If You Can't Hang

"If You Can't Hang"
Single by Sleeping with Sirens
from the album Let's Cheers to This
ReleasedSeptember 14, 2011 (2011-09-14)
StudioInterlace Audio, Portland, Oregon
Genre
Length4:11
LabelRise
Songwriter(s)
  • Kellin Quinn
  • Jesse Lawson
  • Justin Hills
  • Gabe Barham
  • Jack Fowler
Producer(s)
Sleeping with Sirens singles chronology
"Fire"
(2011) 		"If You Can't Hang"
(2011) 		"A Trophy Father's Trophy Son"
(2011)

"If You Can’t Hang" is a song by American rock band Sleeping with Sirens. The song is from the band's second studio album, Let's Cheers to This. It was released as the album's third single on September 14, 2011. One of the band's most successful songs, the single was certified platinum by the RIAA in May 2022.[1]

Composition

"If You Can't Hang" is about three different relationships and the lessons learned from them. Quinn came up with the pre-chorus while waiting before a show in San Francisco, with the rest of the song following shortly after.[2] The track runs at 192 BPM and is in the key of D minor.[3] The band performed the song live at the 2014 Alternative Press Music Awards.[4]

Reception

"If You Can't Hang" has been seen as a highlight track from Let's Cheers to This. Oliver Thompson of "Dead Press!" said "This continues into the incredibly catchy 'If You Can't Hang…', whose chorus is catchier than the common cold."[5]

Music video

The music video for "If You Can't Hang" was released on September 14, 2011.[6] The video was directed by Thunder Down Country and showcases the band playing in a room.[7][8]

Personnel

Sleeping with Sirens

  • Gabe Barham – drums, production
  • Justin Hills – bass guitar, vocals, production
  • Jack Fowler – guitar, production
  • Jesse Lawson – guitar, vocals, production
  • Kellin Quinn – vocals, production

Additional contributors

Charts

Chart performance for "If You Can't Hang"
Chart (2014) Peak
position
US Hard Rock Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[9] 23

Certification

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[1] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b "American single certifications – Sleeping With Sirens – If You Can't Hang". Recording Industry Association of America.
  2. ^ Redrup, Zach (May 27, 2011). "TRACK-BY-TRACK: Sleeping With Sirens – Let's Cheers To This". Dead Press!. Archived from the original on November 10, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  3. ^ "Key and BPM of If You Can't Hang by Sleeping with Sirens". Musicstax.com. May 10, 2011. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  4. ^ "APMAs 2014: Sleeping With Sirens - If You Can't Hang". YouTube. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  5. ^ Thompson, Oliver (May 10, 2011). "Album: Sleeping With Sirens - Let's Cheers to This". Dead Press!. Archived from the original on November 10, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  6. ^ Brian Kraus (September 22, 2011). "Sleeping With Sirens release video for If You Can't Hang". Alternative Press. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  7. ^ "If You Can't Hang (2011) by Sleeping With Sirens". Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  8. ^ "Sleeping With Sirens - If You Can't Hang (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Sleeping With Sirens Chart History (Hard Rock Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
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