Song · Teenage Fanclub
“Hang On” by Teenage Fanclub
From the album Thirteen (1993)
“Hang On” by Teenage Fanclub appears on 14 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1999 and 2014. It was first released in 1993 on the album Thirteen. Its best result is #1598 on the CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,940 alternative song of all time.
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Bassist Gerard Love wrote "Hang On" alone for Thirteen, Teenage Fanclub's fourth album, released in 1993 on Creation in Britain and Geffen in America and produced by the band. It did not come easy. Recording started just weeks after the Bandwagonesque tour ended in 1992, and guitarist Norman Blake later remembered walking in with 40 song fragments and far too many ideas. Three or four months at Ca Va Sound Workshops in Glasgow left the Scottish band with pieces rather than songs, so they moved on to Revolution Studios outside Manchester and spent two or three more months, in Love's words, revising, re-recording and trying to make it better.
At the time the title was widely taken as a nod to Big Star, a heavy influence on the band. Critics gave the album a cold welcome on release.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1612 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 1612 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 1612 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 1604 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2003 | 1599 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 1599 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 1598 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
| 2007 | 1644 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1644 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 1668 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 1707 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 1776 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 1831 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 1900 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
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