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| Length  = 3:33
| Length  = 3:33
| Label    = Epitaph Records
| Label    = Epitaph Records
| Writer  = [[Rivers Cuomo]] & [[Rick Nowels]]
| Writer  = [[Rivers Cuomo]], [[Rick Nowels]]
| Producer = [[Rivers Cuomo]] & [[Shawn Everett]]
| Producer = [[Rivers Cuomo]], [[Shawn Everett]]
| Status  = Officially released
| Status  = Officially released
| Live debut      = [[October 30]], [[2010]] in [[Weezer concert: 10/30/2010|Atlanta, GA]]
| Live debut      = [[October 29]], [[2010]] in [[Weezer concert: 10/29/2010|New Orleans, LA]]
| Last played    = [[October 30]], [[2010]] in [[Weezer concert: 10/30/2010|Atlanta, GA]]
| Spotify    = 6igx01xpY63tr88jq1g6mU
| Spotify    = 6igx01xpY63tr88jq1g6mU
| Apple Music = hang-on/id385797601?i=385797608
| Apple Music = hang-on/id385797601?i=385797608
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| Next track      = "[[Smart Girls]]"<br>(08)
| Next track      = "[[Smart Girls]]"<br>(08)
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"'''Hang On'''" is the second single and seventh track from ''[[Hurley]]''.  
"'''Hang On'''" is the seventh track and second single from ''[[Hurley]]''.  
===Appearances===
===Appearances===
*''[[Hurley]]'' (2010)
*''[[Hurley]]'' (2010)


==Overview==
==Overview==
Actor [[Michael Cera]] plays mandolin and provides backing vocals on "Hang On." In an interview, Cuomo stated that the songwriting collaboration was the result of (co-writer) [[Rick Nowels]] playing the song's chord progression, with Cuomo following up with the song's melody and lyrics.{{Citation needed}}
Actor [[Michael Cera]] plays mandolin and provides backing vocals on "Hang On." In an interview, Cuomo stated that the songwriting collaboration was the result of co-writer [[Rick Nowels]] playing the song's chord progression, with Cuomo following up with the song's melody and lyrics.{{Citation needed}}


To date, "Hang On" has been performed live only twice, during the last two tour dates on Weezer's [[2010 Tour]].
To date, "Hang On" has been performed live only twice, during the last two tour dates on Weezer's [[2010 Tour]].
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===Music video===
===Music video===
Footage of the band was filmed in front of a green screen for a music video that was never officially released, though footage has been released on YouTube in various states.<ref>Jeff Richardson "Weezer "Hang On"" ''YouTube''. 11 November 2013. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuTF5wcOdlM</ref><ref>weezer "Weezer Webisode 49: Hang On - Poquito mas Bokkus Edit.avi" ''YouTube'' 10 May 2011. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbsD-AzTB6w</ref><ref>weezer "Weezer Webisode 50: Hang On - Balsamic Reduction Edit" ''YouTube'' ''7 May 2011. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mEugBvN4zI</ref>
Footage of the band was filmed in front of a green screen for a music video that was never officially released, though footage has been released on YouTube in various states.<ref>Jeff Richardson "Weezer "Hang On"" ''YouTube''. 11 November 2013. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuTF5wcOdlM</ref><ref>weezer "Weezer Webisode 49: Hang On - Poquito mas Bokkus Edit.avi" ''YouTube'' 10 May 2011. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbsD-AzTB6w</ref><ref>weezer "Weezer Webisode 50: Hang On - Balsamic Reduction Edit" ''YouTube'' ''7 May 2011. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mEugBvN4zI</ref>
==Known recordings==
{{Known recordings header}}
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Hang On|Rivers Cuomo _ Rick Nowels - Hang On acoustic mix 013.mp3|?||||}}
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|Hang On||[[2010]]|
*Zeitgeist Studios, Los Angeles, CA
*Red Bull Studios, Santa Monica, CA
*The Village, Los Angeles, CA
*Threshold Sound & Vision, Santa Monica, CA
*Hurley Studios, Costa Mesa, CA|3:33|''[[Hurley]]''|}}
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|Hang On||[[2010]]|?|3:33||Single mix}}
{{Known recordings footer}}
==Live performances==
==Live performances==
*[[Weezer concert: 10/29/2010 - New Orleans, LA]]
*[[Weezer concert: 10/29/2010]]
*[[Weezer concert: 10/30/2010 - Atlanta, GA]]
*[[Weezer concert: 10/30/2010]]
==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*[[Rivers Cuomo]] - lead vocals, guitar
*[[Rivers Cuomo]] - lead vocals, guitar
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*[[Scott Shriner]] - bass, backing vocals
*[[Scott Shriner]] - bass, backing vocals
*[[Patrick Wilson]] - drums
*[[Patrick Wilson]] - drums
*Tony Berg - hurdy gurdy
*[[Tony Berg]] - hurdy-gurdy
*[[Michael Cera]] - mandolin, background vocals
*[[Michael Cera]] - mandolin, background vocals


==Audio==
==Audio==
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<youtube>isnXodWAcPo</youtube>
==Lyrics==
==Lyrics==
<poem>Someday
<poem>Someday I'll be coming for you
I'll be coming for you
You'll know what I'm wanting to do
You'll know
What I'm wanting to do
I'll know the words to say
I'll know the words to say
To draw you in so close to me
To draw you in so close to me
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Love grows at light speed
Love grows at light speed


Hang on 'till I see you again
Hang on 'til I see you again
I'm going to be more than a friend
I'm going to be more than a friend
You know that this isn't the end
You know that this isn't the end
So hang on (hang on, hang on, hang on)
So hang on (hang on, hang on, hang on)


This was
This was just a very first start
Just a very first start
There's more that I hold in my heart
There's more
That I hold in my heart
I'm waiting for a chance
I'm waiting for a chance
To show you how I long to be
To show you how I long to be
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You warm up to me
You warm up to me


Hang on 'till I see you again
Hang on 'til I see you again
I'm going to be more than a friend
I'm going to be more than a friend
You know that this isn't the end
You know that this isn't the end
So hang on (hang on, hang on, hang on)
So hang on (hang on, hang on, hang on)
 
Hang on 'til the break of the day
Hang on 'till the break of the day
We'll cast all our troubles away
We'll cast all our troubles away
You know that this isn't the end
You know that this isn't the end
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Hang on, hang on, hang on
Hang on, hang on, hang on


Hang on 'till I see you again
Hang on 'til I see you again
I'm going to be more than a friend
I'm going to be more than a friend
You know that this isn't the end
You know that this isn't the end
So hang on (hang on, hang on, hang on)
So hang on (hang on, hang on, hang on)
 
Hang on 'til the break of the day
Hang on 'till the break of the day
We'll cast all our troubles away
We'll cast all our troubles away
You know that this isn't the end
You know that this isn't the end
So hang on (hang on, hang on, hang on)</poem>
So hang on (hang on, hang on, hang on)</poem>
==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of Weezer songs]]
*[[List of Weezer songs]]