"Hold on My Heart" is a song by English rock band

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from their 14th studio album, ''

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'' (1991). The ballad was released as the album's third single on 6 April 1992. The song reached number one on the Canadian ''

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'' Top Singles chart, the ''RPM'' Adult Contemporary chart, and the US ''Billboard''

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chart, as well as number 12 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. In the band's home country, the song peaked at number 16 on the

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Music video

The music video shows the band playing at an empty night club, similar to Collins' 1985 video for " One More Night". To create the visual effect seen in the music video, the music on the recording of the video was played fast and the "singing" was mimed fast. When the music was slowed down to normal speed, the members of the band appear to be moving in slow motion, similar to the video for "

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Live performances

The song was played live during '' The Way We Walk'', ''

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'' (with Ray Wilson on vocals, though rarely played in a low key to accommodate Wilson's voice), and '' Turn It On Again: The Tour'' tours. A live version appears on their albums '' The Way We Walk, Volume One: The Shorts'', and ''

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'', as well as on their DVDs '' The Way We Walk — Live in Concert'' and ''

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Track listings

7-inch and cassette single # "Hold on My Heart" # "Way of the World" UK CD single # "Hold on My Heart" # "Way of the World" # "Your Own Special Way" (live) Australian and Japanese CD single # "Hold on My Heart" # "Way of the World" # "

Home by the Sea "Home by the Sea" and "Second Home by the Sea" is a suite of two songs by English rock band Genesis. It first appeared on their eponymous album in 1983. The lyrics were written by keyboardist Tony Banks and the music was written by the whole b ...

" (live) # "Your Own Special Way" (live)

Personnel

* Tony Banks – keyboards * Phil Collins – vocals, drum machine, toms, cymbals *

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– electric guitar, bass guitar

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