Hang on Now explained

Hang on Now
Cover:	File:KajagoogooHangonNow.jpg
Caption:	Cover of the single released in France
Type:	single
Artist:	Kajagoogoo
Album:	White Feathers
B-Side:	"Hang on Now (Instrumental)" (7") "Introduction", "Hang on Now" (12")
Released:	^[1]
Genre:	New wave synthpop
Length:	(7") (12") (album version)
Label:	EMI
Prev Title:	Ooh to Be Ah
Prev Year:	1983
Next Title:	Big Apple
Next Year:	1983

"Hang on Now" is a song by Kajagoogoo from their 1983 debut album, White Feathers.

The song peaked at No. 13 in the UK and reached No. 78 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US. This was the band's last single to be released with Limahl on vocals, as he began a solo career the following year.^[2] The single was performed on the July 12, 1983 episode of the German TV show Bananas.^[3] The music video received light rotation on MTV in 1983.^[4]

Track listing

7" EMI 5394 (UK)

1. "Hang on Now" – 3:22
2. "Hang on Now" (Instrumental) – 3:24

12" 12EMI 5394 (UK)

1. "Hang on Now" (Extended Version) – 6:18
2. "Introduction" – 5:10
3. "Hang on Now" – 3:23

7" 1077617 (France)

1. "Hang on Now" (US Mix) – 3:40
2. "Hang on Now" (Instrumental) – 3:24

7" B-8171 (US & Canada)

1. "Hang on Now" – 3:25
2. "Kajagoogoo" (Instrumental) – 3:10

• "Hang on Now" is a remixed version for the US and Canada

Charts

Chart (1983)	Peakposition
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[5]	14
Japan (Oricon)^[6]	58

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kajagoogoo singles.
2. Web site: Kajagoogoo | Biography & History. AllMusic.
3. Web site: Bananas 19 - Folge 19. fernsehserien.de. August 1, 2023.
4. Web site: Billboard Magazine (August 20, 1983) (p. 28). worldradiohistory.com. July 5, 2024.
5. Web site: Timo. 13 August 2015. Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1960: Artistit K - KAR. 2020-07-24. Sisältää hitin.
6. Web site: Japanese Oricon charts archives. 2020-07-24. UKMIX Forums. en.