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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]]''.  
===Appearances===
===Appearances===
*''[[Hurley]]''
*''[[Hurley]]''


==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.


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.


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


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'']].
==Live performances==
*[[Weezer concert: 10/29/2010 - New Orleans, LA]]
*[[Weezer concert: 10/30/2010 - Atlanta, GA]]
==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
==Audio==
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==Lyrics==
==Lyrics==
<poem>Someday
<poem>Someday