Hang On To Yourself (track)
by David Bowie
Year: 1972
From the album The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (track #8)
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Hang On To Yourself appears on the following album(s) by David Bowie:
- The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (track #8) (this album) (1972)
- Bowie At The Beeb (track #21) (2000)
- Bowie At The Beeb (track #28) (2000)
- Ziggy Stardust The Motion Picture (track #1) (1983)
- A Reality Tour (track #29) (2010)
- Stage (track #1) (1978)
- Live Santa Monica '72 (track #2) (1994)
- Welcome To The Blackout (Live London '78) (track #16) (2018)
- Five Years (1969-1973) (track #37) (compilation) (2015)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 4 days ago |  nextorgd | 340 | 97/100 |
| ! | 07/24/2026 03:08 | Exist-en-ciel | 169,579 | 71/100 |
| ! | 07/05/2026 08:56 | Siromynian | 18,223 | 71/100 |
| ! | 06/16/2026 10:25 |  pedro1976 | 6,059 | 75/100 |
| ! | 06/04/2026 13:11 | Mack1212 | 1,196 | 87/100 |
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Few songs are so instantly recognisable.
A fairly standard rock song - good but not great for me. Energetic
DeusExMackia 06/14/2018 21:19 | #216759
Perhaps the definitive glam rock tune.
Cool track :)
GandalfORiley345 05/25/2014 20:46 | #112927
Very happy riff with a cool solo (Edited)
PatrickD 01/02/2014 09:12 | #99515
Love the tones on guitar and bass. Could have been on the Honky Dory album or the Grease soundtrack. (Edited)
Really nice song!
Jasonconfused 01/17/2013 22:10 | #61873
LOVE the riffing on this track with a really sweet solo. Overall just a really fun song. (Edited)
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