"Help Me Hold On" is a song by American

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. It was released in February 1990 as the second single from his debut album ''

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''. 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

"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

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.

Music video

The music video was directed by Greg Crutcher. It begins and ends with an episode of ''

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'' playing on the television set.

Personnel

The following musicians play on this track: *Gregg Brown – acoustic guitar *

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– acoustic guitar, electric guitar solo *Mike Brignardello – bass guitar * Paul Franklin –

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– background vocals *

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– fiddle *Michael Rojas – piano *Jim "Jimmy Joe" Ruggiere – harmonica *Steve Turner – drums, percussion *Kent Wells – electric guitar *

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– electric guitar

Chart positions

Year-end charts

References

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