| Hold My Body Tight | |
| Cover: | Hold_my_body_tight.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | East 17 |
| Album: | Steam |
| Length: | 3:37 |
| Label: | London |
| Producer: |
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| Prev Title: | Let It Rain |
| Prev Year: | 1995 |
| Next Title: | Thunder |
| Next Year: | 1995 |
"Hold My Body Tight" is a song by English boyband East 17, released in June 1995 as the fifth single from their second album, Steam (1994). It was the only single from the album to miss the UK top 10, peaking at 12. Outside the UK, it did enter the top 10 hit in Ireland, Israel, Japan, and Lithuania.
Pan-European magazine Music & Media commented, "Everybody can see that daily push-ups keep these guys fitter than any Olympic sportsman. If that's not proof enough of their stamina, check out the vitality radiating from the hot swingbeat track off Steam."[1] Alan Jones from Music Week described it as "a softly smacking mid-tempo groove", adding that "far from their most melodic song, it is nicely harmonised, but a little bland. Definitely not the one to put them back at number one."[2] James Hamilton from the RM Dance Update declared it as a "plaintive jackswing jiggler".[3]
| Chart (1995) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Europe (European Dance Radio)[4] | 6 | |
| Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[5] | 24 | |
| Ireland (IRMA)[6] | 10 | |
| Japan (Oricon)[7] | 7 | |
| Lithuania (M-1)[8] | 3 | |
| UK Singles (OCC)[9] | 12 | |
| UK on a Pop Tip Club Chart (Music Week)[10] | 13 | |
| US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard)[11] | 32 |
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 5 June 1995 | London | [12] | |
| Japan | 7 July 1995 | CD | [13] |