Help Me Hold On
# Help Me Hold On

"Help Me Hold On" is a song by American country music artist Travis Tritt. It was released in February 1990 as the second single from his debut album Country Club. It reached number 1 in both the United States and Canada, thus becoming Travis Tritt's first number-one hit. The song was written by Tritt and Pat Terry.

## Content

"Help Me Hold On" is a ballad telling of a failing relationship. In it, the male narrator asks his significant other not to abandon him, by confessing his mistakes.

## Commercial performance

The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. It has also sold 167,000 digital copies since it became available for download.

## Music video

The music video was directed by Greg Crutcher. It begins and ends with an episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show playing on the television set.

## Personnel

The following musicians play on this track:

* Gregg Brown – acoustic guitar
* Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar, electric guitar solo
* Mike Brignardello – bass guitar
* Paul Franklin – steel guitar
* Dana McVicker – background vocals
* Mark O'Connor – fiddle
* Michael Rojas – piano
* Jim "Jimmy Joe" Ruggiere – harmonica
* Steve Turner – drums, percussion
* Kent Wells – electric guitar
* Reggie Young – electric guitar

## Chart positions

| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM) | 1 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) | 1 |

### Year-end charts

| Chart (1990) | Position |
| - | - |
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM) | 5 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard) | 8 |
