Hold Me Now (Johnny Logan song)
| "Hold Me Now" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Johnny Logan | ||||
| from the album Hold Me Now | ||||
| B-side | "Living a Lie" | |||
| Released | 1987 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:00 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Songwriter | Seán Sherrard | |||
| Producer | Bill Whelan | |||
| Johnny Logan singles chronology | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1987 entry | ||||
| Country | ||||
| Artist | Seán Sherrard | |||
| As | ||||
| Language | English | |||
| Composer | Seán Sherrard | |||
| Lyricist | Seán Sherrard | |||
| Conductor | ||||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 1st | |||
| Final points | 172 | |||
| Entry chronology | ||||
| ◄ "You Can Count on Me" (1986) | ||||
| "Take Him Home" (1988) ► | ||||
| Official performance video | ||||
| "Hold Me Now" on YouTube | ||||
"Hold Me Now" is a song written and recorded by Irish singer-songwriter Johnny Logan. It represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 held in Brussels, resulting in his second win at the contest, as well as the country's third victory. It reached #1 in Ireland, but reached #2 in UK, Norway, Sweden, Germany, held off the top spot in UK, Norway and Sweden by Whitney Houston's smash single I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me), and in Germany where the song was held off by Madonna's major hit single, La Isla Bonita the first week then I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) for the further two weeks.