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 (U.S.)
Format 7" single, 12" single
Genre Soul, Funk
Length 3:58 (Edit)
5:55 (Album Version)
4:19 (Short Version)
5:13 (U.S. Remix)
Label Epic
Writer(s) Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman
Producer 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
U.S. cover

"Hang On to Your Love" is a song by the English group Sade from their debut album, Diamond Life (1984). It was released in late 1984 as the album's first U.S. single.

Track listings and formats

German and Dutch 7-inch single
  1. "Hang On to Your Love" (Edit) – 3:58
  1. "Should I Love You" – 3:50
Dutch 7-inch maxi single (U.S. Remix)
  1. "Hang On to Your Love" (U.S. Remix) – 5:13
  1. "Should I Love You" – 3:50
  2. "Why Can't We Live Together" – 5:28
U.S. and Canadian 7-inch single
  1. "Hang On to Your Love" – 4:19
  1. "Cherry Pie" – 4:25
U.S. 12-inch single
  1. "Hang On to Your Love" (Long Version) – 6:00
  1. "Hang On to Your Love" (Short Version) – 4:19

Charts

Chart (1985) Peak
position
Dutch Top 40[1] 28
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[2] 14
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[2] 5

References