"Hold On to Me" is a song by American singer

Courtney Love Courtney Michelle Love (née Harrison; born July 9, 1964) is an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and actress. A figure in the alternative and grunge scenes of the 1990s, her career has spanned four decades. She rose to prominence as ...

from her debut studio album '' America's Sweetheart'' (2004). It was released as the second single from the album on March 30, 2004, by

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. The single was released nearly a month after the album's lead single, "

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", failing to garner any notable commercial success.

Background and production

"Hold on to Me" was one of the earliest songs written for ''America's Sweetheart'', known to be written and performed as early as 2001. The song was one of the few that were featured on the original version of ''America's Sweetheart'', prior to its rerecording. The final version of the song – as featured on the album and single release – was recorded at Studio Miraval, a chateau in the south of France, in 2003. The single never saw a proper release due to events in Love's personal life that prevented her from promoting the single and making a video for it. Love's former

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bandmate,

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, played drums on the track, and the song was on the list of the album's tracks that weren't registered for copyright collect, according to BMI and ASCAP's websites, however, this was resolved in 2006.

Track listing

*Limited CD single and promo CD #"Hold on to Me" (radio edit) #"Hold on to Me" (album version)

Charts

Release history

References

2004 singles Courtney Love songs Songs written by Courtney Love 2004 songs Virgin Records singles Song recordings produced by Matt Serletic {{2000s-rock-song-stub