Hold My Body Tight

"Hold My Body Tight" is a song by English band East 17, released in 1995 as the fifth single from their second album, Steam (1994). It followed "Around The World", "Steam", "Stay Another Day" and "Let It Rain" into the UK Singles Chart, but was the only single from the album not to make the UK Top 10, peaking at No. 12.

"Hold My Body Tight"
Single by East 17
from the album Steam
B-side"Remix"
Released1995
Recorded1994
Length3:37
LabelLondon
Songwriter(s)Anthony Mortimer
Matt Rowe
Richard Stannard
Producer(s)Ian Curnow
Phil Harding
Rob Kean
East 17 singles chronology
"Let It Rain"
(1995)		 "Hold My Body Tight"
(1995)		 "Thunder"
(1995)
Music video
"Hold My Body Tight" on YouTube

Critical reception

Pan-European magazine Music & Media commented, "Everybody can see that daily push-ups keep these guys fitter than any Olympic sportsman. If that's not proof enough of their stamina, check out the vitality radiating from the hot swingbeat track off Steam."[1] Alan Jones from Music Week described it as "a softly smacking mid-tempo groove", adding that "far from their most melodic song, it is nicely harmonised, but a little bland. Definitely not the one to put them back at number one."[2] James Hamilton from the magazine's RM Dance Update deemed it a "plaintive jackswing jiggler".[3]

Track listings
  • CD maxi
  1. "Hold My Body Tight" (7" radio edit) – 3:37
  2. "Hold My Body Tight" (Tony Mortimer remix) – 3:40
  3. "Hold My Body Tight" (Danny Tenaglia vocal mix) – 7:57
  4. "Hold My Body Tight" (Delta house of funk mix) – 4:44
  • 12" maxi
  1. "Hold My Body Tight" (Tony Mortimer remix) – 3:40
  2. "Stay Another Day" (aphrodite mix) – 5:28
  3. "Hold My Body Tight" (Danny Tenaglia vocal mix) – 7:58
  4. "Hold My Body Tight" (Brian Harvey remix) – 4:16
  • 2 x 12" maxi - Promo
  1. "Hold My Body Tight" (Danny Tenaglia house mix) – 7:57
  2. "Hold My Body Tight" (Danny Tenaglia edit) – 3:20
  3. "Hold My Body Tight" (Lenny B's classic vocal mix) – 8:08
  4. "Hold My Body Tight" (DJ Casanova's palladium mix) – 6:39
  5. "Hold My Body Tight" (Tony Mortimer mix) – 3:40
  6. "Hold My Body Tight" (Danny Tenaglia house dub) – 8:15
  7. "Hold My Body Tight" (Danny Tenaglia mad drums) – 5:00

Charts
Chart (1995) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 73
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[5] 27
France (SNEP)[6] 23
Germany (Official German Charts)[7] 42
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[8] 24
Ireland (IRMA)[9] 10
Japan (Oricon)[10] 7
Lithuania (M-1)[11] 3
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[12] 35
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13] 20
Scotland (OCC)[14] 16
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 28
UK Singles (OCC)[16] 12
UK on a Pop Tip Club Chart (Music Week)[17] 13
US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard)[18] 32

References
  1. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 3 June 1995. p. 15. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  2. Jones, Alan (3 June 1995). "Talking Music" (PDF). Music Week. p. 30. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  3. Hamilton, James (10 June 1995). "Dj directory" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental insert). p. 11. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  4. "East 17 – Hold My Body Tight". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  5. "East 17 – Hold My Body Tight" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  6. "East 17 – Hold My Body Tight" (in French). Les classement single.
  7. "East 17 – Hold My Body Tight" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  8. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40". DV. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  9. Irish Singles Chart Irishcharts.ie Archived 3 June 2009 at WebCite (Retrieved 30 March 2009)
  10. Oricon Singles Chart Oricon Singles Chart (Retrieved 2 November 2012)
  11. "M-1 TOP 40". M-1.fm. 9 July 1995. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  12. "Nederlandse Top 40 – East 17" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  13. "East 17 – Hold My Body Tight" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  14. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  15. "East 17 – Hold My Body Tight". Swiss Singles Chart.
  16. "Hold My Body Tight", UK Singles Chart Official Charts Company (Retrieved 30 March 2009)
  17. "The RM on a Pop Tip Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental insert). 24 June 1995. p. 8. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  18. Billboard allmusic.com (Retrieved 30 March 2009)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.