The song's hook, "Time goes by so slowly for those who wait," is taken from Madonna's 1989 collaboration with Prince, "Love Song," as is the line, "Those who run seem to have all the fun.
* В "«Hung Up»" использован текст из песни "«Love Song»", дуэта Мадонны и Принца с альбома «Like a Prayer»: "«Time goes by so slowly for those who wait… Those who run seem to have all the fun»".