Hang On to Your Life
"Hang On to Your Life" is a song written by Burton Cummings and Kurt Winter and performed by The Guess Who. It reached #5 in Canada[1] and #43 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1971.[2] It was also released in the United Kingdom as a single, but it did not chart.[3] The song is featured on their 1970 album, Share the Land.[4]
| "Hang On to Your Life" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cover of the 1971 Spanish single | ||||
| Single by The Guess Who | ||||
| from the album Share the Land | ||||
| B-side | "Do You Miss Me Darlin'" | |||
| Released | December 1970 (CAN) January 1971 (US) March 1971 (UK) | |||
| Recorded | 1970 at RCA's Mid-America Recording Center, Chicago, Illinois | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 4:09 (album) 3:20 (single) | |||
| Label | Nimbus Records 0414 (CAN) RCA Victor 0414 (US) RCA Records 2065 (UK) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Burton Cummings, Kurt Winter | |||
| Producer(s) | Jack Richardson | |||
| The Guess Who singles chronology | ||||
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The producer was Jack Richardson and the arrangement was by The Guess Who.[5]
At the end of the album version Cummings recites verses 13-15 of Psalm 22. The single version ends just before he speaks.
References
- The Guess Who, "Hang on to Your Life" Canadian Chart Position Retrieved March 10, 2015
- The Guess Who, "Hang on to Your Life" United States Chart Position Retrieved March 10, 2015
- The Guess Who, "Hang on to Your Life" UK single release Retrieved March 10, 2015
- The Guess Who, Share the Land Retrieved March 10, 2015
- The Guess Who, "Hang on to Your Life" Canadian single release Retrieved March 10, 2015
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