Hold On 'til the Night

Singles

"Waiting Outside the Lines" was released as the first single on October 26, 2010 and as an EP release on April 19, 2011. The music video, directed by Sanaa Hamri, was released December 13, 2010.

"Unfriend You" was released as the second single on May 17, 2011. The music video, which features Ariana Grande, was released on June 30, 2011.

"Hold On 'til the Night", the title track, is the third single from the album. A music video for the song was shot on November 6, 2011. The music video premiered on Friday, December 9 on VEVO.

"Take a Look at Me Now" was released in Asia on February 5, 2012, as the fourth single from the album.

Critical reception

Chance's debut album has received mixed to positive reviews. Us Magazine rewarded Chance with three stars and a positive review, claiming that he "outdoes himself with 10 originals". Entertainment Weekly gave Chance a positive review as well by complimenting his mature voice saying, "Chance reveals a surprisingly mature voice on 'Hold On 'Til the Night' ('Heart Like Stone' provides a welcome touch of outsider brooding), though the Facebook-spurred melodrama of 'Unfriend You' reminds listeners that he is, after all, just a kid." The overall grade for the album was a B. John Terauds of the Toronto Star gave it three-and-a-half stars, writing that "the boy's debut 10-track album is a solid effort that owes a massive debt to the boy bands of the 1990s" and ended with, "This YouTube phenom is standing on solid artistic ground here."

Rolling Stone gave the album a two star review, stating that "the 13-year-old is anything but threatening on this potential blockbuster of a debut", however the Rolling Stone community gave the album four and a half stars. NY Daily News also gave the album two stars explaining that "the singer's androgynous pitch — which lies well north of Justin Bieber's — limits his ability to make the CD's love songs credible for anyone over his own age".

Metacritic gave the album a 58 out of 100 based on 4 reviews, indicating "mixed to average reviews".

Commercial performance

In the US, the album sold 16,185 copies in its first week, debuting at number 29 on the Billboard 200. In Canada, the album debuted at number 67 on the Canadian Albums Chart. The album re-entered the Billboard 200 chart on September 22, 2011, at number 144.

Track listing

• Marcos Palacios
• Ernest Clark
• Aaron Cox
• Eric Bellinger
• Greyson Chance
• Josh Alexander
• Billy Steinberg
• Alexander
• Steinberg
• Greyson Chance
• Cox
• Palacios
• Clark
• Lauren Christy
• Graham Edwards
• Scott Spoke
• Greyson Chance
• Greyson Chance
• Danielle Brisebois
• Nick Lashley
• Lashley
• Brisebois
• Matt Squire
• Martin Terefe
• Sacha Skarbek
• Andreas Olsson
• James Walsh
• Greyson Chance
• Kaci Brown
• Dillon Rodriguez
• Brian Warfield
• Maclean Robinson
• David Jost
• Alexander Zuckowski
• Jost
• Jochen Naaf
• Priscilla Hamilton
• Cox
• Palacios
• Clark
• Christy
• Edwards
• Spoke
• Greyson Chance
• Alexander
• Steinberg
• Alexander
• Steinberg
• Greyson Chance
• Danielle Brisebois
• Greyson Chance
• Danielle Brisebois
• Matt Squire
• James Bryan McCullom
• Paul Herman
• Greyson Chance
• James Bryan McCullom
• Paul Herman
• Greyson Chance
• Alexander
• Steinberg
• Alexander
• Steinberg
• Greyson Chance
• Danielle Brisebois
• Greyson Chance
• Danielle Brisebois
• Matt Squire
• Lady Gaga
• Rob Fusari
• Chance
• Palacios
• Clark
• Cox
• Bellinger

Charts

References

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