Hang It Up is a song that deals with the romantic insecurity that comes with infatuation and building unreal expectations around someone. Sometimes the unobtainable becomes so compelling, almost creating an inherent desirability. This comes both through the result of the seeming impossibility, and the safety of being able to disregard the practical considerations. Unrequited love seemingly has a sense of purity about it by virtue of the fact there is no compromise in it.
Justin Froese is an award-winning songwriter focused on creating groove-driven alternative pop whilst drawing on diverse inspiration. Hang It Up was written and produced with his friend Jonathan Jones after hearing a few chords performed on Jones’ childhood piano.
With a deliberate contrast at its core, Hang It Up carries a moody, obsessive sound in the verse that then seemingly evaporates as the instrumentation melts in a daydream-like Billy Joel style chorus. Final production polish was introduced in the final version courtesy of Froese’s and Jones’ friend Scott McKay Gibson.