single
- "Hold on My Heart" – 4:38
- "Way of the World – 5:38
Charts
Peak positions
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA Singles Chart)[4] | 63 |
| Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders)[5] | 16 |
| Canadian Singles Chart[5] | 1 |
| Dutch Singles Chart[5] | 13 |
| French SNEP Singles Chart[5] | 19 |
| German Singles Chart[6] | 45 |
| Irish Singles Chart[7] | 20 |
| UK Singles Chart[8] | 16 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[9] | 12 |
| US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks[9] | 1 |
End of year charts
| End of year chart (1992) | Position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100[10] | 62 |
References
- ↑ The Way We Walk Tour Songs & Dates
- ↑ Calling All Stations Tour Songs & Dates
- ↑ Turn it on again Tour Songs & Dates
- ↑ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart — Week Ending 13 Sep 1992". ARIA. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "Hold on My Heart", French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved 10 April 2008)
- ↑ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved 10 April 2008)
- ↑ Irish Singles Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved 10 April 2008)
- ↑ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved 10 April 2008)
- 1 2 Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved 8 August 2008)
- ↑ "Billboard Top 100 – 1992". Retrieved 30 July 2010.
External links
| Preceded by "Hazard" by Richard Marx |
Billboard Adult Contemporary number-one single 16 May – 13 June 1992 |
Succeeded by "If You Asked Me To" by Celine Dion |
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