"Hang On in There Baby" is a song written by American musician Johnny Bristol and arranged by H. B. Barnum as the title track from his first album.

The lead single from their third album Back to Front (1994) under RCA Records, the song is the band's joint biggest hit alongside "Down to Earth", peaking at No.

[26] When Barlow started touring in promotion of Open Road, he hired Rosie Gaines as a support act.

While on tour, he decided to record a new version of "Hang On in There Baby" featuring Gaines, which he intended to use for performance only.

When Barlow's video album, Open Book, was released in the United Kingdom in June 1998, an accompanying single given away with the video featured the duet version of "Hang On in There Baby" as its lead track; the duet version had previously been unavailable in the UK.