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Hold Tight (Justin Bieber song). Review & Synopsis: "Hold Tight" is a song recorded by Canadian
singer Justin Bieber for his second compilation album Journals (2013). It was released on
21 October 2013, as the third single from Bieber's series Music Mondays, following "Heartbreaker"
and "All That Matters" (released on October 7 and 14, respectively). It ranked at 46 on
complex’s best songs of 2013 Critical response of Song:
The song was met with generally mixed reviews. On a more unfavorable review Melinda Newman
of HitFix criticized the fact that it has "no change in tempo" and opinioned that Bieber’s
delivery seems forced. She concluded that "if you’re a Bieber fan who dreams of getting
your boy in a lip lock, this song will probably work for you".
Composition
"Hold Tight" is a mid-tempo R&B song. According to Amy Sciarretto of PopCrush, the song is
a woman's lips. Mikael Wood of the Los Angeles Times noted that "Hold on Tight" could possibly
be addressing his on-again/off-again relationship with Selena Gomez. Jason Lipshutz of Billboard
wrote that Bieber "sorrowfully delivers each syllable", while Sciarretto compared his vocal
range to that of Justin Timberlake. Background and release
On 17 October 2013, Bieber announced the release of "Hold Tight" via his Instagram account.
In the posting, he revealed the artwork for the single and announced that it would be
released on 21 October. Of the song's concept, Bieber explained: "I am a hopeless romantic
so when I love someone, I never want to let them go. This song is about the rush you get
when you have that feeling. No matter how hard you try, you can’t let that person
go. You just want to hold on as tight as you can. I tried to capture that with this one.”
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