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| {{Infobox song | | {{Infobox song |
| | Name = Hang On | | | Name = Hang On |
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| | Artist = Weezer | | | Artist = Weezer |
| | Album = Hurley | | | Album = Hurley |
| | Released = [[September 14]], [[2010]] (album)<br>February [[2011]] (single) | | | Released = [[September 14]], [[2010]] |
| | 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 |
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| "'''Hang On'''" is the second single and seventh track from ''[[Hurley]]''. | | "'''Hang On'''" is the second single and seventh track from ''[[Hurley]]''. |
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| ===Appearances=== | | ===Appearances=== |
| *''[[Hurley]]'' | | *''[[Hurley]]'' |
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| ==Overview== | | ==Overview== |
| Actor [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Cera Michael Cera] plays mandolin and provides backing vocals on this track. 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. | | Actor Michael Cera plays mandolin and provides backing vocals on this track. The single mix features electric guitar instead of mandolin and a guitar solo. |
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| To date, "Hang On" has been performed live only twice, during the last two tour dates on Weezer's [[2010 Tour]].
| | In an interview, Cuomo stated that the songwriting collaboration was the result of Rick Nowels playing the song's chord progression, with Rivers following up with the song's melody and lyrics. |
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| A new radio mix of the song was recorded in [[2010]] and debuted in early February of [[2011]], omitting the album version's mandolin instrumentation in favor of electric guitar. This mix features a guitar solo and a lyric not present in the original song ("We'll be so happy we waited, hang on"). 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 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbsD-AzTB6w] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mEugBvN4zI] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuTF5wcOdlM].
| | ==Personnel== |
| | *[[Rivers Cuomo]] - Lead vocals, Guitar |
| | *[[Brian Bell]] - Guitar, Backing vocals |
| | *[[Scott Shriner]] - Bass, Backing vocals |
| | *[[Patrick Wilson]] - Drums |
| | *Tony Berg - Hurdy Gurdy |
| | *Michael Cera - Mandolin & background vocals |
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| Weezer performed the song in [[Weezer TV Appearance: 05/02/2011 - The Hard Times of RJ Berger|the episode "You, Me, and Weezer" of the TV series ''The Hard Times of RJ Berger'']].
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| ==Live performances==
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| *[[Weezer concert: 10/29/2010 - New Orleans, LA]]
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| *[[Weezer concert: 10/30/2010 - Atlanta, GA]]
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| ==Personnel==
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| *[[Rivers Cuomo]] - lead vocals, guitar
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| *[[Brian Bell]] - guitar, backing vocals
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| *[[Scott Shriner]] - bass, backing vocals
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| *[[Patrick Wilson]] - drums
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| *Tony Berg - hurdy gurdy
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| *Michael Cera - mandolin, background vocals
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| ==Audio==
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| <youtube>isnXodWAcPo</youtube> <youtube>4CSiu5e_zgI</youtube>
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| ==Lyrics== | | ==Lyrics== |
| <poem>Someday | | <poem>Someday |