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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
New Kids On the Block
New Kids On the Block
Performer
Maurice Starr
Maurice Starr
All Instruments
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Maurice Starr
Maurice Starr
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Maurice Starr
Maurice Starr
Producer
Danny Wood
Danny Wood
Engineer
Donnie Wahlberg
Donnie Wahlberg
Assistant Producer
Jordan Knight
Jordan Knight
Assistant Producer
Hediki Sunada
Hediki Sunada
Engineer
Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Engineer
Phil Greene
Phil Greene
Engineer
Richard Mendelson
Richard Mendelson
Engineer
Tom Soars
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Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh
[Verse 2]
Listen up everybody if you wanna take a chance
Just get on the floor and do the New Kids' dance
Don't worry 'bout nothing 'cause it won't take long
We're gonna put you in a trance with a funky song
[Verse 3]
'Cause you gotta be hangin' tough
Hangin' tough, hangin' tough
Are you tough enough
Hangin' tough, hangin' tough
Hangin' tough, we're rough
[Verse 4]
Oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh
[Verse 5]
Everybody's always talkin' 'bout who's on top
Don't cross our path 'cause you're gonna get stomped
We ain't gonna give anybody any slack
And if you try to keep us down we're gonna come right back
[Verse 6]
And you know we're hanging tough
Hangin' tough, hangin' tough
Are you tough enough
Hangin' tough, hangin' tough
Hangin' tough, we're rough
[Verse 7]
Oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh
[Verse 8]
Get loose everybody ' cause we're gonna do out thing
'Cause you know it over till the fat lady sings
Now check it out
[Verse 9]
Everybody's, hangin' tough
Oh oh oh oh oh
Just hangin' tough
Oh oh oh oh oh
Hangin' tough
Oh oh oh oh oh
Just hangin' tough
Oh oh oh oh oh
Hangin' tough
Oh oh oh oh oh
Just hangin' tough
Oh oh oh oh oh
Written by: Maurice Starr

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