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Help Me Hold On
"Help Me Hold On"
Single by Travis Tritt
from the album Country Club
B-side"All I'll Ever Be"
ReleasedFebruary 8, 1990
Recorded1989
GenreCountry
Length4:00
LabelWarner Bros. Nashville 19918
SongwritersTravis Tritt, Pat Terry
ProducerGregg Brown
Travis Tritt singles chronology
"Country Club"
(1989)
"Help Me Hold On"
(1990)
"I'm Gonna Be Somebody"
(1990)

"Help Me Hold On" is a song by American country music artist Travis Tritt. It was released in February 1990 as the second single from his debut album Country Club. It reached number 1 in both the United States and Canada, thus becoming Travis Tritt's first number-one hit. The song was written by Tritt and Pat Terry.

Content

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"Help Me Hold On" is a ballad telling of a failing relationship. In it, the male narrator asks his significant other not to abandon him, by confessing his mistakes.

Commercial performance

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The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. It has also sold 167,000 digital copies since it became available for download.[1]

Music video

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The music video was directed by Greg Crutcher. It begins and ends with an episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show playing on the television set.

Personnel

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The following musicians play on this track:[2]

  • Gregg Brown – acoustic guitar
  • Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar, electric guitar solo
  • Mike Brignardello – bass guitar
  • Paul Franklinsteel guitar
  • Dana McVicker – background vocals
  • Mark O'Connor – fiddle
  • Michael Rojas – piano
  • Jim "Jimmy Joe" Ruggiere – harmonica
  • Steve Turner – drums, percussion
  • Kent Wells – electric guitar
  • Reggie Young – electric guitar

Chart positions

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Chart (1990) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] 1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 1

Year-end charts

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Chart (1990) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] 5
US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 8

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