Hold On (En Vogue song)

Infobox Single
Name = Hold On


Artist = En Vogue
from Album = Born to Sing
Released = May 1990
Format = 7" / 12" / CD Single
Recorded = January-February 1990
Genre = R&B
Length = 5 min 04 s
Label = Atlantic
Writer = Thomas McElroy, Denzil Foster and EnVogue
Producer = Denzil Foster and David Lombard
Chart position =

#2 (U.S. Pop)

#1 (U.S. R&B)

#1 (U.S. Dance)

#5 (U.K. Singles Chart)

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This single = Hold On
(1990)
Next single = Lies
(1990)

"Hold On" was the debut single from En Vogue's debut album "Born to Sing". "Hold On" was also the groups first single, and became one of 1990s biggest hits in the US and UK (#2 in the US, #5 in the UK). The song opens with an a cappella rendition of the Motown standard "Who's Lovin' You", written by Smokey Robinson and originally recorded by his group, The Miracles. It features Cindy Herron on lead but Terry Ellis on the introduction. The song also contains a horn sample from "The Payback" by James Brown.

They performed this song at the 2008 BET Awards along with Alicia Keys

The song's chorus was used and performed by Pharrell in the 2007 Jay-Z song "Blue Magic".

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