Hang Tough

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"Hang Tough"
Single by Tesla
from the album The Great Radio Controversy
ReleasedApril 1989
Recorded1988
Studio Bearsville (Woodstock)
Length4:21
Label Geffen
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Tesla singles chronology
"Heaven's Trail (No Way Out)"
(1989)
"Hang Tough"
(1989)
"Love Song"
(1989)

"Hang Tough" is a song by American rock band Tesla. The song was released as the second single from the band's second studio album, The Great Radio Controversy . "Hang Tough" peaked at #34 on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. [1]

Contents

Music video

The song's music video was directed by Nigel Dick. [2]

The music video begins with a boy playing with an old telegraph, similar to the image on the album's cover art. The rest of the video shows the band performing the song in a darkened room.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Hang Tough"4:21

Charts

Chart (1989)Peak
position
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [3] 34

Personnel

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References

  1. "Tesla Hang Tough Chart History". Billboard . Eldridge Industries . Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  2. "Tesla: Hang Tough (Video 1989)". IMDb . Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  3. "Tesla Chart History". Billboard . Eldridge Industries . Retrieved August 8, 2018.