Hanging Around (The Cardigans song) explained

Hanging Around
Cover:	CardigansHangingAroundCD1.jpg
Caption:	CD1 Cover
Type:	single
Artist:	The Cardigans
Album:	Gran Turismo
B-Side:	Remixes
Released:	12 July 1999
Length:	3:40
Label:	Stockholm Polydor
Producer:	Tore Johansson
Prev Title:	Erase/Rewind
Prev Year:	1998
Next Title:	Burning Down the House
Next Year:	1999

"Hanging Around" is a song written by Peter Svensson and Nina Persson for the Cardigans' 1998 album Gran Turismo. The song is the album's sixth track, and was released as its third single on 12 July 1999, and charted at number 17 on the UK Singles Chart. The music video was directed by Sophie Muller,^[1] and is based on the 1965 Roman Polanski film, Repulsion, with Nina Persson playing the role of 'Carol'.

Track listing

UK Maxi Single

1. Hanging Around (Alternative Radio Mix) - 3:41
2. My Favourite Game (Rollo's Mix) - 6:37
3. Hanging Around (Nåid Remix) -4:10)
4. Hanging Around (CD-Rom Video) - 3:41

Alternate Maxi Single

1. Hanging Around (Radio Version) - 3:43
2. Hanging Around (Jasmine St. Claire Mix) - 4:49
3. Hanging Around (Nåid Remix) - 4:10
4. Erase / Rewind (Director's Cut Video) - 3:35

Credits and personnel

• Vocals

Nina Persson

• Guitar

Peter Svensson

• Bass

Magnus Sveningsson

• Guitar: Lars-Olof Johansson
• Drums

Bengt Lagerberg

• Recorded at Country Hell, Tambourine Studios, Skurup, Sweden
• Producer: Tore Johansson
• Engineer: Tore Johansson, Janne Waldenmark
• Assistant engineer: Lars Göransson
• Audio mixing

Tore Johansson

• Mixing assistant: Jim Caruana
• Mastering by: Björn Engelmann

External links

• The Cardigans' official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sophie Muller. mvdbase.com. 1 July 2018.