Got a Hold on Me should not be confused with Love's Gotta Hold on Me.
| Got a Hold on Me | |
| Cover: | Got a Hold on Me.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Christine McVie |
| Album: | Christine McVie |
| B-Side: | Who's Dreaming This Dream |
| Released: | January 1984 |
| Recorded: | 1983 |
| Length: | 3:52 |
| Label: | Warner Bros. |
| Producer: | Russ Titelman |
| Prev Title: | When You Say |
| Prev Year: | 1969 |
| Next Title: | Love Will Show Us How |
| Next Year: | 1984 |
"Got a Hold on Me" is a song by Christine McVie, released as the lead single from her eponymous second solo album in 1984.
The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and topped the Billboard Adult Contemporary and Rock Tracks charts for four and two weeks, respectively.[1] The song was McVie's only top 10 solo hit in the United States.
Synthesizers on the track were played by Steve Winwood,[1] while the guitars were played by Todd Sharp (the song's co-writer) and McVie's Fleetwood Mac bandmate Lindsey Buckingham.[2] The other musicians were bassist George Hawkins and drummer-percussionist Steve Ferrone.
The video for the song was produced and directed by Jon Roseman.[3] Shot in both black-and-white and color, it is a pseudo-performance video showing Christine McVie in a mansion-like room singing at her piano while a backup band appears in silhouette shadows on the walls around her.
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 55 |
| Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[5] | 1 |
| Canada RPM Top Singles[6] | 30 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[7] | 10 |
| US Billboard Adult Contemporary[8] | 1 |
| US Billboard Top Rock Tracks[9] | 1 |
| US Cash Box Top 100 | 11 |
| Chart (1984) | Rank |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[10] | 91 |
| US Billboard Adult Contemporary[11] | 9 |
| US Cash Box [12] | 90 |
