"Hanging On" is a song by American singer and songwriter

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from his debut studio album, ''You Are All I See'' (2011). It was written by Active Child and

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, and produced by Rechtshaid. The song's music video, directed by T.S. Pfeffer and Robert McHugh, debuted on January 19, 2012. English singer

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covered "Hanging On" in 2012, while Australian

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included an acoustic cover of the song as a bonus track on the two-disc special edition of their 2012 album ''

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''.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''You Are All I See''. * Active Child – vocals, additional engineering, production *

– engineering, mixing, production * David Schiffman – mixing *

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– mastering

Ellie Goulding version

In 2012, "Hanging On" was covered by English singer and songwriter

for her second studio album, ''

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''. An alternative version featuring English rapper

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was released as a free

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on 10 July 2012 via Goulding's

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page, serving as a

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for the album. The accompanying music video was directed by Ben Newbury and released on 13 July. Goulding's cover version was featured in the ''

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'' episode " The Revengers", the ''

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'' episode " Til Death Do Us Part" and on the soundtrack to the 2013 film adaptation of '' The Host''. In February 2013, the Living Phantoms remix of the song was used in the "From Ashes"

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video game '' God of War: Ascension''. The remix of the song by

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was included on the soundtrack to the 2014 film adaption of '' Divergent'' in addition to the original version appearing in the film.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Halcyon''. *

– vocals * Ben Baptie – mixing assistant * Billboard – production * Philippe Dumais – assistant engineering *

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– mixing *

– vocals * Richard Vincent – engineering

Charts

Certifications

References

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