"Hold On to Your Friends" | ||||
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Single by Morrissey | ||||
from the album Vauxhall and I | ||||
Released | 30 May 1994 | |||
Format | 7", 12", CD, cassette | |||
Recorded | June-August 1993 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 4:02 | |||
Label | Parlophone (UK) | |||
Songwriter(s) | Morrissey, Alain Whyte | |||
Producer(s) | Steve Lillywhite | |||
Morrissey singles chronology | ||||
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"Hold On to Your Friends" is a song by Morrissey, released as a single in May 1994. It was the second single taken from the number 1 album Vauxhall and I.
Reaching number 47 in the UK Singles Chart, the single became Morrissey's lowest charting single until "Glamorous Glue" in 2011, which reached number 69.
Ned Raggett of AllMusic thought the song featured a strong performance from the group but was "not one of the album's immediately strongest points", although it "isn't a bad listen at all." He was more impressed by the cover version of Moon River on the B-side which had a "surprisingly affecting" performance from Morrissey and a good production.
The song was performed live by Morrissey on his 1995 and 1997 tours.