Hang On to Your Love

"Hang On to Your Love"
"Hang On to Your Love"
	German and Dutch cover
Single by Sade
from the album Diamond Life
B-side	"Should I Love You"; "Why Can't We Live Together"; "Cherry Pie";
Released	September 1984 (US)
Recorded	1983–1984
Studio	Power Plant, London
Genre	R&B ; smooth jazz ; lounge ; funk ;
Length	5:54 (album version) ; 3:58 (single version)
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Sade Adu ; Stuart Matthewman ;
Producer(s)	Robin Millar
Sade singles chronology
Alternative cover
	North American cover

Last updated September 15, 2025

↑ Strong, Martin Charles (6 March 1995). Great Rock Discography. Canongate Press. p. 712. ISBN 978-0-86241-541-9.
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↑ "Sade Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
↑ "Sade Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
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[1] Strong, Martin Charles (6 March 1995). Great Rock Discography. Canongate Press. p. 712. ISBN 978-0-86241-541-9.

[Lounge_1998-2] 1 2 3 Wener, Ben (1998). "Sade". In Knopper, Steve (ed.). MusicHound Lounge: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. pp. 415–416.

[Spin_May_1985-3] Cummings, Sue (May 1985). "Spins: Sade - Diamond Life". Spin . New York City: Next Management Partners. pp. 32–33. Retrieved 4 July 2024.

[4] Guan, Frank (26 October 2017). "All 73 Sade Songs, Ranked From Worst to Best". Vulture . Retrieved 21 June 2019.

[5] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 263. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[sc_Dutch40_Sade-6] "Nederlandse Top 40 – Sade" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 6 October 2019.

[sc_Dutch100_Sade-7] "Sade – Hang On to Your Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 6 October 2019.

[sc_New_Zealand_Sade-8] "Sade – Hang On to Your Love". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 6 October 2019.

[9] "Bubbling Under – The Hot 100 Singles". Billboard . Vol. 97, no. 6. 9 February 1985. p. 68. ISSN 0006-2510 – via Google Books.

[sc_Billboarddanceclubplay_Sade-10] "Sade Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 October 2019.

[sc_Billboarddancesales_Sade-11] "Sade Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 January 2021.

[sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_Sade-12] "Sade Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 October 2019.

[13] "The Cash Box Top 100 Black Contemporary – Week ending February 23, 1985". Cash Box. Archived from the original on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.

[14] "Dance Club Songs – Year-End 1985". Billboard. Archived from the original on 6 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.

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v t e Sade
Sade Adu Paul Denman Andrew Hale Stuart Matthewman Paul Anthony Cook Dave Early
Studio albums	Diamond Life Promise Stronger Than Pride Love Deluxe Lovers Rock Soldier of Love
Live releases	Live Lovers Live Bring Me Home: Live 2011
Compilation albums	The Best of Sade The Ultimate Collection
Singles	"Your Love Is King" "When Am I Going to Make a Living" "Smooth Operator" "Hang On to Your Love" "The Sweetest Taboo" "Is It a Crime?" "Never as Good as the First Time" "Love Is Stronger Than Pride" "Paradise" "Nothing Can Come Between Us" "Turn My Back on You" "Haunt Me" "No Ordinary Love" "Feel No Pain" "Kiss of Life" "Cherish the Day" "By Your Side" "King of Sorrow" "Somebody Already Broke My Heart" (live) "Soldier of Love" "Babyfather" "The Moon and the Sky" "Still in Love with You" "Flower of the Universe" "The Big Unknown"
Concert tours	Promise Tour Lovers Rock Tour Sade Live
Related articles	Discography Awards and nominations Sweetback