"World, Hold On" is a song by Bob Sinclar

Bob Sinclar

Bob Sinclar, originally spelled "Sinclair" - , is a French record producer, House music DJ, remixer and owner of the label Yellow Productions.- Career history :...

, featuring Steve Edwards

Steve Edwards (singer)

Steve Edwards is a male house music singer/songwriter from Sheffield, England. He has collaborated with several house music producers.-Career:...

. It was released as the second major single from the Western Dream

Western Dream

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 album, on June 6, 2006. An E-Smoove-produced remix of the song was nominated for a 2007 Grammy Award for "Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical".
The track ended 2006 as the 15th most played track in Mexico

Mexico

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. The track is also in the film Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom

Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom

Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom is a 2008 Canadian-American romantic comedy-drama film based on the LOGO television series Noah's Arc. It was released on October 24, 2008 in select theaters and video on demand...

, and is on the film's soundtrack

Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom (soundtrack)

Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom is a music soundtrack to the motion picture of the same name starring Darryl Stephens and Jensen Atwood. It was released on October 21, 2008 by Tommy Boy Records...

. The song was also picked up by Guess (clothing) for their 2010 web campaign.

Music video

The music video

Music video

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 includes the same boy (David Beaudoin) from Sinclar's "Love Generation

Love Generation (song)

"Love Generation" is a single by Bob Sinclar with vocals by Gary Pine, a member of Jamaican band The Wailers . The single was released in 2005 through the Defected label....

" and "Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)

Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)

"Rock This Party " is a song by Bob Sinclar, co-produced by regular partner Cutee B and featuring Dollarman and Big Ali on vocals...

" music clips. In the video, the boy wakes up and notices on the news, that the earth is going to be destroyed by a meteor. He decides to build a space ship of his own and takes his dog

Dog

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 with him in the space ship. During the construction of the spaceship, toys came out from under the boy's bed, and start dancing, while Bob Sinclar appears in the video as a tiny person playing "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" using cookies as records. The boy takes no notice of either the toys or Bob Sinclar. The boy then launches the space ship and shoots through the Solar System. The Solar System looks exactly like the poster in the boy's room. All the planets are labeled with information including diameter and other facts. In outer space

Outer space

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, he sees the meteor

METEOR

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 approaching the earth. He fires hundreds of basketballs at the meteor, destroys it, and saves the earth. He then lands the spaceship in his room. Back on earth, he gets a reward and media coverage, presenting him as a hero

Hero

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. While he is getting praise, his mother comes and kisses him on the cheek. This wakes him up and causes him to realize that it was all a dream.

Official remixes/versions

1. Radio Edit
2. Video Edit
3. Club Edit
4. Club Mix
5. Club Extended Mix
6. Axwell Remix
7. Axwell Vocal Remix
8. Wally Lopez Factomania Vocal Remix
9. Wally Lopez Factomania Dub Remix
10. David Guetta & Joachim Garraud Remix
11. Sergio Flores Epic Club Mix
12. Sergio Flores AM Dub
13. Richard Earnshaw Remix
14. E-Smoove Vocal Mix
15. Bob Sinclar vs. Harlem Hustlers Remix
16. Harlem Hustlers Penthouse Remix
17. Ralphi Rosario Vocal Mix/Rosabel Vocal Mix
18. Ralphi Rosario Dub Mix/Rosabel Dub Mix

Formats and track listings

• 5" CD single (July 3, 2006) (UK)

1. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Radio Edit) 3:20
2. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Club Edit) 6:35

• 5" maxi single (EU)

1. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Video Edit)
2. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Radio Edit) 3:18
3. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Club Mix) 8:08
4. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Extended Club Mix) 8:35

• 12" maxi single (May 11, 2006) (Germany)
  • A-side
  1. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Extended Club Mix) 8:35
  2. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Axwell
     Axwell
     Axwell is a DJ, remixer, record producer and record label owner from Sweden. He is part of a three person group dubbed the Swedish House Mafia along with Sebastian Ingrosso and Steve Angello...
     
