Hang Fire
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| "Hang Fire" | ||
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| Single by Rolling Stones | ||
| from the album Tattoo You | ||
| Released | April, 1982 | |
| Format | CD, 7" | |
| Recorded | 1977/1978, re-recorded 1981 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 2 min 20 s | |
| Label | Rolling Stones/Virgin | |
| Producer(s) | The Glimmer Twins | |
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| Rolling Stones singles chronology | ||
| "Waiting On A Friend" (1981) |
"Hang Fire" (1982) |
"Going To A Go-Go" (1982) |
"Hang Fire" is a song by rock and roll band the Rolling Stones off of their 1981 release Tattoo You.
Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, "Hang Fire" is a straight forward rock song from the Stones which comments on the economic troubles the band's home country of England was going through at the time;
| “ | In the sweet old country where I come from, Nobody ever works, Yeah nothing gets done; We hang fire, we hang fire. | ” |
"Hang Fire" was first written and recorded during the Some Girls sessions in Paris. Released as the third single from Tattoo You, the song became a radio hit in the United States where it reached number 20 on the singles chart.
