ALABAMA SHAKES - HOLD ON

HOLD ON

ALABAMA SHAKES

SONGWRITERS: BRITTANY HOWARD; ZAC COCRELL; HEATH FOGG & STEVE JOHNSON

COUNTRY: U.S.A.

ALBUM: BOYS & GIRLS

LABEL: ROUGH TRADE RECORDS

GENRE: ROCK AND ROLL

YEAR: 2012

"Hold On" is a song by American rock band Alabama Shakes. The track was first released on February 6, 2012 in the United Kingdom as the lead single from the studio album Boys & Girls (2012).

Alabama Shakes is a blues rock band from USA formed in Athens, Alabama in 2009. The band currently consists of lead singer and guitarist Brittany Howard, guitarist Heath Fogg, bassist Zac Cockrell, and drummer Steve Johnson. The group rose to prominence in the early 2010s with their distinctive and soulful roots rock sound.

The band began their career touring and performing at bars and clubs around the Southeast for two years while honing their sound and writing music. They recorded their debut album, Boys & Girls, with producer Andrija Tokic in Nashville while still unsigned. Online acclaim led ATO Records to sign the band, which released Boys & Girls in 2012 to acclaim. The album had a hit single, "Hold On", and was nominated for three Grammy Awards. After a long touring cycle, the band recorded their second record, Sound & Color, which was released in 2015 and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, and won four Grammy Awards.

Bless my heart

Bless my soul

Didn't think I'd make it to 22 years old

There must be someone up above sayin'

Come on, Brittany

You got to come on up

You got to hold on

Yeah, you got to hold on

So, bless my heart and bless yours too

I don't know where I'm gonna go

I don't know what I'm gonna do

Well, must be somebody up above sayin'

Come on, Brittany

You got to get back up

You got to hold on

Yeah, you got to hold on

Yeah, you got to wait

Yeah, you got to wait

But, I don't wanna wait

No, I don't wanna wait

So, bless my heart

Bless my mind

I got so much I wanna do, I ain't got much time

So, must be somebody up above sayin'

Come on, baby girl

You got to get back up

You got to hold on

Yeah, you got to hold on

Yeah, you got to wait

I don't wanna wait

Well, I don't wanna wait

No, I don't wanna wait

You got to hold on.