Hold Me in Your Arms (Rick Astley song)

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"Hold Me in Your Arms"
File:Holdmearmsrick.jpg
Single by Rick Astley
from the album Hold Me in Your Arms
B-side"I Don't Want to Be Your Lover"
Released30 January 1989
GenrePop
Length4:32
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)Rick Astley
Producer(s)
Rick Astley singles chronology
"Take Me to Your Heart"
(1988) 		"Hold Me in Your Arms"
(1989) 		"Giving Up on Love"
(1989)
Music videos
"Hold Me In Your Arms (original version)" on YouTube
"Hold Me In Your Arms" (HD version) on YouTube

"Hold Me in Your Arms" is a song written and performed by Rick Astley. Released as a single in 1989, it reached No. 10 in the UK Singles Chart in February 1989.[1] It was the third single from his album Hold Me in Your Arms.

In 2019, Astley recorded and released a 'Reimagined' version of the song for his album The Best of Me, which features a new piano arrangement.[2]

Critical reception

In an ironic review of 4 February 1989 the Phil Cheeseman, reviewer of British music newspaper Record Mirror, chided the song for lack of class and recommended the singer take a break.[3] Mick Mercer of Melody Maker expressed similar opinion on single.[4] Julianne Regan of All About Eve also wasn't really impressed by "Hold Me in Your Arms" by saying "this song is exactly what you'd expect from him" in her capsule review for New Musical Express.[5]

Track listing

7" single
  1. "Hold Me In Your Arms" – 4:32
  2. "I Don't Want to Be Your Lover" – 3:58

Chart performance

Chart (1989) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 77
Belgium (Flanders) (Ultratop)[7] 25
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] 7
Germany (Media Control Charts)[9] 32
Irish Singles Chart[10] 7
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] 35
UK Singles Chart[1] 10

References

  1. ^ a b "Official Charts > Rick Astley". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  2. ^ Brungardt, Leah (12 November 2019). "An Interview with 'Never Gonna Give You Up' Singer Rick Astley on His Iconic Hit Song, His Newest Album and Much More!". All Access Music. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  3. ^ Cheeseman, Phil (4 February 1989). "Review: Rick Astley – "Hold Me in Your Arms"" (PDF). Record Mirror. London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 29. ISSN 0144-5804. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021 – via World Radio History.
  4. ^ Mick, Mercer (4 February 1989). "Review: Rick Astley – "Hold Me in Your Arms"". Melody Maker. London: IPC Limited. p. 32. ISSN 0025-9012.
  5. ^ Regan, Julianne (11 February 1989). "Review: Rick Astley – "Hold Me in Your Arms" (PWL)". New Musical Express. London: IPC Limited. p. 18. ISSN 0028-6362.
  6. ^ "Chartifacts – Week Ending: 10 February 1991 (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 55)". imgur.com. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  7. ^ "Ultratop > Rick Astley – Hold Me in Your Arms". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  8. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Rick Astley". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 21. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Rick Astley – Hold Me in Your Arms (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  10. ^ "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for 'Hold Me in Your Arms' (from irishcharts.ie)". imgur.com. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  11. ^ "dutchcharts.nl > Rick Astley – Hold Me in Your Arms". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 April 2016.


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