Hold on My Heart

"Hold on My Heart" is a song by English rock band Genesis from their 14th studio album, We Can't Dance (1991). The ballad^[2][3] 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.

"Hold on My Heart"
Single by Genesis
from the album We Can't Dance
B-side	"Way of the World"
Released	6 April 1992 (1992-04-06)
Studio	The Farm (Surrey, England)
Genre	Soft rock[1]
Length	4:38
Label	Atlantic Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Tony Banks Phil Collins Mike Rutherford
Producer(s)	Genesis Nick Davis Robert Colby
Genesis singles chronology
"I Can't Dance" (1991) "Hold on My Heart" (1992) "Jesus He Knows Me" (1992)

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,^[4] Calling All Stations (with Ray Wilson on vocals,^[4] though rarely played in a low key to accommodate Wilson's voice), and Turn It On Again: The Tour^[4] 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^[5][6]

1. "Hold on My Heart"
2. "Way of the World"

UK CD single^[7]

1. "Hold on My Heart"
2. "Way of the World"
3. "Your Own Special Way" (live)

Australian and Japanese CD single^[8][9]

1. "Hold on My Heart"
2. "Way of the World"
3. "Home by the Sea" (live)
4. "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 Chart (1992) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[10] 63 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[11] 16 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[12] 1 Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[13] 1 Denmark (IFPI)[14] 4 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[15] 32 France (SNEP)[16] 19 Germany (GfK)[17] 45 Ireland (IRMA)[18] 20 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[19] 11 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[20] 13 UK Singles (OCC)[21] 16 US Billboard Hot 100[22] 12 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[23] 1 US Cash Box Top 100[24] 11

Year-end charts Chart (1992) Position Canada Top Singles (RPM)[25] 16 Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[26] 7 US Billboard Hot 100[27] 62 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[28] 2

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref(s).
United Kingdom	6 April 1992	7-inch vinyl CD cassette	Virgin	[29]
Japan	21 May 1992	Mini-CD CD		[30][31]