Hold On (Ian Thomas song)

"Hold On"
side-A label by Columbia Records
Side A of the US single
Single by Santana
from the album Shangó
B-side"Oxun (Oshun)"
ReleasedAugust 1982
GenreAdult-oriented rock
Length4:33 (album version)
3:49 (single version)
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Ian Thomas
Producer(s)John Ryan for Chicago Kid Productions
Santana singles chronology
"The Sensitive Kind"
(1981) 		"Hold On"
(1982) 		"Nowhere to Run"
(1982)
Music video
"Hold On" on YouTube

"Hold On" is a song written and first recorded by the Canadian singer and songwriter Ian Thomas, on his 1981 album The Runner. His version reached No. 28 on the Canadian pop singles chart.[1]

Santana cover

In 1982 the Latin rock band Santana, featuring lead vocalist Alex Ligertwood, covered the song for Santana's 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, making it Santana's tenth most successful US hit. It also peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard rock chart. On the Cashbox chart, it reached No. 9.

In Canada, "Hold On" peaked at No. 4 for two weeks.[2]

Music video

The music video, directed by John Mark Robinson,[3] features Carlos Santana at a masquerade ball with his then-wife Deborah King as the intended object of his affection, his bandmate Orestes Vilató as his accompanying friend, and actor Henry Darrow as the prize wheel spinner.

Charts

Ian Thomas

Chart (1981) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[4] 28

Santana

Weekly Charts

References

  1. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - July 4, 1981" (PDF).
  2. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - October 16, 1982" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Santana videography". mvdbase.com. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0360." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. ^ "Santana – Hold On" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  7. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 6927." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  8. ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 6933." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  9. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Santana" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  10. ^ "Santana – Hold On" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  11. ^ "Santana – Hold On". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  12. ^ "Santana Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  13. ^ "Santana Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  14. ^ "Santana Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  15. ^ "Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1982". Archived from the original on 2011-09-13. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  16. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 6167." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 15, 2024.