Hang On to Your Love

"Hang On to Your Love" is a song by English band Sade from their debut studio album, Diamond Life (1984). It was released in November 1984 as the album's first North American single and fourth single overall.

For the Jason Donovan song, see Hang On to Your Love (Jason Donovan song).

"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"
ReleasedNovember 1984
Recorded1983–1984
StudioPower Plant, London
Genre
Length5:54
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Robin Millar
Sade singles chronology
"Smooth Operator"
(1984)		 "Hang On to Your Love"
(1984)		 "The Sweetest Taboo"
(1985)
Alternative cover
North American cover
Music video
"Hang On to Your Love" on YouTube

Reception

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."[1]

Track listings
  • German and Dutch 7-inch single
A. "Hang On to Your Love" (Radio Edit) – 3:58
B. "Should I Love You" – 3:50
  • Dutch 7-inch maxi single (US Remix)
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
  • US and Canadian 7-inch single
A. "Hang On to Your Love" – 4:21
B. "Cherry Pie" – 4:25
  • US 12-inch single
A. "Hang On to Your Love" (Album Version) – 5:54
B. "Hang On to Your Love" (7″ Version) – 4:21

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1985) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] 68
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[3] 28
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4] 18
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5] 20
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[6] 102
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[7] 5
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[8] 6
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9] 14

Year-end charts
Chart (1985) Position
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[10] 13

References
  1. Guan, Frank (26 October 2017). "All 73 Sade Songs, Ranked From Worst to Best". Vulture. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  2. 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.
  3. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Sade" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  4. "Sade – Hang On to Your Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  5. "Sade – Hang On to Your Love". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  6. "Bubbling Under – The Hot 100 Singles". Billboard. Vol. 97, no. 6. 9 February 1985. p. 68. ISSN 0006-2510 – via Google Books.
  7. "Sade Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  8. "Sade Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  9. "Sade Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  10. "Dance Club Songs – Year-End 1985". Billboard. Archived from the original on 6 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
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