"Hold On" is a song written and first recorded by the Canadian singer and songwriter Ian Thomas, on his 1981 album The Runner.

28 on the Canadian pop singles chart.

[1] In 1982 the Latin rock band Santana, featuring lead vocalist Alex Ligertwood, covered the song for Santana's album Shangó.

Billboard Hot 100, making it Santana's tenth most successful US hit.

[2] The music video, directed by John Mark Robinson,[3] features Carlos Santana at a masquerade ball with his then-wife Deborah King as the intended object of his affection, his bandmate Orestes Vilató as his accompanying friend, and actor Henry Darrow as the prize wheel spinner.