"Hold the Line" | ||||
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Single by Toto | ||||
from the album Toto | ||||
B-side | "Takin' it Back" | |||
Released | September 1978 | |||
Recorded | 1978 | |||
Studio | Studio 55 (Los Angeles, California) | |||
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Length | 3:29 (Single Version) 3:56 (Album Version) | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | David Paich | |||
Producer(s) | Toto | |||
Toto singles chronology | ||||
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Alternative cover | ||||
German version |
"Hold the Line" is a song by American rock band Toto from their 1978 eponymous debut studio album. Written by the band's keyboardist David Paich, the lead vocals on the song were performed by Bobby Kimball.
"Hold the Line" was released as the band's debut single and lead single from the Toto album in September 1978, by Columbia Records. It became an international hit for the band, reaching number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100[2] and number 14 on the UK Singles Chart.