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Recorded
  
1989

Length
  
3:58

Genre
  
Electronic acid house

Label
  
Ahead of Our Time

People Hold On

Released
  
13 March 1989 (1989-03-13)

Format
  
CD single cassette single 7" single 12" single

"People Hold On" is a song recorded by British band Coldcut and singer Lisa Stansfield, released as the first single from Coldcut's debut album, What's That Noise? (1989). It was written by Matt Black, Jonathan More and Stansfield, and produced by Coldcut.

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The song received positive reviews from music critics and became a commercial success. It was released as a single on 13 March 1989 and reached number eleven on the UK Singles Chart and number six on the US Billboard's Hot Dance Club Songs. The song was remixed by Blaze, Juan Atkins, Dimitri from Paris, Mark Saunders, Eric Kupper, Tyrone Perkins and Masters At Work. An accompanying music video directed by Big TV! was also released.

In 2003, "People Hold On" was included on Stansfield's compilation, Biography: The Greatest Hits. In 2006, Casuals Remix by Ceri Evans was included on Coldcut's album, Sound Mirrors (Videos & Remixes). In 2014, Full Length Disco Mix of "People Hold On" was included on Stansfield's People Hold On ... The Remix Anthology (also on The Collection 1989–2003).

Track listings

Australian/European 7" single

  1. "People Hold On" – 3:58
  2. "Yes, Yes, Yes" – 3:33

Australian/European CD single

  1. "People Hold On" – 3:58
  2. "People Hold On" (Full Length Disco Mix) – 9:24
  3. "Yes, Yes, Yes" – 5:40

Australian/European 12" single

  1. "People Hold On" (Full Length Disco Mix) – 9:24
  2. "Yes, Yes, Yes" (Hedmaster Mix) – 5:40

European 12" single (The Blaze Mix)

  1. "People Hold On" (New Jersey Jazz Mix) – 8:49
  2. "People Hold On" (Speng Mix) – 6:34
  3. "People Hold On" (A Capella) – 2:08
  4. "Yes, Yes, Yes" – 5:40

European promotional 12" single

  1. "People Hold On" (Full Length Disco Mix) – 9:24
  2. "People Hold On" (Magic Juan's Dub Mix)
  3. "People Hold On" (A Capella) – 2:08

European promotional 12" single

  1. "People Hold On" (New Jersey Jazz Mix) – 8:49
  2. "People Hold On" (Dimitri Remix) – 6:45

US 12" single

  1. "People Hold On" (Full Length Disco Mix) – 9:24
  2. "People Hold On" (Speng Mix) – 6:34
  3. "People Hold On" (Radio Mix) – 3:58
  4. "People Hold On" (New Jersey Jazz Mix) – 8:49
  5. "People Hold On" (A Capella) – 2:08

US 12" single (Limited Edition)

  1. "People Hold On" (NYC Club Mix) – 7:58
  2. "People Hold On" (Dirty Piano Mix) – 5:33
  3. "People Hold On" (Perk-Appella Mix) – 6:21
  4. "People Hold On" (Radio Mix) – 3:58
  5. "People Hold On" (NYC Club Edit) – 4:33
  6. "People Hold On" (R.E.T.T. Dub) – 8:07

US 12" single (Masters At Work Mixes)

  1. "People Hold On" (MAW Mix 1)
  2. "People Hold On" (MAW Mix 2)
  3. "People Hold On" (MAW Mix 3)
  4. "People Hold On" (MAW Mix 4)

2006 UK 12" promotional single

  1. "People Hold On" (Casuals Remix) – 4:32
  2. "People Hold On" (Ricey Remix) – 5:57

"People Hold On" (The Bootleg Mixes)

In late 1996, "People Hold On" was remixed by British producers Dan Bewick and Matt Frost who called themselves The Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. The CD single with these Bootleg Mixes was released on 6 January 1997 and charted higher than the original version of the song in 1989. It peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart and topped the Billboard's Hot Dance Club Songs. The Dirty Rotten Scoundrels took their cue from Armand Van Helden's radical reworking of Tori Amos' "Professional Widow."

Because of this success, "People Hold On" (Bootleg Mix) was included on Lisa Stansfield's eponymous album (1997) as a bonus track. The music video, directed by Max Abbiss-Biro, does not include any new footage of Stansfield but uses small fragments taken from "Change" and "Someday (I'm Coming Back)" videos.

Later, "People Hold On" (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Mix) was also featured on The Remix Album (1998) and a limited edition of Biography: The Greatest Hits (2003). On 24 October 2006, Dance Vault Mixes of "People Hold On" were released digitally. In 2014, Jon Is the Don Mix of "People Hold On" was included on the deluxe 2CD + DVD re-release of Lisa Stansfield (also on The Collection 1989–2003).

Track listings

European CD single

  1. "People Hold On" (Dirty Radio Mix) – 3:42
  2. "People Hold On" (Jon Is The Don Mix) – 8:09

Australian/European CD maxi single

  1. "People Hold On" (Dirty Radio Mix) – 3:42
  2. "People Hold On" (Original 7" Version) – 3:58
  3. "People Hold On" (Jon Is The Don Mix) – 8:09
  4. "People Hold On" (Monjack Dub) – 7:59
  5. "People Hold On" (Full Length Disco Mix) – 9:21

European 12" single

  1. "People Hold On" (Jon Is The Don Mix) – 8:09
  2. "People Hold On" (Original 7" Version) – 3:58
  3. "People Hold On" (Monjack Dub) – 7:59
  4. "People Hold On" (Full Length Disco Mix) – 9:21

2006 US digital Dance Vault Mixes

  1. "People Hold On" (Dirty Radio Mix) – 3:42
  2. "People Hold On" (Original 7" Version) – 3:58
  3. "People Hold On" (Jon Is The Don Mix) – 8:09
  4. "People Hold On" (Monjack Dub) – 7:59
  5. "People Hold On" (Full Length Disco Mix) – 9:21

Other remixes

  1. "People Hold On" (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Mix) – 6:11

Cover and sampled versions

Manix sampled the song in their track "Living in the Past" from the album of the same name, which was released in 2013.

Appearances in other media

The song appears in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV on the radio station Vice City FM.

References

People Hold On Wikipedia
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