"I'm Holdin' On to Love (To Save My Life)" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

singer

Shania Twain Eilleen Regina "Shania" Twain ( , ; née Edwards; born August 28, 1965) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She has sold over 100 million records, making her the best-selling female artist in country music history and one of the best-s ...

. It is the twelfth and final single from her double-Diamond certified third studio album ''

Come on Over ''Come On Over'' is the third studio album by Canadian country music singer Shania Twain. It was released on November 4, 1997, by Mercury Records. Produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange, the album became the best-selling country album, the best s ...

''. It was written by

Robert John "Mutt" Lange Robert John "Mutt" Lange (born 11 November 1948) is a South African record producer and songwriter, mainly known for his work in rock music as well as his previous marriage to Canadian singer Shania Twain, for whom he wrote and produced several ...

and Twain. The song was originally released to North American country radio stations in July 2000. With no promotional performances, or commercial single, the song was still able to reach considerable chart success, peaking at 2 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 and becoming her second longest running single on the chart after "

You Win My Love "You Win My Love" is a song recorded by Canadian country music singer Shania Twain. It was released in January 1996 as the fifth single from her second studio album '' The Woman in Me'' (1995). The song was written single-handedly by Robert John "M ...

". It also reached the 20 of the Billboard Country Singles chart peaking at number 17. It is also the only single from the album released without an accompanying

music video A music video is a video of variable duration, that integrates a music song or a music album with imagery that is produced for promotion (marketing), promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a m ...

. "I'm Holdin' On to Love" was performed on the

Come On Over Tour The Come On Over Tour was the debut concert tour by Canadian singer-songwriter Shania Twain. Visiting North America, Australia and Europe, the tour supported of her third studio album ''Come On Over'' (1997). Deemed one of the most anticipated to ...

, in a medley on the

Up! Tour The Up! Tour was the second headlining concert tour by Canadian singer-songwriter Shania Twain in support of her fourth studio album '' Up!'' (2002). It began on September 25, 2003, in Hamilton, Ontario and finished on July 10, 2004, in Sunrise, ...

, and on Twain's 2003 NBC special '' Up! Close and Personal''. The song is commonly cited as a "fan favorite" from Twain's career, despite her not performing or mentioning the song in almost two decades.

Critical reception

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'' magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying "This is one of those little tunes that pushes all the right buttons that Twain and Lange have engaged so successfully before. Look for it to follow its predecessors up the chart."''

'', August 19, 2000

Official versions

*Original Country Version (3:30) *International Version (3:30) *Pop Mix (3:44) *Live from Dallas (3:27) *Live from '' Up! Close and Personal'' (3:24)

Chart performance

"I'm Holdin' On to Love" debuted on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart the week of July 8, 2000 at number 66. The single spent 21 weeks on the chart and slowly climbed to a peak position of number 17 on November 11, 2000, where it remained for two weeks. "I'm Holdin' On to Love" became the tenth top 20 single from ''Come On Over'', her 16th overall. The song went on to top the Hot Country Recurrents chart for one week. "I'm Holdin' On to Love" was the final single from ''Come On Over'', and peaked three years after the album's debut, which was released on November 4, 1997. The song also reached the second spot of the

Bubbling Under Hot 100 Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (also known as Bubbling Under the Hot 100) is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States. The chart lists the top songs that have not yet charted on the main ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Chart ...

chart on November 4, 2000.

Charts

References

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