Hold On Tight (album version)

~ Recording by Electric Light Orchestra

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleCountry/Date
Official
1.12Hold On Tight3:06ELOTime
  • 1981-07-31 GB
1.12Hold On Tight3:07ELOTime
  • 1981-07-31 US
1.1Hold On Tight3:05Electric Light OrchestraHold On Tight
1.1Hold On Tight3:05Electric Light OrchestraHold On Tight
1.12Hold On Tight3:06ELOTime
1.12Hold On Tight3:06ELOTime
1.12Hold On Tight3:06ELOTime
1.9Hold On Tight3:09Electric Light OrchestraA Perfect World of Music
1.9Hold On Tight3:09Electric Light OrchestraA Perfect World of Music
1.8Hold On Tight3:10Electric Light OrchestraThe Light Years
1.8Hold On Tight3:10Electric Light OrchestraThe Light Years
1.9Hold On Tight3:08ELOAll Over the World
1.12Hold On Tight3:07ELOTime
2.12Hold On Tight3:07Electric Light OrchestraDiscovery + Time
2.10Hold On Tight3:08Electric Light OrchestraThe Very Best of the Electric Light Orchestra
1.12Hold On Tight3:16ELOTime
2.5Hold On Tight3:08Electric Light OrchestraThe Very Best of the Electric Light Orchestra
  • 1990-06-11 DE
1.12Hold On Tight3:06Electric Light OrchestraTime
  • 1990-09-01 JP
1.12Hold On Tight3:06ELOTime
  • 1990-10-23 US
3.9Hold On Tight3:07Electric Light OrchestraAfterglow
1.9Hold On Tight3:07Electric Light OrchestraThe Very Best of ELO
2.5Hold On Tight3:08Electric Light OrchestraThe Very Best of the Electric Light Orchestra
2.5Hold On Tight3:07Electric Light OrchestraThe Very Best of the Electric Light Orchestra
2.11Hold On Tight3:00Electric Light OrchestraLarry’s Party Rock 2
  • 1991-04-15 US
1.12Hold On Tight3:06ELOTime
  • 1991-06 XE
1.3Hold On Tight3:08ELOThe Rock and Roll Decades: The Eighties
1.12Hold On Tight3:06ELOTime
1.8Hold On Tight3:08ELO25 Years of Rock ’n’ Roll: 1981, Volume 2
1.9Hold On Tight3:09Electric Light OrchestraA Perfect World of Music
1.6Hold On Tight3:07Electric Light OrchestraBurning Bright
1.7Hold On Tight3:07Electric Light OrchestraCollection Gold
  • 1992 -
1.7Hold On Tight3:07Electric Light OrchestraCollection Gold
1.18Hold On Tight3:07Electric Light OrchestraDefinitive Collection
2.12Hold On Tight3:07Electric Light OrchestraDiscovery / Time
1.2Hold On Tight3:08Electric Light OrchestraELO's Greatest Hits II, Volume Two
2.10Hold On Tight3:08Electric Light OrchestraGreatest Hits
2.8Hold On Tight3:07Electric Light OrchestraGreatest Hits of the ’80’s: The Definitive Singles Collection 1980–1989
1.12Hold On Tight3:08Electric Light OrchestraLivin’ Thing: Best
1.7Hold On Tight3:10Electric Light OrchestraRock Legends
1.7Hold On Tight3:09The Electric Light OrchestraThe Rock Collection: Rock Power
2.12Hold On Tight3:07Electric Light OrchestraTime
1.12Hold On Tight3:05Electric Light OrchestraThe Very Best Of
  • 1993-10-11 FR
1.14Hold On Tight3:09Electric Light OrchestraBasically Blewitt
2.15Hold On Tight3:07Electric Light OrchestraRock Line 4
2.14Hold On Tight3:08Electric Light OrchestraThe Best of 1980–1990, Volume 8
1.14Hold On Tight3:08Electric Light OrchestraThe Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra: The Chart Singles Collection
1.2Hold On Tight3:06Electric Light OrchestraVery Best of the 80's
1.2Hold On Tight3:07Electric Light OrchestraAbsolute Party
  • 1994-06-22 SE
1.2Hold On Tight3:08Electric Light OrchestraAral MusicCollection No. 3: Keep On Running
3.9Hold On Tight3:07Electric Light OrchestraParty Rock
2.13Hold On Tight?:??Electric Light OrchestraRock Classics, Vol. 1
2.11Hold On Tight3:10Electric Light OrchestraThe 80’s Collection: 1981
1.11Hold On Tight3:08Electric Light OrchestraThe Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra
1.11Hold On Tight3:07Electric Light OrchestraThe Very Best of the Electric Light Orchestra
3.13Hold On Tight3:08Electric Light OrchestraSony Music Box: Rock
  • 1995-02-01 FR
1.13Hold On Tight3:07Electric Light OrchestraDrive Time
  • 1995-03-23 GB
1.13Hold On Tight3:07Electric Light OrchestraDrive Time
  • 1995-03-23 GB
2.9Hold On Tight3:08Electric Light OrchestraStrange Magic: The Best of Electric Light Orchestra (club edition)
  • 1995-04-11 CA
1.13Hold On Tight3:07Electric Light OrchestraSounds Like Summer
  • 1995-06-19 -
3.9Hold On Tight3:07Electric Light OrchestraParty Rock
