Hang in Long Enough


"Hang in Long Enough" is a single performed by Phil Collins and released in 1990 from the album ...But Seriously. It was the sixth and last single from the album. The song was a moderate hit, reaching the #23 spot on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and #34 on the UK Singles Chart.

Formats and track listings

CD Maxi

  1. Hang in Long Enough – 4:48
  2. Around the World in 80 Presets – 5:46
  3. Hang in Long Enough – 7:57

    CD Maxi Limited Edition

  4. Hang in Long Enough – 4:47
  5. That's How I Feel – 5:07
  6. Hang in Long Enough – 6:09

    12" single

;Side A
  1. Hang in Long Enough – 7:57
;Side B
  1. Hang in Long Enough – 7:07
  2. Hang in Long Enough – 5:03

    Music video

The video, another one by Collin's frequent collaborators Jim Yukich and Paul Flattery, sets Phil's modern band on an ill fated Titanic like liner. Then joke being that Phil's music is so loud, it rattle bolts free and the ship sinks. It used stock footage from the movie A Night to Remember about the ship's sinking to link it with the song's storyline.
However, the ship is mentioned as the S. S. Udio by the host at the start. Then, the Phenix Horns start playing the initial melody and Collins appears on stage to perform the whole song while the audience becomes shocked by the set design and the musicians' costumes. Throughout the video Collins and the musicians are shown in bright, vivid colour film, while everything else is in black and white - even in the same frame.
At the second verse of "Hang in Long Enough" the S. S. Udio starts sinking after hitting the iceberg and, as the song closes, the band and the audience try to escape to the boats while Collins stays at the stage to end the song. The ship sinks into the ocean, but Collins and his band escape safe and sane going aboard their boat - which also has the dog from the "Something Happened on the Way to Heaven" video. Phil laments "I told you, you were playing too loud", then the band sinks his head into the water as they watch the S. S. Udio vanishing.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Credits