' were, um, not easy to work with' agrees Steve Barron, who directed the clip. The video can be seen here.ĭue to the band members' strained relationships at the time, the video shoot in the Mojave Desert was 'a fucking nightmare' according to producer Simon Fields. The desert itself is littered with broken mirrors, which serve as a motif in the video, and with violins and the electric guitars and other instruments.

Lindsey discovers Stevie lying on a chaise longue and paints her, while in other scenes John and Mick are archaeologists. In the video, Christine is in a room with many paintings, searching for Lindsey in the desert with a telescope. The music video for Hold Me features the band in a surreal scenario set in a desert based on several René Magritte paintings. The song is also included on the 2002 USA version, and 2009 UK re-issue of the album The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac. It became a quite popular radio hit however, and it was eventually re-issued in February 1989 to promote the group's 1988 Greatest Hits package with 'No Questions Asked' as the B-side. It was first released there in June 1982 and failed to chart. In the UK, 'Hold Me' was not a successful single. Released there in July 1982, it peaked at #4 for seven consecutive weeks. 'Hold Me' was written by Christine McVie and Robbie Patton and it became one of Fleetwood Mac's biggest hits in the USA.

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