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"Hold On to Your Friends"
Single by Morrissey
from the album Vauxhall and I
B-side	"Moon River"
Released	30 May 1994
Recorded	June–August 1993
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	4:02
Label	Parlophone (UK)
Songwriter(s)	Morrissey, Alain Whyte
Producer(s)	Steve Lillywhite
Morrissey singles chronology
"The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get" (1994) "Hold On to Your Friends" (1994) "Interlude" (1994)

"Hold On to Your Friends" is a song by Morrissey, released as a single in May 1994. It was the second single taken from the number 1 album Vauxhall and I. Morrissey claimed, "It was written about somebody I know, in relation of their treatment towards me."^[1]

Reaching number 48 in the UK Singles Chart, the single became Morrissey's lowest charting single until "Glamorous Glue" in 2011, which reached number 69.^[2]

1. "Hold On to Your Friends"
2. "Moon River"

1. "Hold On to Your Friends"
2. "Moon River" (extended version)

• Morrissey: voice
• Alain Whyte: guitar
• Boz Boorer: guitar
• Jonny Bridgwood: bass guitar
• Woodie Taylor: drums

Ned Raggett of AllMusic thought the song featured a strong performance from the group but was "not one of the album's immediately strongest points", although it "isn't a bad listen at all." He was more impressed by the cover version of Moon River on the B-side which had a "surprisingly affecting" performance from Morrissey and a good production.^[3]

The song was performed live by Morrissey on his 1995^[4] and 1997 tours.^[5]