"Hold On Loosely" is a 1981 rock song by 38 Special and the first song to appear on their 4th studio album Wild-Eyed Southern Boys

Wild-Eyed Southern Boys

Wild-Eyed Southern Boys is the fourth studio album by southern rock band 38 Special, released in 1981.-Track listing:#"Hold On Loosely" – 4:39#"First Time Around" – 3:59...

in 1981. It is the first single from the album, and made it to #3 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks and #27 on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

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. This song also later appeared on their 1987 album Flashback: The Best of 38 Special

Flashback: The Best of 38 Special

Flashback: The Best of 38 Special is a best-of compilation of southern rock band 38 Special, released in 1987. It contains several of the band's greatest hits, such as "Hold On Loosely" and "Fantasy Girl," and also some hit songs from soundtracks previously unavailable on a 38 Special album, such...

and their 1999 album Live at Sturgis

Live at Sturgis

Live at Sturgis is a live album by southern rock band 38 Special, released in 1999. It was recorded at the Buffalo Chip Campground in Sturgis, South Dakota on August 12, 1999 during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally except for the last track, which is a new studio recording from the same year.-Track...

. It is also notable for having been the 13th music video

Music video

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 to be played on the first day that MTV

MTV

MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....

 aired in 1981.

This song is playable in the video game Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s

Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s

Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s is a music video game and the third installment in the popular Guitar Hero series...

It is also available as a playable download track in Rock Band 3

Rock Band 3

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This song appeared as a B side to "Back to Paradise," which was the theme song to the 1987 film Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise

Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise

Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise is the 1987 sequel to the 1984 comedy Revenge of the Nerds. Its cast featured most of the main actors from the earlier film, including Robert Carradine, Anthony Edwards, Curtis Armstrong, Larry B. Scott, Timothy Busfield, Donald Gibb, and Andrew Cassese....

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The song also appeared in the 2004 film, "Without a Paddle

Without A Paddle

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", starring Seth Green

Seth Green

Seth Benjamin Green is an American actor, comedian, voice actor, and television producer. He is well known for his role as Daniel "Oz" Osbourne in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, as Dr. Evil's son Scott in the Austin Powers series of comedy films, Mitch Miller in That '70s Show, and the voice of Chris...

, Matthew Lillard

Matthew Lillard

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 and Dax Shepard

Dax Shepard

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