Hold Me Now is a song by British pop/New Wave band the Thompson Twins. Written by the band members, the song was produced by Alex Sadkin, and the groups lead vocalist Tom Bailey. It was released in November 1983 as the first single of their fifth studio album, Into the Gap. The song is a new wave ballad that uses a varied instrumentation, including a xylophone, a piano and Latin percussion. Released in the United Kingdom in late 1983, the song peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart in November of that year, and was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) in 1983, becoming the bands biggest-selling single, and their first top five in that country. The song was released in the United States in February 1984. It became the bands highest charting single, peaking at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 in May, and remained in the chart for 21 weeks. In addition, the song topped Billboards Hot Dance Club Play chart for one week in April 1984. The song featured on the soundtrack for the 1998 film The Wedding Singer
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