Coldcut - People Hold On ft. Lisa Stansfield

What this video is

Released on 13 March 1989, 'People Hold On' arrived at the precise cultural inflection point where UK acid house and underground dance music were crossing over into the mainstream pop charts. Coldcut — Matt Black and Jonathan More — were already established as pioneering DJs, remixers, and founders of the Ahead of Our Time label, central figures in the nascent UK hip-hop and dance scenes. The track fused house…

Why it matters

A foundational document of UK diva-house, 'People Hold On' demonstrated that acid house energy and soul vocal performance could co-exist in a commercially viable pop format. It is repeatedly cited in authoritative dance music publications — ranked by both Fact and Mixmag in their definitive…

The director

Big TV! is the directing partnership of Andy Delaney and Monty Whitebloom. Delaney is a Goldsmiths College graduate. Together they have made dozens of music videos and TV commercials for leading brands and artists since the late 1980s/1990, represented by…