Hang Loose

Album: Boys & Girls (2012)
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Songfacts®:

  • Alabama Shakes guitarist Heath Fogg Singer penned this song. Vocalist Brittany Howard told NME: "He and one of his loved ones went to Hawaii - it's a true song, he's just saying, 'Let's relax and not worry about all that stuff, let's be different people, the better part of ourselves.'"
  • Alabama Shakes made their first UK television debut on April 24, 2012, when they appeared on Later... with Jools Holland and performed this song along with "Hold On" and "Be Mine."

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