& B ▁charts ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁pe aking ▁at ▁# 1 ▁in ▁June . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁named ▁it ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁ 1 0 0 ▁songs ▁of ▁the ▁past ▁ 2 5 ▁years . ▁" Hold ▁On , ▁I ' m ▁Com in ▁received ▁a ▁bel ated ▁R I AA ▁gold ▁record ▁for ▁one ▁million ▁sales ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁ 2 9 ▁years ▁after ▁its ▁release . ▁" Hold ▁On , ▁I ' m ▁Com in ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁recorded ▁by ▁do z ens ▁of ▁other ▁artists . ▁ ▁" Hold ▁On , ▁I ' m ▁Com in ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁recording ▁on ▁which ▁Moore ▁took ▁lead ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁verse ▁and ▁Pr ater ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁response ▁role ▁and ▁second ▁verse ▁at ▁Hay es ▁and ▁Por ter ' s ▁suggestion . ▁The ▁du o ▁used ▁this ▁format ▁( sing ing ▁dual ▁leads ) ▁on ▁most ▁of ▁their ▁songs . ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁created ▁when ▁Hay es ▁called ▁to ▁Por ter , ▁who ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁bath room . ▁Por ter ▁supposed ly ▁said ▁" Hold ▁on , ▁man . ▁I ' m ▁com in ', " ▁and ▁Hay es ▁and ▁Por ter ▁wrote ▁the ▁song ▁within ▁ 1 0 ▁minutes . ▁" Hold ▁On , ▁I ' m ▁Com in ', ▁when ▁released , ▁received ▁ob jections ▁from ▁radio ▁stations ▁over ▁the ▁suggest ive ▁title . ▁This ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁name ▁change ▁by ▁Stewart