Don't Let Go (Wang Chung song)

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"Don't Let Go"
Single by Wang Chung
from the album Points on the Curve
B-side	"There Is a Nation"
Released	February 1984 (US) April 1984 (UK)
Recorded	1983
Studio	Abbey Road Studios (London)
Genre	Pop rock new wave
Length	3:24 (single version) 4:21 (album version)
Label	Geffen
Songwriter(s)	Nick Feldman Jack Hues
Producer(s)	Chris Hughes Ross Cullum
Wang Chung singles chronology
"Dance Hall Days" (1984) "Don't Let Go" (1984) "Don't Be My Enemy" (1984)
Music video
"Don't Let Go" on YouTube

"Don't Let Go" is a single by the English new wave band Wang Chung. It was released as the first single from their second studio album Points on the Curve in Canada and the US in February 1984, peaking at number 26 and number 38 on those countries' respective pop singles charts. In the UK, "Don't Let Go" was the third single from the album, released in April 1984, and peaked at number 81. The song also reached number 49 on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks and number one on the Dance Club Songs chart.

Track listing

7" Geffen / 7-29377 (US)

1. "Don't Let Go" (Single Version) – 3:24
2. "There Is a Nation" – 3:37

12" Geffen / A 4272 (UK)

1. "Don't Let Go" (Special Version) – 7:11
2. "Ornamental Elephant" – 3:57

Charts

Chart (1984)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [1]	94
UK Singles (OCC) [2]	81
US Billboard Hot 100 [3]	38
US Radio & Records CHR/Pop Airplay Chart [4]	35
US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [5]	1
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [6]	49

References

1. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, New South Wales: Australian Chart Book. p. 332. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
2. "Wang Chung: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
3. "Wang Chung Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
4. "wangchung". wweb.uta.edu. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
5. "Wang Chung Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
6. "Wang Chung Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved November 3, 2018.

External links

• " Don't Let Go " at Discogs (list of releases)