Hold on My Heart

{{Infobox song

| name = Hold on My Heart

| cover = Hold_on_my_heart.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Genesis

| album = We Can't Dance

| B-side = Way of the World

| released = {{start date|1992|4|6|df=y}}

| recorded =

| studio = The Farm (Surrey, England)

| genre = Soft rock{{cite web|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2007/10/13/genesis-braves-the-rain-at-the-bowl/|title=Genesis braves the rain at the Bowl|last=Wener|first=Ben|newspaper=Orange County Register|date=13 October 2007}}

| length = {{duration|m=4|s=38}}

| label =

| writer =

| producer = * Genesis

Nick Davis
Robert Colby

| prev_title = I Can't Dance

| prev_year = 1991

| next_title = Jesus He Knows Me

| next_year = 1992

}}

"Hold on My Heart" is a song by English rock band Genesis from their 14th studio album, We Can't Dance (1991). The ballad{{cite web|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/genesis-reunion-show-bridges-styles-article-1.248299|title=Genesis reunion show bridges styles|last=Farber|first=Jim|newspaper=New York Daily News|date=26 September 2007|access-date=6 August 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-oct-15-et-genesis15-story.html|title=Genesis a bit soggy, and rain didn't help|last=Hochman|first=Steve|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=15 October 2007|access-date=6 August 2020}} was released as the album's third single on 6 April 1992. The song reached number one on the Canadian RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart, the RPM Adult Contemporary chart, and the US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, as well as number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. In the band's home country, the song peaked at number 16 on the UK Singles Chart.

Music video

The music video shows the band playing at an empty night club, similar to Collins' 1985 video for "One More Night". To create the visual effect seen in the music video, the music on the recording of the video was played fast and the "singing" was mimed fast. When the music was slowed down to normal speed, the members of the band appear to be moving in slow motion, similar to the video for "Wrapped Around Your Finger" by The Police.

Live performances

The song was played live during The Way We Walk,{{cite web|url=http://www.genesis-movement.org/php/listtour.php?tourid=16&addcommentsall=|title=Genesis - The Movement – Gig Guide|website=www.genesis-movement.org}} Calling All Stations (with Ray Wilson on vocals, though rarely played in a low key to accommodate Wilson's voice), and Turn It On Again: The Tour tours. A live version appears on their albums The Way We Walk, Volume One: The Shorts, and Live over Europe 2007, as well as on their DVDs The Way We Walk — Live in Concert and When in Rome 2007.

Track listings

7-inch and cassette single{{cite AV media notes|title=Hold on My Heart|others=Genesis|year=1992|type=UK 7-inch single sleeve|publisher=Virgin Records|id=GENS 7, 115 091}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Hold on My Heart|others=Genesis|year=1992|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=Virgin Records|id=GENSC 8}}

"Hold on My Heart"
"Way of the World"

UK CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Hold on My Heart|others=Genesis|year=1992|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=Virgin Records|id=GENDG 8, 665 335}}

"Hold on My Heart"
"Way of the World"
"Your Own Special Way" (live)

Australian and Japanese CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Hold on My Heart|others=Genesis|year=1992|type=Australian CD single liner notes|publisher=Virgin Records|id=GENSD8, 665 335}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Hold on My Heart|others=Genesis|year=1992|type=Japanese CD single liner notes|publisher=Virgin Japan|id=VJCP-14042}}

"Hold on My Heart"
"Way of the World"
"Home by the Sea" (live)
"Your Own Special Way" (live)

Personnel

Tony Banks – keyboards
Phil Collins – vocals, drum machine, toms, cymbals
Mike Rutherford – electric guitar, bass guitar

Charts

=Weekly charts=

scope="row"\|Australia (ARIA){{cite web\|url=http://i.imgur.com/zsGz9E9.jpg\|title=The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart — Week Ending 13 Sep 1992\|publisher=ARIA\|access-date=21 February 2016}} \|63
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !Chart (1992) !Peak position
{{single chart\|Flanders\|16\|artist=Genesis\|song=Hold on My Heart\|rowheader=true\|access-date=5 April 2019}}
{{single chart\|Canadatopsingles\|1\|chartid=2165\|rowheader=true\|access-date=5 April 2019}}
{{single chart\|Canadaadultcontemporary\|1\|chartid=2138\|rowheader=true\|access-date=5 April 2019}}
scope="row"\|Denmark (IFPI){{cite magazine\|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1992/MM-1992-05-30.pdf\|title=Top 10 Sales in Europe\|magazine=Music & Media\|volume=9\|issue=22\|page=29\|date=30 May 1992\|access-date=8 April 2020}} \|4
scope="row"\|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine\|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1992/MM-1992-05-09.pdf\|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles\|magazine=Music & Media\|volume=9\|issue=19\|page=33\|date=9 May 1992\|access-date=8 April 2020}} \|32
{{single chart\|France\|19\|artist=Genesis\|song=Hold on My Heart\|rowheader=true\|access-date=5 April 2019}}
{{single chart\|Germany\|45\|artist=Genesis\|song=Hold on My Heart\|songid=27518\|rowheader=true\|access-date=5 April 2019}}
{{single chart\|Ireland2\|20\|song=Hold on My Heart\|rowheader=true\|access-date=5 April 2019}}
{{single chart\|Dutch40\|11\|year=1992\|week=19\|rowheader=true\|access-date=5 April 2019}}
{{single chart\|Dutch100\|13\|artist=Genesis\|song=Hold on My Heart\|rowheader=true\|access-date=5 April 2019}}
{{single chart\|UK\|16\|date=19920425\|rowheader=true\|access-date=5 April 2019}}
{{single chart\|Billboardhot100\|12\|artist=Genesis\|rowheader=true\|access-date=25 February 2020}}
{{single chart\|Billboardadultcontemporary\|1\|artist=Genesis\|rowheader=true\|access-date=25 February 2020}}
scope="row"\|US Cash Box Top 100{{cite book\|last=Whitburn\|first=Joel\|title=Cash Box Pop Hits 1952-1996\|publisher=Sheridan Books, Inc.\|year=2014\|isbn=978-0-89820-209-0}} \|11

