Alabama Shakes
Alabama Shakes
Alabama Shakes
Alabama Shakes
Alabama Shakes
Alabama Shakes
Alabama Shakes
Alabama Shakes
Alabama Shakes
Alabama Shakes
Alabama Shakes
Alabama Shakes
The debut single from the Alabama Shakes, hailing from you guessed it, Athens, Alabama. “Hold On” was symbolic of the phenomenon that the band became in 2012, as the song was well received all over the world.
The band’s rise to fame took them by surprise. In and interview with Pharell, Brittany How...
[Verse 1]
Bless my heart, bless my soul
Didn't think I'd make it to twenty-two years old
There must be someone up above
Sayin', "Come on, Brittany, you got to come on up
[Chorus]
You got to hold on
Hey, you got to hold on"
[Verse 2]
So, bless my heart and bless yours, too
I don't know where I'm gonna go
Don't know what I'm gonna do
There must be somebody up above
Sayin', "Come on, Brittany, you got to come on up
[Chorus]
You got to hold on
Hey, you got to hold on"
[Bridge]
"Yeah, you gotta wait
Yeah, you gotta wait"
But I don't wanna wait
No, I don't wanna wait
[Verse 3]
So, bless my heart and bless my mind
I got so much to do, I ain't got much time
So, must be someone up above
Saying "Come on, girl
Yeah, you got to get back up
[Chorus]
You got to hold on
Hey, you got to hold on"
[Bridge]
"Yeah, you gotta wait"
I don't wanna wait
But I don't wanna wait
No, I don't wanna wait
[Outro]
You gotta hold on
You gotta hold on
You gotta hold on
You gotta hold on
Hold On was written by Brittany Howard & Heath Fogg & Steve Johnson & Zac Cockrell.
Hold On was produced by Andrija Tokic & Steve Johnson & Zac Cockrell & Heath Fogg & Brittany Howard.
Alabama Shakes released Hold On on Tue Sep 13 2011.
In 2018, NPR ranked this as the #5 greatest song involving a female or nonbinary artist in the 21st century, saying:
It’s always a good thing when a band challenges musical categorizations and visual expectations and wins. This single introduced the world to singer and guitarist Brittany Howard, wh...