Keep Holding On

"Keep Holding On"
Single by Avril Lavigne
from the album Eragon: Music from the Motion Picture
ReleasedNovember 27, 2006 (2006-11-27)
Recorded2006
StudioHenson Recording Studios
Genre
Length3:59
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Avril Lavigne singles chronology
"Fall to Pieces"
(2005)
"Keep Holding On"
(2006)
"Girlfriend"
(2007)
Audio video
"Keep Holding On" on YouTube

"Keep Holding On" is a power ballad by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne. It was released as the first single for the soundtrack to Eragon and later appeared as the last track on her third album, The Best Damn Thing, which was released on April 17, 2007. Lavigne has described the rest of the album as being upbeat and heavy in comparison to "Keep Holding On". Originally, an alternate version was to be included, but the original version made it instead.

Written by Lavigne and Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald and produced by the latter, the song premiered on radio stations across North America in November 2006, receiving positive reviews from critics. "Keep Holding On" was one of the songs short-listed for the "Best Original Song" category at the 79th Academy Awards, but it was not among the final nominees. The song was also ranked on the iTunes Australia top 500 at 403.