“Hang On to Your Love” by Sade
“Hang on to Your Love” is Sade’s call for a partner to stay and build on the love in a relationship rather than taking the easy road of walking away.
It appears the antagonist in the song is getting ready to leave the relationship because things are not working out as smoothly as he anticipated. Sade emphasizes on the importance of having patience when things get rough in a relationship instead of playing the game of walking out the door whenever things are down.
She explains that the best way for love to get stronger is by hanging on firmly to it. The only way to mature in love, she suggests is to hold tight and never let go no matter what happens.
The main message the singer puts across is that love is not an easy task. It demands a lot of hard work and perseverance from both sides of the relationship in order to thrive.
Facts about “Hang On to Your Love”
The songwriting credits for “Hang On to Your Love” go to the following Sade members:
- Stuart Matthewman (Sade’s guitarist/saxophonist)
- Sade Adu (Sade’s lead vocalist)
Seasoned English musician and record producer Robin Miller handled the entire production duties of this classic hit.
“Hang On to Your Love” was officially released through Epic Records in 1984. Epic issued it as the fourth single from Sade’s maiden album. That album, which is titled “Diamond Life”, also had the hit song “Smooth Operator” as one of its singles.
This single performed moderately well across musical charts in America and The Netherlands. For example, it peaked at the 14th position on the official Billboard R&B chart. This was good news for Sade since it was the band’s first time making it into that chart. The song was also pretty successful in countries such as New Zealand and Australia.
