Hold the Line

"Hold the Line"
Single by Toto
from the album Toto
B-side"Takin' it Back"
ReleasedSeptember 1978 (1978-09)
Recorded1978
StudioStudio 55
(Los Angeles, California)
Genre
Length3:29 (single version)
3:56 (album version)
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)David Paich
Producer(s)Toto
Toto singles chronology
"Hold the Line"
(1978)
"I'll Supply the Love"
(1979)
Alternative cover
German version

"Hold the Line" is a song by American rock band Toto from their 1978 eponymous debut studio album. Written by the band's keyboardist David Paich, the lead vocals on the song were performed by Bobby Kimball.

"Hold the Line" was released as the band's debut single and lead single from the Toto album in September 1978, by Columbia Records. It became an international hit for the band, reaching number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100[2] and number 14 on the UK Singles Chart.

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  2. ^ "Album Search for "toto"". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-13.