| "Hold On" | ||||
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| Single by Wilson Phillips | ||||
| from the album Wilson Phillips | ||||
| B-side | "Over and Over" | |||
| Released | February 27, 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1989 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
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| Label | SBK | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Carnie Wilson, Chynna Phillips, Glen Ballard | |||
| Producer(s) | Glen Ballard | |||
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"Hold On" is a song by American vocal group Wilson Phillips, released on February 27, 1990 by SBK, as the lead single from their debut studio album, Wilson Phillips (1990). The song topped the US Billboard Hot 100 for a week in June 1990 and was the most successful single of that year in the US. It also became a worldwide hit, peaking within the top three in Australia and Canada and the top 10 in Belgium, Ireland, New Zealand, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. The song received platinum sales certifications in Australia and the UK and a gold certification in the US. Julien Temple directed its music video.
"Hold On" won the Billboard Music Award for Hot 100 Single of the Year for 1990. At the 33rd Annual Grammy Awards, "Hold On" was nominated for Song of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group, losing in both categories.[1] In 2017, Billboard ranked the song number 15 in their list of "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time".[2] In 2020, Cleveland.com ranked it at number 37 in their list of the best Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 song of the 1990s.[3] In 2022, Pitchfork ranked number 246 in their list of "The 250 Best Songs of the 1990s".[4]
- ^ "1990 Grammy Awards". Grammy Awards. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
- ^ "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time: Critics' Picks". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
- ^ Smith, Tony L. (October 21, 2020). "Every No. 1 song of the 1990s ranked from worst to best". Cleveland.com. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
- ^ "The 250 Best Songs of the 1990s". Pitchfork. September 27, 2022. Retrieved October 29, 2022.