Hangin' Tough (song)

"Hangin' Tough" is a song by American boy band New Kids on the Block, released as a single in July 1989 through Columbia Records. It was the fourth single from the group's second album of the same name (1988). Maurice Starr both wrote and produced the song and lead vocals are sung by Donnie Wahlberg. "Hangin' Tough" peaked at No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on September 9, 1989, and topped the UK Singles Chart, where it became the first new No. 1 single of the 1990s yet the lowest-selling No. 1 hit up to that point. It is their only No. 1 single in Ireland and reached the top 10 in Australia, Canada, Luxembourg and New Zealand.