Bottle Living / Hold On

"Bottle living"/"Hold on"
Single by Dave Gahan
from the album Paper Monsters
Released	27 October 2003 (2003-10-27)
Recorded	2003
Genre	Rock
Length	3:31 (Album Version)
Label	Mute (UK) - MUTE 310 Reprise (U.S.)
Songwriter(s)	Dave Gahan, Knox Chandler
Producer(s)	Ken Thomas
Dave Gahan singles chronology
"I Need You" (2003) "Bottle Living" / "Hold On" (2003) "A Little Piece (live)" (2003)

"Bottle Living" and "Hold On" are songs by Depeche Mode vocalist Dave Gahan and were released as a double A-side single, besides being the third and final single from Gahan's 2003 debut album, Paper Monsters. It was released on 27 October 2003 in the UK, and on 4 November in the USA.

The single release of "Hold On" is a "Radio Mix" and has a slightly faster pace and more prominent rhythm track than that of the more placid album version of the song.

The UK limited edition Maxi-CD, contains a remixed version of "Hidden Houses", another album track, as a B-side .

Releases and track lists

12": Mute / P12 MUTE 310 (UK)

1. "Bottle Living (Tomcraft vocal)" – 7:50
2. "Bottle Living (Tomcraft dub)" – 7:50
3. "Bottle Living (Machinehead DJ mix)"

• promo 12"

12": Mute / PL12 MUTE 310 (UK)

1. "Bottle Living (T. Raumschmiere vocal mix)" – 5:21
2. "Bottle Living (T. Raumschmiere instrumental mix)" – 5:21
3. "Hidden Houses (Alexander Kowalski remix)" – 5:18
4. "Bottle Living (Machinehead synth mix)" – 6:31

• promo 12"

CD: Mute / CD MUTE 310 (UK)

1. "Bottle Living (album version)" – 3:31
2. "Hold On (radio mix – extended version)" – 3:52
3. "Bottle Living (Tomcraft vocal)" – 7:50

CD: Mute / LCD MUTE 310 (UK)

1. "Bottle Living (Machinehead lyric mix)" – 6:06
2. "Bottle Living (T. Raumschmiere vocal mix)" – 5:21
3. "Hidden Houses (Alexander Kowalski remix)" – 5:18

CD: Mute / RCD MUTE 310 (UK)

1. "Hold On (radio version)" – 3:27

• promo CD

CD: Reprise / 2-42671 (US)

1. "Bottle Living (album version)" – 3:31
2. "Bottle Living (Tomcraft vocal)" – 7:47
3. "Bottle Living (Machinehead lyric mix)" – 6:04
4. "Bottle Living (T. Raumschmiere vocal mix)" – 5:21
5. "Hidden Houses (Alexander Kowalski remix)" – 5:15
6. "Hold On (radio mix – extended version)" – 3:52

CD: Mute / CD MUTE 310P (Germany)

1. "Bottle Living (album version)" – 3:32
2. "Hold On (extended radio mix)" – 3:52

• limited edition 3" CD

DVD: Mute / DVD MUTE 310 (UK)

1. "Bottle Living" (video)
2. "Bottle Living" (Tomcraft dub) – 7:50
3. "Bottle Living" (Machinehead synth mix) – 6:31

Release history

Country	Release date	Label
United Kingdom	27 October 2003 (2003-10-27)	Mute Records
Germany	3 November 2003 (2003-11-03)
United States	4 November 2003 (2003-11-04)	Reprise Records

External links

• Single information from the official Dave Gahan web site
• Allmusic review
• Template:MetroLyrics song