Hang Fire

Hang Fire

Infobox Single
Name = Hang Fire


Artist = Rolling Stones
from Album = Tattoo You
Released = April, 1982
Format = CD, 7"
Recorded = 1977/1978, re-recorded 1981
Genre = Rock
Length = 2' 20"
Label = Rolling Stones/Virgin
Writer = Jagger/Richards
Producer = The Glimmer Twins
Chart position =

  • #20 (USA)
    Reviews =
    Last single = "Waiting on a Friend"
    (1981)
    This single = "Hang Fire"
    (1982)
    Next single = "Going to a Go-Go"
    (1982) |

    "Hang Fire" is a song by rock and roll band the Rolling Stones off their 1981 release "Tattoo You".

    Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, "Hang Fire" is a fast-paced, up tempo surfer style rock and roll track, which betrays the happy beat with sharp, satirical lyrics directed squarely at England's economic decline through the 1970s.

    The song is a bleak look at English society at the time, where labour unrest was common and high taxes prevented growth. The lyrics parody the English economy, lamenting an unemployed working class Englishman who would rather bet on the horses than try to marry into the upper class- the only way to get ahead in English society.

    The song is one of the few times the band penned an overtly political song, and it is notable that it was never released as a single in England, even though the band was touring Europe during the single's North American release. The lyrical irony and commentary on English society harkens back to some of the groups more socially contentious songs of the sixties like "Mother's Little Helper," "19th Nervous Breakdown" and "Street Fighting Man."

    Keith Richards was asked about the track in a 1981 "Rolling Stone" magazine interview where he admits the track relates to England and the "ugly politicians" who had caused the country to decline when the "money got tight." ["Keith Richards – Interview". Rolling Stone (magazine) November 12, 1981]

    "Hang Fire" was first written and recorded during the "Some Girls" sessions in Paris.Released as the third single from "Tattoo You", the song became a radio hit in the United States where it reached number 20 on the singles chart.

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Synonyms:
(said of a gun)


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