Hold On (If You Believe in Love) explained

Hold On (If You Believe in Love)
Cover:CB_Milton-Hold_On_(If_You_Believe_in_Love).jpg
Type:single
Artist:CB Milton
Album:It's My Loving Thing
Released:1994
Genre:
Length:3:59
Label:
Producer:
  • Phil Wilde
  • Peter Bauwens
Prev Title:It's a Loving Thing
Prev Year:1994
Next Title:It's a Loving Thing '95 Remix
Next Year:1995

"Hold On (If You Believe in Love)" is a song by Dutch dance music vocalist CB Milton, released in 1994 by Byte Records, BMG and Logic Records as the fourth single from Milton's debut album, It's My Loving Thing (1994). Written by Peter Bauwens, Phil WIlde and X. Clayton, and produced by Bauwens and Wilde, the song achieved moderate success in Europe. It was a top 20 hit in both Belgium (15) and Finland (15), and a top 40 hit in Milton's native Netherlands (33). Additionally, "Hold On (If You Believe in Love)" reached number 62 on the UK Singles Chart.

Critical reception

Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote that "Hold On (If You Believe in Love)" "is more or less styled after the golden age of Stock. Aitken & Waterman".[1] They later added, "Whereas all competitors use hordes of female backing vocalists and a male rapper, a cheap sequencer, a simple pop song and his own voice is all this Euro dance singer needs."[2] A reviewer from Music Week gave it three out of five, commenting, "CB's excellent debut single "It's a Loving Thing" deserved more chart glory than its number 32 peak. The follow-up, in the same frantic Eurobeat vein, will do well to go higher."[3] James Hamilton from the RM Dance Update declared it as a "doubtless smashbound gruffy melodic exciting Belgia galloper from the 2 Unlimited stable".[4]

Track listing

  1. "Hold On" (Euro Extended) — 6:04
  2. "Hold On" (X-Out In Rio) — 5:42
  3. "Hold On" (X-Out In Trance)
  1. "Hold On" (Euro Edit) — 3:59
  2. "Hold On" (Album Version) — 3:46
  1. "Hold On" (Euro Edit) — 3:59
  2. "Hold On" (Euro Extended) — 6:05
  3. "Hold On" (X-Out In Rio) — 5:42
  4. "Hold On" (X-Out In Trance) — 6:18

Charts

Chart (1994-1995)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)15
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[5] 99
Finland (IFPI)[6] 15
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7] 33
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] 35
Scotland (OCC)[9] 58
UK Singles (OCC)62
UK Club Chart (Music Week)[10] 35

Notes and References

  1. New Releases: Singles . . 10 . 39 . 16 . 25 September 1993 . 19 April 2020.
  2. New Releases: Singles . . 11 . 21 . 20 . 21 May 1994 . 12 March 2021 .
  3. Reviews: Singles . . 8 July 1995 . 10 . 10 May 2021 .
  4. James . Hamilton . Dj directory . Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental insert) . 16 July 1994 . 6 . 19 April 2021 . James Hamilton (DJ and journalist).
  5. Eurochart Hot 100 . 28 May 1994 . 17 . 22 March 2021 . Music & Media. 11 . 22.
  6. Week 20, 1994.
  7. Web site: CB Milton - Hold On (If You Believe In Love). Top40.nl. 19 April 2020.
  8. Web site: CB Milton - Hold On (If You Believe In Love). Dutchcharts.nl. 20 April 2020.
  9. Web site: Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 13 August 1995 - 19 August 1995 . . 22 March 2021.
  10. The RM Club Chart. Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 9 July 1994. 4. 17 May 2023.

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