Hold On (Santana song)
"Hold On" | ||||
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Single by Santana | ||||
from the album Shangó | ||||
B-side | "Oxun (Oshun)" | |||
Released | August 1982 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 4:33 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Ian Thomas | |||
Santana singles chronology | ||||
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"Hold On" is a song written and first recorded by the Canadian singer and songwriter Ian Thomas, on his 1981 album The Runner.
In 1982 the Latin rock band Santana, featuring lead vocalist Alex Ligertwood, covered the song for their album Shangó. It is the second track on the album and was released as the album's first single. The song reached No. 15 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, making it Santana's tenth most successful US hit. It also peaked at No. 17 on Billboard's Top Tracks chart. On the Cashbox chart, it reached No. 9.
In Canada, "Hold On" peaked at No. 4 for two weeks, becoming their greatest Canadian hit to that date.
Contents
1 Chart performance
1.1 Weekly charts
1.2 Year-end charts
2 References
3 External links
Chart performance
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Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot 100[1] | 15 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 34 |
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock | 17 |
U.S. Cashbox Top 100[2] | 9 |
Canadian RPM[3] | 4 |
Netherlands | 22 |
New Zealand | 31 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1982) | Position |
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U.S. Cash Box [4] | 61 |
Canada [5] | 40 |
References
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^ [1]
^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
^ [2]
^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
External links
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics