"I'm Holdin' On to Love (To Save My Life)" is the title of a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was the twelfth and final single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 released from her 1997 album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 Come on Over

Come on Over (Shania Twain album)

Come On Over is the third studio album recorded by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was released on November 4, 1997. It became the world's best-selling country music album and the best-selling studio album ever released by a female artist in any genre...

. It was written by Mutt Lange and Twain. The song was originally released to North American country radio stations in July 2000. With no promo performances, video, or commercial single, the song was still able to reach the top 20 of the Billboard Country Singles chart. "I'm Holdin' on to Love (to Save My Life)" was performed on the Come on Over Tour

Come on Over Tour

The Come On Over Tour is the first concert tour by Canadian recording artist, Shania Twain. Visiting North America, Australia and Europe, the tour supported Twain's third studio album Come On Over...

, in a medley on the Up! Tour

Up! Tour

The Up! Tour is the second concert tour by Canadian singer–songwriter Shania Twain in support of her fourth studio album, Up!. The show reached North America and Europe...

, and on Twain's 2003 special Up! Close and Personal

Up! Close and Personal

Up! Close and Personal is the fourth and, to date, last live video album by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was directed by Beth McCarthy-Miller, and produced by team composed of Dan Braun, Cliff Burnstein, Carol Donovan, McCarthy-Miller, Peter Mensch, and Marc Reiter. The concert was filmed in...

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Critical reception

Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying "This is one of those little tunes that pushes all the right buttons that Twain and Lange have engaged so successfully before. Look for it to follow its predecessors up the chart."

Official versions

• Original Country Version (3:30)
• International Version (3:30)
• Pop Mix (3:44)
• Live from Dallas (3:27)
• Live from Up! Close and Personal
  Up! Close and Personal
  Up! Close and Personal is the fourth and, to date, last live video album by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was directed by Beth McCarthy-Miller, and produced by team composed of Dan Braun, Cliff Burnstein, Carol Donovan, McCarthy-Miller, Peter Mensch, and Marc Reiter. The concert was filmed in...
  
  (3:24)

Chart performance

"I'm Holdin' On" debuted on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart the week of July 8, 2000 at number 66. The single spent 21 weeks on the chart and slowly climbed to a peak position of number 17 on November 11, 2000, where it remained for two weeks. "I'm Holdin' On" became the tenth top 20 single from Come on Over, her 16th in all. The song went on to top the Hot Country Recurrents chart for one week. "I'm Holdin' On" was the final single from Come on Over, and peaked three years after the release in 1997.

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Canada RPM Country Singles	4
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	17
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles The Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. It lists the top 25 singles below number 100 that have not yet charted on the Billboard Hot 100. Sometimes, however, singles halt their progress on this chart, and never appear on the Hot 100...	2