  • 1995-10-03 DE
1.6Hold On Tight3:07Electric Light OrchestraBurning Bright
1.18Hold On Tight3:07Electric Light OrchestraDefinitive Collection: Best of the Best
1.7Hold On Tight3:10Electric Light OrchestraSingles Collection
  • 1995 -
2.9Hold On Tight3:08Electric Light OrchestraStrange Magic: The Best of Electric Light Orchestra
1.14Hold On Tight3:08Electric Light OrchestraThe Very Best of Pop Music 1981–82
2.11Hold On Tight3:09Electric Light OrchestraClassic Rock: 1980–1981
2.10Hold On Tight3:06Electric Light OrchestraDrive
2.10Hold On Tight3:07Electric Light OrchestraHit the Road With… Drive (4 disc boxset)
1.14Hold On Tight3:07Electric Light OrchestraNur No.1 Hits
1.10Hold On Tight3:07Electric Light OrchestraParty Power Pack, Volume 5
1.10Hold On Tight3:06Electric Light OrchestraRock Olympics
2.13Hold On Tight3:07Electric Light OrchestraLight Years: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra
  • 1997-10-27 GB
4.11Hold On Tight3:08Electric Light OrchestraBack to the 80’s: De Hits uit de Jaren ’80, Volume 2
  • 1997-11-18 NL
2.13Hold On Tight3:07Electric Light OrchestraLight Years
  • 1997-11 -
1.9Hold On Tight3:08Electric Light OrchestraHits of the 80’s: 1980–1981
1.18Hold On Tight3:07Electric Light OrchestraLicht aus! Spot an! Best of Disco 1/81
2.13Hold On Tight3:07Electric Light OrchestraLight Years: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra
1.5Hold On Tight3:07Electric Light OrchestraRock of Ages
  • 1997 -
1.11Hold On Tight3:09Electric Light OrchestraSounds of the Eighties: 1980-1983
1.16Hold On Tight3:09Electric Light OrchestraThe Big 80’s
2.13Hold On Tight3:07Electric Light OrchestraThe Danish Collection
1.6Hold On Tight3:09Electric Light OrchestraThe Very Best of Rock 1980-83
2.5Hold On Tight3:09Electric Light OrchestraYoung at Heart: Classic Hits of the Early 80s
1.19Hold On Tight3:08Electric Light OrchestraFantastic 80s!
  • 1998-02-23 GB
1.10Hold On Tight3:07Electric Light OrchestraDe Pre Historie 1981, Volume 2
1.18Hold On Tight3:07Electric Light OrchestraDefinitive Collection: Best of the Best (gold CD)
1.7Hold On Tight3:08E.L.O.Eighties Chart Hits
1.4Hold On Tight3:08Electric Light OrchestraNejvětší hity 80. let, Volume 1
3.9Hold On Tight3:08Electric Light OrchestraThe Ultimate 80’s Collection: Top of the 80’s
1.9Hold On Tight3:08Electric Light OrchestraSimply the Best of the 80’s
  • 1999-10-30 GB
1.17Hold On Tight3:09Electric Light Orchestra20 Jahre Radio 24
2.19Hold On Tight3:07Electric Light OrchestraGreatest Hits of the Millennium: 80’s, Volume 1
4.5Hold On Tight3:08ELOPop Toppers
  • 1999 -
1.15Hold On Tight3:08Electric Light OrchestraPrzeboje Lata z Radiem 4
3.11Hold On Tight3:08Electric Light OrchestraFlashback
  • 2000-12-11 GB
2.7Hold On Tight3:08Electric Light OrchestraBestseller auf dem Plattenteller (78–82) (first edition)
2.10Hold On Tight3:06Electric Light Orchestradrive
Promotion
1.5Hold On Tight3:07Electric Light OrchestraRock (Compilation branded by Brok beer company)
(unknown)
1.12Hold On Tight3:16Electric Light OrchestraTime
1.8Hold On Tight3:08Electric Light Orchestra25 Years Of Rock 'N' Roll 1981

Relationships

engineer:Mack
producer:Jeff Lynne
bass:Kelly Groucutt (in 1981)
drums (drum set) and percussion:Bev Bevan (in 1981)
electric piano:Richard Tandy (in 1981)
guitar, piano and synthesizer:Jeff Lynne (in 1981)
Richard Tandy (in 1981)
lead vocals:Jeff Lynne (in 1981)
conductor:Rainer Pietsch (in 1981)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Jet Records (in 1981)
Sony Music Entertainment (in 1981, in 2005)
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1981)
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (in 1981)
recorded at:Musicland Studios in München, Bayern, Germany (in 1981)
recording of:Hold On Tight (in 1981)

Related works

Hold On Tight

lyricist and composer:Jeff Lynne
publisher:EMI April Music Inc.
EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
EMI Songs
EMI Songs Ltd.
Jet Music Ltd.
Polygon Publishing Ltd.
EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division (until 2021-06-30)
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
later translated versions:夢幻中十二年