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Hang On to Your Ego

First released 1988English35 recordingson 62 releasesISWC T-070.234.405-5, T-042.103.622-7

Written by

Brian WilsonComposerMike LoveComposerTerry SachenComposer

Recordings

PerformanceBy
Hang On to Your Ego (highlights from tracking date)The Beach Boys4:47
Hang On to Your Ego (stereo backing track)The Beach Boys3:24
Hang On to Your EgoThe Beach Boys3:14
Hang On to Your EgoFrank Black3:25
Hang On to Your Ego (alternate mix)The Beach Boys3:13
Hang On to Your Ego (alternate version)The Beach Boys3:13
Hang On to Your Ego (sessions)The Beach Boys6:40
Hang On to Your EgoLevellers2:37
I Know There's an Answer / Hang On to Your EgoAaron Sprinkle3:14
Hang On to Your EgoFrank Black
Hang On to Your EgoThe Beach Boys3:10
Hang On to Your EgoThe Beach Boys3:15
Hang On to Your Ego (take 12)The Beach Boys3:44
Hang On to Your Ego (take 1)The Beach Boys2:19
Hang On to Your Ego (take 2)The Beach Boys3:02
Hang On to Your Ego (mono mix)The Beach Boys3:13
Hang On to Your Ego (mono mix alternate version)The Beach Boys3:03
Hang On to Your Ego (vocal overdub by Brian)The Beach Boys3:43
Hang On to Your EgoThe UFO Club
Hang on to Your EgoFrank Black3:23
Hang on to Your EgoThe Beach Boys3:16
Hang on to Your EgoThe Beach Boys3:13
Hang on to Your EgoYYY feat. Lydia Liza & Cool Moon2:43
Hang On to Your EgoThe Beach Boys3:15
Hang On to Your EgoThe Beach Boys3:15
Hang on to Your EgoFrank Black3:25
Hang On to Your EgoFrank Black3:20
Hang Onto Your EgoThe Beach Boys
Hang On to Your Ego (John Peel session, 11th June 1990)Pixies3:19
Hang Onto Your EgoBeach Boys3:16
Hang On to Your EgoAnnie Fish2:54
Hang On to Your EgoFrank Black3:22
Hang On to Your Ego (highlights from tracking date)The Beach Boys4:48
Hang On to Your Ego (stereo backing track)The Beach Boys3:24
Hang On to Your Ego (alternate version)The Beach Boys3:13

On these albums

Pet Sounds
Pet SoundsThe Beach Boys · 1966
Special 14 Track CD Sampler
Special 14 Track CD SamplerThe Beach Boys · 1990
Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of the Beach Boys
Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of the Beach BoysThe Beach Boys · 1993
Independent 20, Vol. 17
Independent 20, Vol. 17Various Artists · 1993
Hang On to Your Ego
Hang On to Your EgoFrank Black · 1993
Time to Get Alone
Time to Get AloneBeach Boys · 1993
Frank Black
Frank BlackFrank Black · 1993
So What’cha Want
So What’cha WantVarious Artists · 1993
Long Lost Surf Songs Vol. 2
Long Lost Surf Songs Vol. 2The Beach Boys · 1995
Mouth to Mouth
Mouth to MouthLevellers · 1997
The Pet Sounds Sessions
The Pet Sounds SessionsThe Beach Boys · 1997
What a Beautiful Day
What a Beautiful DayLevellers · 1997
Unsurpassed Masters Vol. 13 (1965-1966)
Unsurpassed Masters Vol. 13 (1965-1966)The Beach Boys · 1998
Pixies at the BBC
Pixies at the BBCPixies · 1998
Barney Simon Mix: 1980-2000
Barney Simon Mix: 1980-2000Various Artists · 1999
Making God Smile
Making God SmileVarious Artists · 2002
Paste Magazine Sampler #01: Q3 2002
Paste Magazine Sampler #01: Q3 2002Various Artists · 2002
Mojo Presents: In My Room
Mojo Presents: In My RoomVarious Artists · 2006
Greatest Hits
Greatest HitsLevellers · 2014
A Tribute to Pet Sounds
A Tribute to Pet SoundsVarious Artists · 2016
Hang on to Your Ego
Hang on to Your EgoYYY feat. Lydia Liza & Cool Moon · 2017
A Tribute to the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds
A Tribute to the Beach Boys' Pet SoundsYYY · 2017
Do It Again! The Songs of Brian Wilson
Do It Again! The Songs of Brian WilsonVarious Artists · 2022
Beach Boys Club Vol. 3: Let's Put Our Hearts Together (Covers from the Beach Boys' catalog and extended universe)
Beach Boys Club Vol. 3: Let's Put Our Hearts Together (Covers from the Beach Boys' catalog and extended universe)Various Artists · 2026
1993‐07‐03: New Orleans, LA, USA
1993‐07‐03: New Orleans, LA, USAFrank Black

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