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Hold On
Hold On
Studio album by Name Taken
Released	April 13, 2004
Recorded	January 2004 at Saosound/Newps, Newport, California
Genre	Alternative rock, emo
Length	34:16
Label	Fiddler, FDLR019
Producer	Beau Burchell
Name Taken chronology

Hold On is the debut studio album by American rock band Name Taken. The album was produced by Saosin guitarist Beau Burchell. The second track, "Hold on for Your Dearest Life", was subsequently collected on the Warped Tour 2005 Tour Compilation.^[1]

The lyrics of the fourth track "Panic", is the first appearance of the term Panic! at the Disco, later used as the namesake of the platinum-selling band.^[2]^[3]

Panic! at the disco
Sat back and took it so slow
Are you nervous? Are you shaking?

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[4]
AbsolutePunk	91% ^[5]
Punknews.org	^[6]

Hold On received mixed to favorable reviews from critics. AbsolutePunk founder Jason Tate gave the album a 91% rating, noting "The music beat pulses into your chest, your head expands and contracts with each riff and you can't help but let your head rock to the music." Punknews.org also praised the album in their review, noting "If there is a competition to see which of the two bands featured on last year's Bayside/Name Taken Split would produce a better follow-up full length album, consider Name Taken the winner." Allmusic gave the album a less favorable review, stating "For the album's duration, its Name Taken's adherence to formula and the glossy production of Beau Burchell -- not memorable hooks or unique dynamics -- that keep things together."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Name Taken

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Control"	2:48
2.	"Hold on for Your Dearest Life"	3:10
3.	"A Year Spent Cold"	3:45
4.	"Panic"	2:58
5.	"This Was Never"	3:20
6.	"Cover Up"	3:25
7.	"It Sounds Prettier in Spanish"	2:14
8.	"We Give Up Sometimes"	3:00
9.	"I Quit My Scene"	3:17
10.	"Drive Drive Drive"	2:32
11.	"Clear and Conscious"	3:47
Total length:		34:16

Personnel

Name Taken

Chad Atkinson – Lead vocals, bass guitar
Blake Means – Guitar
Ryan Edwards – Guitar
Danny Valencia – Drums, percussion

Artwork

Creative Direction - Amy Fleisher Madden
Sergie Loobkoff – Design
RJ Shaughnessy – Photography

Production

Beau Burchell – Producer, engineer, mixing
Shawn Sullivan – Mastering
Rory Phillips – Pre-Production, Vocal Producer

Managerial

One Moment Management – Lance Brown

References

^ Luersson, John D. "2005 Warped Tour Compilation - Various Artists". Allmusic. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
^ "Panic! At the Disco". Archived from the original on 2011-11-14. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
^ McCann, Alex. "Panic! At The Disco - Interview". Designer Magazine. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
^ Loftus, Johnny. "Hold On – Name Taken". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-11-19.
^ Tate, Jason (2005-11-20). "Hold On - Name Taken". AbsolutePunk. Retrieved 2011-11-19.
^ TheMarc (2004-05-14). "Hold On - Name Taken". Punknews.org. Retrieved 2011-11-19.