Hold On Tight (Electric Light Orchestra song)

"Hold On Tight"
Single by Electric Light Orchestra
from the album Time
B-side	"When Time Stood Still"
Released	17 July 1981 (UK) July 1981 (US)
Format	7" single
Recorded	1981 at Musicland Studios, Munich
Genre	Rock and roll
Length	3:06
Label	Jet
Writer(s)	Jeff Lynne
Producer(s)	Jeff Lynne
Electric Light Orchestra singles chronology
"Don't Walk Away" (1980) "Hold On Tight" (1981) "Twilight" (1981)
Time track listing 13 tracks Side one "Prologue" "Twilight" "Yours Truly, 2095" "Ticket to the Moon" "The Way Life's Meant to Be" "Another Heart Breaks" Side two "Rain Is Falling" "From the End of the World" "The Lights Go Down" "Here Is the News" "21st Century Man" "Hold on Tight" "Epilogue" Music video "Hold On Tight" on YouTube

13 tracks
Side one "Prologue" "Twilight" "Yours Truly, 2095" "Ticket to the Moon" "The Way Life's Meant to Be" "Another Heart Breaks" Side two "Rain Is Falling" "From the End of the World" "The Lights Go Down" "Here Is the News" "21st Century Man" "Hold on Tight" "Epilogue"

"Hold On Tight" is a song written and performed by Electric Light Orchestra (ELO).

The song is track twelve on the band's 1981 album Time and was the first song released as a single. The song went top ten in most countries, hitting the top spot in Spain and Switzerland, number two in Germany, number four in the UK, and number ten on the US Billboard Hot 100, as well as number two on the US Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart. It has a verse sung in French, which is a reprise of the first verse of the song.

At the time, the song's music video was the most expensive ever made, with a budget of approximately £40,000. The mostly black and white video features footage of ELO playing the song in a lounge, intercut with scenes in the style of 1940s serial films featuring the band members.

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