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	8 December 1984 (US)
Format	7" 12"
Recorded	1983–1984; The Power Plant (London)
Genre	Smooth jazz funk soul
Length	5:54
Label	Epic Portrait
Writer(s)	Sade Adu Stuart Matthewman
Producer(s)	Robin Millar
Sade singles chronology
"When Am I Going to Make a Living" (1984) "Hang On to Your Love" (1984) "Smooth Operator" (1984)
Sade U.S. singles chronology "Hang On to Your Love" (1984) "Smooth Operator" (1985) Alternative cover North American cover

"Hang On to Your Love" is a song by English band Sade from their debut studio album Diamond Life (1984). It was released as the first United States single from Diamond Life in December 1984.

Track listings and formats

German and Dutch 7-inch single

• Side A:

1. "Hang On to Your Love" (Radio Edit) – 3:58

• Side B:

1. "Should I Love You" – 3:50

Dutch 7-inch maxi single (US Remix)

• Side A:

1. "Hang On to Your Love" (US Remix) – 5:13

• Side B:

1. "Should I Love You" – 3:50
2. "Why Can't We Live Together" – 5:28

U.S. and Canadian 7-inch single

• Side A:

1. "Hang On to Your Love" – 4:21

• Side B:

1. "Cherry Pie" – 4:25

U.S. 12-inch single

• Side A:

1. "Hang On to Your Love" (Album Version) – 5:54

• Side B:

1. "Hang On to Your Love" (7" Version) – 4:21

Charts

Chart (1985)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[1]	68
Dutch Top 40[2]	28
US Billboard Hot Black Singles[3]	14
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[3]	5

References

1. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). Sydney: Australian Chart Book. p. 263. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and June 19, 1988.
2. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 5–1985". Top 40 (in Dutch). Retrieved 2009-01-11.
3. "Sade > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-01-08.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics