hold song hold song british band written band members song produced group lead vocalist song mid tempo new wave song uses varied instrumentation including synthesizers piano latin percussion released november single fifth studio album gap released united_kingdom late song peaked number singles chart november year certified gold british_phonographic_industry bpi band biggest selling single country song released united_states february band highest charting single peaking number billboard hot remaining chart weeks addition song topped billboard hot dance club play chart week april background recording commercial success album quick step kick collaborated producer record gap bahamas bailey produced album including hold according bailey strong idea written quickly going record song bailey said excited nervous prepared knew exactly instruments going track took days record release song remixed london process bailey commented know great producer takes great ideas makes good records field great music hit record song biggest hit america time pressured band produce selling music completely comfortable stated interview biggest trouble basically song hold huge hit big big world great accidental thing song wrote got everybody managers record company write hold try find formula find formula composition hold pop new wave ballad performed hypnotic groove features sound background song composed key major time signature set common time moves moderate tempo beats minute bailey vocal range spans half octaves group previous songs dance oriented sound hold mainstream piano based melody keeps prominent bass line latin percussion earlier releases song verse chorus form employing simple melody end chorus includes performing song harmonies repeats minute half nearly song length lyrics describe deteriorating relationship consider separating ultimately resolve differences chorus narrator asks lover hold stay critical reception originally hold received mixed response pop music critics review group album gap rolling_stone_magazine said band took new drastic slowed bring human factor focus adding hold maintains hypnotic groove suggests reserves pastoral wake storm robert_christgau review village_voice said song classic chord changes sings adding album gap approaches heart mastery review washington_post commented song melody adds accessibility easily turn decades later song received positive reviews critics allmusic commented years later sounded fresh innocent released allmusic commented song unexpected departure group previous dance oriented sound comparing true adding bailey actually technically good clearly trying hard felt song bit overall hold deserved huge hit status entertainment_weekly said song sounds good today called sound new wave pop brilliance song ranked blender list greatest songs born describing new wave let stay plea works music video music video hold directed produced edited video features set blue background member standing platform singing playing different instrument guitar piano bailey percussion instrument bass guitar video heavily edited frames sliding sides doubling split screen edits close ups band singing dancing end background changes blue red members featured singing song fading chart performance hold released united_kingdom november debuting singles chart number peaking number staying chart weeks band country biggest seller earning gold certification british_phonographic_industry bpi january song moderate hit europe reaching germany ireland peaking switzerland single released north_america february canada single entered rpm singles chart number peaking number april certified hold gold united_states single entered billboard hot february number peaking number staying weeks chart band biggest hit country addition topped billboard hot dance club play chart week april band number single chart formats track listing single hold let loving start maxi single hold extended version let loving start extended version credits personnel guitar lead vocals piano keyboards producer percussion vocals drums vocals bass guitar producer audio mixing photography ideas design artwork charts certifications
Hold Me Now (Thompson Twins song)