Who co-wrote Fleetwood Mac's Hold Me with Christine McVie?

Robbie Patton co-wrote Fleetwood Mac’s “Hold Me” with Christine McVie.

Released in 1982, “Hold Me” was the first single from Fleetwood Mac’s album Mirage. McVie and Patton wrote the song together, while Lindsey Buckingham and McVie shared the lead vocals in the finished recording. The collaboration is sometimes overlooked because the performance is strongly associated with McVie’s songwriting and the band’s distinctive vocal blend.

According to accounts of the recording, the song was not fully finished when McVie brought it to the band. The group developed parts of the arrangement during the Mirage sessions, and Buckingham’s vocal participation emerged as an idea during the process. The song has also been linked to McVie’s failed relationship with Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys.

The other names in the choices belong to Fleetwood Mac’s wider songwriting world, which makes them tempting: Mike Campbell later performed with the band, Sandy Stewart co-wrote other material with Nicks, and Eddy Quintela was McVie’s former husband. But Patton is the credited co-writer of “Hold Me.”