Got a Hold on Me
| "Got a Hold on Me" | ||||
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| Single by Christine McVie | ||||
| from the album Christine McVie | ||||
| B-side | "Who's Dreaming This Dream" | |||
| Released | January 1984 | |||
| Recorded | 1983 | |||
| Length | 3:52 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Songwriters | Christine McVie, Todd Sharp | |||
| Producer | Russ Titelman | |||
| Christine McVie singles chronology | ||||
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| Audio | ||||
| "Got a Hold on Me" on YouTube | ||||
"Got a Hold on Me" is a song by Christine McVie, released as the lead single from her eponymous second solo album in 1984. 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] George Hawkins handled some of the song's background vocals.[3]
Sharp recalled that he wrote the song with McVie section by section over the course of 30 minutes and had identified the song's commercial viability upon hearing the first verse.[4] McVie stated that the song's subject matter was fictional, saying that "at the time I wrote it, no one did have a hold on me."[5]
Release
[edit]The song reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and topped the Billboard Adult Contemporary and Rock Tracks charts for four and two weeks, respectively.[1] During the week of 20 January 1984, the song was added to 92 album oriented rock (AOR) radio stations in the United States, amounting to over 50% of all AOR stations that reported their airplay to Radio & Records.[6] In the 10 March 1984 edition of Billboard, Paul Grein noted that it was the first time any member of Fleetwood Mac had achieved a number one hit on the Adult Contemporary chart.[7]
In 1985, "Got a Hold on Me" received a most-performed-song citation at BMI's 33rd annual award dinner, which commemorated songs licensed by BMI that received heavy airplay in 1984.[8]
The video for the song was produced by Jon Roseman and directed by Mike Brady.[9] 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.[10]
Critical reception
[edit]Billboard identified influences of Fleetwood Mac infused within "Got a Hold on Me".[11] Music Week was critical of the "rather ordinary" verses and said that they were "to some extent, merely a build for what follows" in the chorus, where they identified "texture changes" and the entrance of "hard-edged female vocals."[12] Rolling Stone called "Got a Hold on Me" a "pleasant enough" song with hit-potential.[13]
Personnel
[edit]- Christine McVie – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, percussion
- Steve Winwood – synthesizers
- Lindsey Buckingham – guitar
- Todd Sharp – guitar, backing vocals
- George Hawkins – bass, backing vocals
- Steve Ferrone – drums, percussion
Charts
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Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 416.
- ↑ "Todd Sharp, January 18 - 31, 2000 - Section 2". The Penguin. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ↑ "George Hawkins, Jr., April 4 - 19, 2000 - Section 1". The Penguin. Archived from the original on 25 March 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ↑ Wittenberg, Ed (1 December 2022). "Former Cleveland guitarist Todd Sharp 'shocked', 'heartbroken' over Christine McVie's death". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ↑ Leech, Jeanette (27 January 2024). "Why Christine McVie's Self-Titled 1984 Album Was "More Sophisticated" Than Fleetwood Mac". Dig!. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ↑ "AOR/Hot Tracks" (PDF). Radio & Records. 20 January 1984. p. 55. Retrieved 27 December 2024 – via World Radio History.
- ↑ Grein, Paul (10 March 1984). "Video Music Monitor" (PDF). Billboard. p. 43. Retrieved 27 December 2024 – via World Radio History.
- ↑ "Video Music Monitor" (PDF). Billboard. 29 June 1985. p. 43. Retrieved 27 December 2024 – via World Radio History.
- ↑ "Video Music Monitor" (PDF). Billboard. 28 January 1984. p. 43. Retrieved 9 December 2024 – via World Radio History.
- ↑ Video on YouTube
- ↑ "Billboard Album Reviews: Spotlight" (PDF). Billboard. 11 February 1984. p. 70. Retrieved 27 December 2024 – via World Radio History.
- ↑ "Select Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 28 January 1984. p. 18. Retrieved 18 June 2025 – via World Radio History.
- ↑ Shewey, Don (15 March 1984). "Christine McVie". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 9 October 2007. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 187. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1984-03-31. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
- ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1984-03-31. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
- ↑ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ↑ "Christine McVie Adult Contemporary Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ↑ "Christine McVie Mainstream Rock Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ↑ "Top 100 Hits of 1984/Top 100 Songs of 1984". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
- ↑ "Top 50 Adult Contemporary Hits of 1984 - 45cat". 45cat.com. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
- ↑ "Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1984". Tropicalglen.com. Retrieved June 7, 2025.