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Released on Columbia, also Chop Suey! (System of a Down), Toxicity (System of a Down) and Pumped Up Kicks (Foster the People)
Written by Maurice Starr, also Step by Step, Tonight and This One’s for the Children
Part of Hangin’ Tough, also I’ll Be Loving You (Forever), You Got It (The Right Stuff) and Cover Girl
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Maurice Starr wrote 10 of New Kids on the Block’s top 10 songs
Maurice Starr wrote 42 songs on fono
Maurice Starr’s most frequent co-writer is Michael Jonzun (6 songs together)
Maurice Starr first appears on fono in 1983, 5 years before this song
Credits
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- Written by
- Maurice Starr
- Part of
- Hangin’ Tough
- Released on
- Columbia
- Written by
- Maurice Starr
- Part of
- Hangin’ Tough
- Released on
- Columbia
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Same writer: Maurice Starr
Same label: Columbia
Same release: Hangin’ Tough
Same writer: Maurice Starr
Same label: Columbia
Same release: Hangin’ Tough
Same writer: Maurice Starr
Same label: Columbia
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Hangin’ Tough was written by Maurice Starr
Hangin’ Tough was written by Maurice Starr
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Hangin’ Tough is part of the release Hangin’ Tough
Hangin’ Tough is part of the release Hangin’ Tough
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Columbia is the label of the song Hangin’ Tough
Columbia is the label of the song Hangin’ Tough
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Hangin’ Tough was released on 1988