Jesse Hold On

"Jesse Hold On" is a song by Irish girl group B*Witched. It was released on 4 October 1999 as the lead single from their second studio album Awake and Breathe (1999). The single reached number six on the Irish Singles Chart, and despite being the band's first single to miss the number-one spot on the UK Singles Chart, it was a commercial success, peaking at number four and receiving a Silver certification from the British Phonographic Industry for shipments of over 200,000.

"Jesse Hold On"
Single by B*Witched
from the album Awake and Breathe
B-side	"Coming Around Again"
Released	4 October 1999 (1999-10-04)
Genre	Pop[1]
Length	3:20
Label	Epic, Glowworm
Songwriter(s)	Edele Lynch, Keavy Lynch, Sinéad O'Carroll, Lindsay Armaou, Ray Hedges, Martin Brannigan, Robert Hodgens
Producer(s)	Ray "Madman" Hedges
B*Witched singles chronology
"Blame It on the Weatherman" (1999) "Jesse Hold On" (1999) "I Shall Be There" (1999)

Music video

The western-themed music video was filmed at the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum in Campo, San Diego County, California, and was directed by Andy Morahan.^[2]

Track listings

UK CD1[3] "Jesse Hold On" – 3:20 "Coming Around Again" – 3:36 "Jesse Hold On" (karaoke version) – 3:15 "Jesse Hold On" (video) UK CD2[4] "Jesse Hold On" – 3:20 "Jesse Hold On" (The Bold & The Beautiful Glamourmix) – 6:46 "Jesse Hold On" (The HB Source Upfront mix) – 6:13 UK cassette single[5] "Jesse Hold On" – 3:20 "Jesse Hold On" (The HB Source 7-inch Upfront mix) – 3:20 European CD single[6] "Jesse Hold On" – 3:20 "Coming Around Again" – 3:36

Australia CD single[7] "Jesse Hold On" – 3:20 "Coming Around Again" – 3:36 "Jesse Hold On" (karaoke version) – 3:15 "Jesse Hold On" (The Bold & The Beautiful Glamourmix) – 6:46 "Jesse Hold On" (The HB Source Upfront mix) – 6:13 Japanese CD single[8] "Jesse Hold On" – 3:21 "Coming Around Again" – 3:36 "Jesse Hold On" (The Bold & The Beautiful Glamourmix) – 6:43 "Jesse Hold On" (The HB Source Upfront mix) – 6:14

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the Awake and Breathe album booklet.^[9]

Studio

• Produced in Ray "Madman" Hedges' Mothership

Personnel

• Edele Lynch – writing
• Keavy Lynch – writing
• Sinéad O'Carroll – writing
• Lindsay Armaou – writing
• Ray Hedges – writing, production, arrangement
• Martin Brannigan – writing, arrangement
• Robert Hodgens – writing, guitar
• Erwin Keiles – guitar
• Cutfather & Joe – additional production and remix

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1999) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[10] 59 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[11] 14 Estonia (Eesti Top 20)[12] 14 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[13] 17 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[14] 6 Ireland (IRMA)[15] 6 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[16] 96 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[17] 22 Scotland (OCC)[18] 3 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 36 UK Singles (OCC)[20] 4

Year-end charts Chart (1999) Position UK Singles (OCC)[21] 82

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[22]	Silver	200,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	4 October 1999	CD cassette	Epic Glowworm Records	[23]
Japan	27 October 1999	CD	Epic	[24]