      Remix) 7:28
  • B-side
  1. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (David Guetta
     David Guetta
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      & Joachim Garraud
     Joachim Garraud
     Joachim Garraud, was born in 1968 in Nantes, is a French DJ, but he is also a remixer and producer. He is the producer of stars such as Geyster, Paul Johnson, Deep Dish, David Bowie, OMD, Kylie Minogue, Mylène Farmer, Cassius, Belamour, Kid Vicious, Saffron Hill and Culture Club.Known for his many...
     
      Remix) 7:26
  2. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Wally Lopez Dub Mix) 9:14

• 12" maxi single (March 15, 2006) (Belgium/France/Spain)

1. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Club Mix) 8:06
2. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Extended Club Mix) 8:37

• 12" maxi single (August 2006) (US)
  • A-side
  1. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Rosabel Vocal Mix) 9:52
  • B-side
  1. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Ralphi Rosario
     Ralphi Rosario
     Ralphi Rosario was a founding member of the influential Chicago DJ group, The Hot Mix 5. When this group formed in 1981 on radio station WBMX, Rosario, the youngest member of the group, was still in high school...
     
      Dub) 11:08

• 12" maxi single (June 2006) (UK)
  • A-side
  1. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Original Version) 6:35
  2. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Richard Earnshaw Remix) 8:54
  • B-side
  1. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Sergio Flores
     Sergio Flores
     Sergio Flores is a former American footballer of Bolivian descent. He played as either a striker or a winger.Flores has represented the United States at U18 and U20 levels. He has played for Real Salt Lake, The Strongest of Bolivia and Chacarita Juniors of Argentina...
     
      Epic Club Mix) 6:53
  2. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Sergio Flores AM Dub)

• CDE single (Enhanced) (Austria/Germany)

1. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Radio Edit) 3:18
2. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Club Mix) 8:08
3. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Axwell Remix) 7:28
4. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (David Guetta & Joachim Garraud Remix) 7:26
5. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Video) 3:37

• CDE single (June 2006) (Italy)

1. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Radio Edit) 3:18
2. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Club Mix) 8:08
3. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Axwell Remix) 7:28
4. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (David Guetta & Joachim Garraud Remix) 7:26
5. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Wally Lopez Dub Mix) 9:14
6. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Video) 3:37

• CDE single (June 2006) (UK)

1. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Original Version) 6:35
2. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Sergio Flores Epic Club Mix) 6:53
3. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Bob Sinclar vs. Harlem Hustlers Remix) 6:50
4. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (E-Smoove Vocal Mix) 6:46
5. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Axwell Vocal Remix) 6:27
6. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Richard Earnshaw Remix) 8:54
7. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Video) 3:37

• CD single (Australia/EU)

1. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Radio Edit) 3:18
2. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Club Mix) 8:06

• Remixes single #1 (July 2006) (Italy)
  • A-side
  1. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Bob Sinclar vs. Harlem Hustlers Remix) 9:06
  • B-side
  1. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Harlem Hustlers Penthouse Remix) 8:15

• Remixes single #2 (July 2006) (Italy)
  • A-side
  1. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Axwell Remix) 7:30
  • B-side
  1. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (David Guetta Remix) 7:29

• Remixes single #3 (July 2006) (France)
  • A-side
  1. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Axwell Remix) 7:30
  • B-side
  1. "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (Joachim Garraud & David Guetta Remix) 7:27

Chart performance

The song entered the UK singles chart

UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

 at #9, its peak, in July.
The song was also a success for Bob Sinclar's career. It was #1 hit in Italy

Italy

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 and made the top ten in several other countries such as Belgium

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, Denmark

Denmark

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, Ireland

Ireland

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, Finland

Finland

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, Netherlands

Netherlands

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 and the UK. It made the top twenty in Australia

Australia

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, Austria

Austria

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, Germany

Germany

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, Norway

Norway

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, Spain

Spain

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, Sweden

Sweden

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, and Switzerland

Switzerland

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. It also became Bob Sinclar's first number-one single in the Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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s Hot Dance Club Play

Hot Dance Club Play

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.

Charts

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