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.^{[citation needed]}

"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 music video was filmed at Pacific Southwest Railway Museum in Campo, California and was directed by Andy Morahan.^[2]

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the Awake and Breathe album booklet.^[3]

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)[4] 59 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[5] 14 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[6] 17 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] 6 Ireland (IRMA)[8] 6 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] 96 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[10] 22 Scotland (OCC)[11] 3 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 36 UK Singles (OCC)[13] 4

Year-end charts Chart (1999) Position UK Singles (OCC)[14] 82

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[15]	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	[16]
Japan	27 October 1999	CD	Epic	[17]

References

1. Jones, Stephen, ed. (4 September 1999). "A&R". Music Week. p. 7. The single is pure pop in style...
2. Garcia, Alex S. "mvdbase.com – B*witched – "Jesse hold on"". Music Video DataBase. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
3. Awake and Breathe (UK CD album booklet). B*Witched. Epic Records, Glowworm Records. 1999. 496079 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
4. "ariaNET The Chart! Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing 24th January 2000". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 24 February 2016 – via Imgur.
5. "B*Witched – Jesse Hold On" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
6. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 43. 23 October 1999. p. 11. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
7. "B*Witched: Jesse Hold On" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
8. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Jesse Hold On". Irish Singles Chart.
9. "B*Witched – Jesse Hold On" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
10. "B*Witched – Jesse Hold On". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
11. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
12. "B*Witched – Jesse Hold On". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
13. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
14. "Best Sellers of 1999: Singles Top 100". Music Week. 22 January 2000. p. 27.
15. "British single certifications – B'witched – Jesse Hold On". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
16. "New Releases – For Week Starting 4 October, 1999: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 2 October 1999. p. 27. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
17. "ジェシー・ホールド・オン | B★Witched" [Jesse Hold On | B★Witched] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 30 August 2023.