| Hang On to Your Love | |
| Cover: | hang45.jpg |
| Caption: | German and Dutch cover |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Sade |
| Album: | Diamond Life |
| Released: | September 1984 (US)[1] |
| Recorded: | 1983–1984 |
| Studio: | Power Plant, London |
| Genre: |
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| Length: | 5:54 (album version) 3:58 (single version) |
| Label: | Epic |
| Producer: | Robin Millar |
| Prev Title: | Smooth Operator |
| Prev Year: | 1984 |
| Next Title: | The Sweetest Taboo |
| Next Year: | 1985 |
"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.
A. "Hang On to Your Love" (Radio Edit) – 3:58
B. "Should I Love You" – 3:50
A. "Hang On to Your Love" (US Remix) – 5:13
B1. "Should I Love You" – 3:50
B1. "Why Can't We Live Together" – 5:28
A. "Hang On to Your Love" – 4:21
B. "Cherry Pie" – 4:25
A. "Hang On to Your Love" (Album Version) – 5:54
B. "Hang On to Your Love" (7″ Version) – 4:21
| Peak position | ||
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] | 68 | |
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| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[6] | 102 | |
| US Top 100 Black Contemporary Singles (Cash Box)[7] | 12 |
| Position | ||
| US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[8] | 13 |
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