Hold Me Close

{{Short description|Song by David Essex}}

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{{Infobox song

| name = Hold Me Close

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = David Essex

| album = All the Fun of the Fair

| released = September 1975

| recorded = 1975

| studio =

| genre = Pop

| length = 3:06

| label = CBS Records

| writer = David Essex

| producer = Jeff Wayne

| prev_title = Rolling Stone

| prev_year = 1975

| next_title = If I Could

| next_year = 1975

}}

"Hold Me Close" is a pop song written and performed by English singer and actor David Essex.{{cite book

| first= David

| last= Roberts

| year= 2006

| title= British Hit Singles & Albums

| edition= 19th

| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited

| location= London

| isbn= 1-904994-10-5

| pages= 318–9}}

The song was released in September 1975 and reached number one on the UK Singles Chart, where it remained for three weeks.