(This was the second and final concurrence of this to date, the first of which was "Stranger on the Shore" by "Mr." Acker Bilk in 1962.) The song won the Billboard Music Award for Hot 100 Single of the Year for 1990. It’s a rich man’s game no matter what they call it "Hold On" was a #1 hit on the Adult Contemporary chart, as was their next single, "Release Me.". List of number-one year-end R&B singles (U.S.), "Year End Charts - Year-end Singles - Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs", "Dance Trax: R&B Tracks Prvide A Slice Of 'Ghetto Heaven, "En Vogue - Hold On (1990, Vinyl Single)", "En Vogue - Hold On (7" Edit) (1990, Vinyl Single)", The Irish Charts – Search Results – Hold On", "En Vogue Chart History (Dance Club Songs)", "En Vogue Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)", "En Vogue Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)", "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100", "American single certifications – En Vogue – Hold On", Recording Industry Association of America, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hold_On_(En_Vogue_song)&oldid=987476577, Billboard Dance Club Songs number-one singles, Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number-one singles, Short description is different from Wikidata, Singlechart usages for Billboarddanceclubplay, Singlechart usages for Billboardrandbhiphop, Certification Table Entry usages for United States, Pages using certification Table Entry with shipments figures, Pages using certification Table Entry with shipments footnote, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group, "Hold On" (Radio Version With Intro) — 5:07, "Hold On" (C-Swing's Jerk Mix Radio Edit) — 4:00, "Hold On" (Tuff Jam's Classic Garage Mix) — 6:17, This page was last edited on 7 November 2020, at 09:00. At the Grammy Awards of 1991, "Hold On" received a nomination for Song of the Year, losing to "From a Distance" by Julie Gold and performed by Bette Midler. We already had a lot of stuff on it, and I don't even know how he got involved with it, but I was just thrilled to have him in the studio, so I just said, 'Do your thing.' Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. AllMusic editor Jose F. Promis described the song as a "cool, shuffling, timeless hip-hop R&B track". Let us know what you think of the Last.fm website.
Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. It does, however, appear on Billboard's 60th anniversary "All-time chart" at number 228, ahead of many songs that do appear on the decade-end chart. The single topped the US Billboard Hot 100 for a week in June 1990 and was the most successful single of that year in the US. She used that sound as guide to her song’s composition. In addition to Joe Walsh, other personnel include: The video looks like a pharmaceutical commercial, with shots of an empowered Wilson Phillips singing it on beaches and mountaintops. "Hold On" was also a hit in several countries worldwide, reaching number 5 in the United Kingdom and New Zealand, number 6 in Germany, number 10 in the Netherlands, and number 12 in Austria.