"Hangin' Tough" won two American Music Awards in January 1990—the "&lt;a href="American%20Music%20Award%20for%20Favorite%20Pop/Rock%20Album"&gt;Favorite Pop/Rock Album&lt;/a&gt;" and "&lt;a href="American%20Music%20Award%20for%20Favorite%20Pop/Rock%20Band/Duo/Group"&gt;Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group&lt;/a&gt;", beating Paula Abdul's "Forever Your Girl" and Bobby Brown's "Don't Be Cruel" in Favorite Pop/Rock Album category, and Bon Jovi and Milli Vanilli in Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group category. The "Hangin' Tough" music film was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Music Video, Long Form (now called "Best Music Film") at the 1990 Grammy Awards, but lost to "Rhythm Nation 1814" by Janet Jackson, beating Eurythmics's "Savage", Michael Jackson's "Moonwalker", and Pink Floyd's "In Concert: Delicate Sound of Thunder".