| Hang It Up | |
| Cover: | HangItUp.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | The Ting Tings |
| Album: | Sounds from Nowheresville |
| Released: | 27 December 2011 |
| Recorded: | 2011 |
| Genre: | Funk rock, dance-punk, rap rock |
| Length: | 3:10 |
| Label: | Columbia |
| Prev Title: | Hands |
| Prev Year: | 2010 |
| Next Title: | Hit Me Down Sonny |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
"Hang It Up" is a song by English musical duo The Ting Tings, released as the lead single from their second studio album Sounds from Nowheresville. It was released as a download on 27 December 2011.[1]
The song was released as a remix single and four of the remixes are included on the deluxe edition of the Sounds from Nowheresville album. Two of these remixes are submissions from the 'Show Us Yours' competition that was held in conjunction with their 2011 UK Tour which allowed fans to create both original artwork and their own remixes of 'Hang It Up'.
The song was featured in the episode "Gone Maybe Gone" of Gossip Girl.[2]
The video for "Hang It Up" was uploaded to the band's YouTube channel on 18 October 2011.[3] The video was filmed in Alicante, Spain and shows the duo performing the song in a skateboard park. A video of The Ting Tings performing "Hang It Up" live in Paris was uploaded to the band's YouTube channel on 11 November 2011.[4]
The main drum sample comes from "The Big Beat", a song by Billy Squier from 1980.[5]
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Hong Kong (Metro Radio)[6] | 1 |
| Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard)[7] | 2 |
| South Korea International Singles (Gaon)[8] | 10 |