Hangin' Tough (song)

"Hangin' Tough"
Single by New Kids on the Block
from the album Hangin' Tough
B-side	"Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)"
Released	July 3, 1989
Genre	Pop rock dance rock funk rock
Length	4:18 (album version) 3:54 (7-inch remix)
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Maurice Starr
Producer(s)	Maurice Starr
New Kids on the Block singles chronology
"I'll Be Loving You (Forever)" (1989) "Hangin' Tough" (1989) "Cover Girl" (1989)

"Hangin' Tough" is a song by American boy band New Kids on the Block, released as a single in 1989 through Columbia Records. It was the fourth single from the group's second album of the same name (1988). The lead vocals are sung by Donnie Wahlberg.

"Hangin' Tough" peaked at No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart on September 9, 1989, and topped the UK Singles Chart, where it became the first new No. 1 single of the 1990s yet the lowest-selling No. 1 hit up to that point.^[1] It is their only No. 1 single in Ireland and reached the top 10 in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.