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !Chart (1992) !Position
scope="row"\|Canada Top Singles (RPM){{cite magazine\|url=http://rpmimages.3345.ca/pdfs/Volume%2056-No.%2025-December%2019,%201992.pdf\|title=The RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1992\|magazine=RPM\|volume=56\|issue=25\|page=8\|date=19 December 1992\|access-date=5 April 2019}} \|16
scope="row"\|Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM){{cite magazine\|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.1824&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.1824.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.1824\|title=The RPM Top 100 Adult Contemporary tracks of 1992\|magazine=RPM\|via=Library and Archives Canada\|access-date=5 April 2019}} \|7
scope="row"\|US Billboard Hot 100{{cite web \|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1992\|title=Billboard Top 100 – 1992\|access-date=30 July 2010\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090708050630/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1992\|archive-date=8 July 2009\|df=dmy-all}} \|62
scope="row"\|US Adult Contemporary (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1992/Billboard-1992-12-26.pdf\|title=The Year in Music: Hot Adult Contemporary Singles & Tracks\|magazine=Billboard\|volume=104\|issue=52\|page=YE-38\|date=26 December 1992\|access-date=28 March 2025\|archive-date=28 June 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628200701/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1992/Billboard-1992-12-26.pdf\|url-status=live}} \|2

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

!Chart (1992)

!Position

scope="row"|Canada Top Singles (RPM){{cite magazine|url=http://rpmimages.3345.ca/pdfs/Volume%2056-No.%2025-December%2019,%201992.pdf|title=The RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1992|magazine=RPM|volume=56|issue=25|page=8|date=19 December 1992|access-date=5 April 2019}}

|16

scope="row"|Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM){{cite magazine|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.1824&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.1824.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.1824|title=The RPM Top 100 Adult Contemporary tracks of 1992|magazine=RPM|via=Library and Archives Canada|access-date=5 April 2019}}

scope="row"|US Billboard Hot 100{{cite web |url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1992|title=Billboard Top 100 – 1992|access-date=30 July 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090708050630/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1992|archive-date=8 July 2009|df=dmy-all}}

|62

scope="row"|US Adult Contemporary (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1992/Billboard-1992-12-26.pdf|title=The Year in Music: Hot Adult Contemporary Singles & Tracks|magazine=Billboard|volume=104|issue=52|page=YE-38|date=26 December 1992|access-date=28 March 2025|archive-date=28 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628200701/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1992/Billboard-1992-12-26.pdf|url-status=live}}

Release history

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" !scope="col"\|Region !scope="col"\|Date !scope="col"\|Format(s) !scope="col"\|Label(s) !scope="col"\|{{abbr\|Ref(s).\|Reference(s)}}
scope="row"\|United Kingdom \|6 April 1992 \|{{hlist\|7-inch vinyl\|CD\|cassette}} \|rowspan="2"\|Virgin \|align="center"\|{{cite magazine\|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1992/MW-1992-04-04.pdf\|title=New Releases: Singles\|magazine=Music Week\|page=17\|date=4 April 1992\|access-date=19 June 2021}}
scope="row"\|Japan \|21 May 1992 \|{{hlist\|Mini-CD\|CD}} \|align="center"\|{{cite web\|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/81998/products/298536/1/\|title=ジェネシス {{!}} ホールド・オン・マイ・ハート\|trans-title=Genesis {{!}} Hold on My Heart\|publisher=Oricon\|language=ja\|access-date=28 March 2025}}{{cite web\|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/81998/products/296739/1/\|title=ジェネシス {{!}} ホールド・オン・マイ・ハート\|trans-title=Genesis {{!}} Hold on My Heart\|publisher=Oricon\|language=ja\|access-date=28 March 2025}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

!scope="col"|Region

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Format(s)

!scope="col"|Label(s)

!scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref(s).|Reference(s)}}

scope="row"|United Kingdom

|6 April 1992

|{{hlist|7-inch vinyl|CD|cassette}}

|rowspan="2"|Virgin

|align="center"|{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1992/MW-1992-04-04.pdf|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=17|date=4 April 1992|access-date=19 June 2021}}

scope="row"|Japan

|21 May 1992

|{{hlist|Mini-CD|CD}}

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/81998/products/298536/1/|title=ジェネシス {{!}} ホールド・オン・マイ・ハート|trans-title=Genesis {{!}} Hold on My Heart|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=28 March 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/81998/products/296739/1/|title=ジェネシス {{!}} ホールド・オン・マイ・ハート|trans-title=Genesis {{!}} Hold on My Heart|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=28 March 2025}}

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20071112215121/http://www.vh1classic.com/view/artist/1077/46673/Genesis/Hold_On_My_Heart/index.jhtml Music Video] at VH1 Classic

Category:1991 songs

Category:1992 singles

Category:1990s ballads

Category:Atlantic Records singles

Category:Genesis (band) songs

Category:Pop ballads

Category:Rock ballads

Category:RPM Top Singles number-one singles

Category:Songs written by Mike Rutherford

Category:Songs written by Phil Collins

Category:Songs written by Tony Banks (musician)

Category:Virgin Records singles