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"Hold Me" is a song by Latin American boy band Menudo. It was released on 1985, as the lead single from their self-titled studio album (1985). It was the band's most successful song on the Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at number 62.

"Hold Me"
Single by Menudo
from the album Menudo
Released	May-June 1985 (May-June 1985)
Genre	Synth-pop[1]
Length	4:08[2]
Label	Sony Latin
Menudo singles chronology
"Motorcycle Dreamer" (1984) "Hold Me" (1985) "Please Be Good To Me" (1985)

Reception and legacy

Suzette Fernandez from Billboard gave the song a positive review, saying "The English-language song featured a new generation of members and a sparkling synth-pop sound, to go with an impossibly infectious chorus, which made it a seamless fit in mid-'80s American pop."[1]

Also Jason Lipshutz from Billboard has said: "A joyous declaration of love: Menudo is shown leaping and twirling around in the "Hold Me" music video, and this song has made listeners want to do the same for decades."[3]

In 2018, Billboard ranked the song 53rd on its list of the "100 Greatest Boy Band Songs of All Time".[1] In 2020, Rolling Stone ranked the song number 40 on its list of the "75 Greatest Boy Band Songs of All Time".[4]

Charts

Chart (1985)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[5]	62

References

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