Hold on Tight

song written and composed by Jeff Lynne; originally recorded by the Electric Light Orchestra and released in 1981
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q930063
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Hold on Tight

Summary

Hold on Tight is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (301 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hold on Tight's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Hold on Tight's genre is rock and roll[4].
  • Hold on Tight was produced by Jeff Lynne[5].
  • Among the performers on Hold on Tight was Electric Light Orchestra[6].
  • Hold on Tight was performed by Larz-Kristerz[7].
  • Hold on Tight is part of Time[8].
  • Hold on Tight's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • Hold on Tight's lyricist is recorded as Jeff Lynne[10].
  • Hold on Tight's form of creative work is recorded as song[11].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[12]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a94de611-f74c-4013-825c-143e24a51332[13]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Electric Light Orchestra[6] and Larz-Kristerz[7]. Hold on Tight was produced by Jeff Lynne[5].

Publication

Hold on Tight's language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Its genre is rock and roll[4]. It is part of Time[8].

Why It Matters

Hold on Tight ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (301 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [12] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [13] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Hold on Tight. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/hold-on-tight
MLA “Hold on Tight.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/hold-on-tight.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_hold-on-tight_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Hold on Tight}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/hold-on-tight}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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