Help Me Hold On Explained

Help Me Hold On
Cover:Travis Tritt - Help Me Hold On.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Travis Tritt
Album:Country Club
B-Side:All I'll Ever Be
Released:February 8, 1990
Recorded:1989
Genre:Country
Length:4:00
Label:Warner Bros. Nashville 19918
Producer:Gregg Brown
Prev Title:Country Club
Prev Year:1989
Next Title:I'm Gonna Be Somebody
Next Year:1990

"Help Me Hold On" is a song by American country music artist Travis Tritt. It was released in February 1990 as the second single from his debut album Country Club. It reached number 1 in both the United States and Canada, thus becoming Travis Tritt's first number-one hit. The song was written by Tritt and Pat Terry.

Content

"Help Me Hold On" is a ballad telling of a failing relationship. In it, the male narrator asks his significant other not to abandon him, by confessing his mistakes.

Commercial performance

The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. It has also sold 167,000 digital copies since it became available for download.[1]

Music video

The music video was directed by Greg Crutcher. It begins and ends with an episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show playing on the television set.

Personnel

The following musicians play on this track:[2]

Chart positions

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] 5
US Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 8

Notes and References

  1. News: The Top 30 Digital Country Tracks: October 16, 2018. RoughStock. Matt . Bjorke . October 16, 2018. October 18, 2018.
  2. Country Club . Travis Tritt . 1989 . cassette liner . Warner Bros. Records . 4-26094.
  3. Web site: RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1990. RPM. December 22, 1990. August 23, 2013.
  4. Best of 1990: Country Songs . . . 1990. August 23, 2013.