"Hold On to Your Friends" is a song by Morrissey, released as a single in May 1994. It was the second single taken from the number 1 album Vauxhall and I. Morrissey claimed, "It was written about somebody I know, in relation of their treatment towards me."[1]
Reaching number 48 in the UK Singles Chart, the single became Morrissey's lowest charting single until "Glamorous Glue" in 2011, which reached number 69.[2]
Ned Raggett of AllMusic thought the song featured a strong performance from the group but was "not one of the album's immediately strongest points", although it "isn't a bad listen at all." He was more impressed by the cover version of Moon River on the B-side which had a "surprisingly affecting" performance from Morrissey and a good production.[3]
Live performancesedit
The song was performed live by Morrissey on his 1995[4] and 1997 tours.[5]
Referencesedit
^Bret, David (2004). Morrissey: Scandal and Passion. Franz Steiner Verlag. ISBN978-1-86105-787-7.
^. Theofficialcharts.com. Archived from the original on 15 March 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
^"Hold on to Your Friends - Morrissey - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
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