Hold Tight

Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich

About Hold Tight

Hold Tight! is a pop/rock song by Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich. The song was recorded on 11 January 1966 at Fontana's studios in Marble Arch, London and released as a single in February 1966 with the B-side You Know What I Want, and on 24 June 1966, on the band's debut album. The song reached number 4 on the UK Singles Chart. This was their first top ten hit, also reaching number 27 on the Australian Singles Chart and number 8 on the NZ Singles Chart. The song did not chart on the US Hot 100, but then again, they saw limited success in the United States as even their top hit, Zabadak, which reached number 3 in the UK and number 4 in New Zealand, only reached number 52 on the US Hot 100. The song was used in the soundtrack to the 2007 Quentin Tarantino film Death Proof, in which Jungle Julia (Sydney Tamiia Poitier) requests the song, calling in to the radio station for which she works. She erroneously refers to the band as "Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mitch and Tich". It is based on a rhythm used as a chant by football fans. 


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Hold tight, count to three
Gotta stay close by me
And hold tight, sing and shout
Just ride my round-about
And hold tight, shut your eyes,girl
You suit me for size
Forget the other guys
You'll never fall, each time you call
Hold tight, hold tight, hold tight

Hold tight, make me feel
What you say is for real
And hold tight, Carousel
Girl you'll soon ring my bell
And hold tight, we will fly
swinging low, swinging high
We're gonna make the sky
You'll never fall, each time you call
Hold tight, hold tight, hold tight

Hold tight, count to three
Gotta stay close by me
And hold tight, sing and shout
Just ride my round-about
And hold tight, shut your eyes,girl
You suit me for size
Forget the other guys
You'll never fall, each time you call
Hold tight, hold tight, hold tight

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Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich

Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich (also known as DDDBMT), were a British pop/rock group of the 1960s. Two of their single releases sold in excess of one million copies each, and they reached Number One in the UK with the second of them, "The Legend of Xanadu". more »

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Written by: Ken Howard, Alan Blaikley

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Band Formation
"Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich" was a British pop/rock group of the 1960s. The band members included Dave Dee (David John Harman), Dozy (Trevor Ward-Davies), Beaky (John Dymond), Mick (Michael Wilson), and Tich (Ian Amey).
Music Style
The song "Hold Tight" is a perfect example of the band's flamboyant, playful rock music style that was apt for the swinging '60s.
Release Date
Initially released in January 1966, "Hold Tight" gained considerable popularity, peaking at No. 4 in the UK Singles Chart.
Film Feature
The song was featured in a 1960s horror/cult classic movie called "Death Proof", directed by Quentin Tarantino. This 2007 movie added a renewed popularity to the song.
Songwriters
The song was written by Ken Howard and Alan Blaikley, who were renowned pop songwriters of that era and wrote several hits for the band.
Chart Performance
Aside from having success in the UK, "Hold Tight" also performed well overseas. It peaked at number 1 in New Zealand.
Record Producers
The song was produced by Steve Rowland, an American actor and singer who worked extensively in British pop music in the 1960s.
Melodic Structure
Hold Tight employs a simplistic yet catchy melody, something often seen in the music style of the 1960s. The song comes with an energetic chorus that sticks to the listener’s memory.
Lyrical Content
The song features positive lyrics that speak of holding on to good times and the hopeful anticipation of love.
Album Appearance
"Hold Tight" featured on "If Music Be the Food of Love... Prepare for Indigestion," the debut album of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich, released in 1966.

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