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| "Hang On to Yourself" | ||||
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 A-side label of the 1972 UK single | ||||
| Single by Arnold Corns | ||||
| B-side | "Man in the Middle" | |||
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| Recorded | 25 February 1971 | |||
| Studio | Radio Luxembourg, London | |||
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| Length | 2:51 | |||
| Label | B&C | |||
| Songwriter(s) | David Bowie | |||
| Producer(s) | David Bowie | |||
| Arnold Corns singles chronology | ||||
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| "Hang On to Yourself" | |
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| Song by David Bowie | |
| from the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars | |
| Released | 16 June 1972[1] |
| Recorded | November 1971 |
| Studio | Trident, London |
| Genre | |
| Length | 2:38 |
| Label | RCA |
| Songwriter(s) | David Bowie |
| Producer(s) |
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"Hang On to Yourself" is a song written by the English singer-songwriter David Bowie in 1971 and released as a single with his band Arnold Corns. A re-recorded version, recorded in November 1971 at Trident Studios in London, was released on the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. The main riff is representative of glam rock's influence as a bridge between 1950s rock and roll, specifically rockabilly, and the punk to come; it draws on rockabilly influences such as Eddie Cochran, in a way that would influence punk records such as "Teenage Lobotomy" by Ramones.
- ^ "Happy 43rd Birthday to Ziggy Stardust". Archived from the original on 4 July 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ "500 Greatest Albums of All Time : 35 – David Bowie, 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars'". Rolling Stone. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2016.