"Hold On" is a song written and recorded by Canadian singer Sarah McLachlan.

McLachlan was inspired to write "Hold On" after watching a Canadian documentary titled A Promise Kept.

[1] Speaking to the Huffington Post in 2014, she said: "I saw a documentary on a woman whose husband contracted the HIV virus and it was a great and tragic love story.

"[2] "Hold On" debuted on the RPM Canadian Singles Chart in February 1994 and peaked at number 59 in April 1994.

[5] It also entered the US Alternative Songs Chart in January 1995 and reached number 29 the next month.