"Hang On to Your Love" | ||||
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![]() German and Dutch cover | ||||
Single by Sade | ||||
from the album Diamond Life | ||||
B-side |
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Released | September 1984 (US) [1] | |||
Recorded | 1983–1984 | |||
Studio | Power Plant, London | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 5:54 (album version) 3:58 (single version) | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Robin Millar | |||
Sade singles chronology | ||||
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Alternative cover | ||||
![]() North American cover | ||||
Music video | ||||
"Hang On to Your Love" on YouTube |
"Hang On to Your Love" is a song by English band Sade from their debut studio album, Diamond Life (1984). It was written by Sade Adu and Stuart Matthewman,and produced by Robin Millar. It was released in September 1984 as the album's first North American single and fourth single overall.
Frank Guan of Vulture commented that "Sade's first introduction to an American audience came with this song:powered by a heavy,driving bassline and some of Sade's best advice-centered lyrics,'Hang On' ensured that her stateside fans would do just that." [4]
The music video for "Hang On to Your Love" was directed by Brian Ward and stars actors Alex Norton and Gerard Kelly.
German and Dutch 7-inch single
Dutch 7-inch maxi single (US Remix)
US and Canadian 7-inch single
US 12-inch single
Chart (1985) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report) [5] | 68 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [6] | 28 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [7] | 18 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [8] | 20 |
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [9] | 102 |
US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [10] | 5 |
US Dance Singles Sales ( Billboard ) [11] | 6 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [12] | 14 |
US Top 100 Black Contemporary Singles ( Cash Box ) [13] | 12 |
Chart (1985) | Position |
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US Dance Club Songs (Billboard) [14] | 13 |