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New Kids on the Block to re-issue 'Hangin' Tough' with new music

LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 06: (L-R) Singers Donnie Wahlberg, Danny Wood, Joey McIntyre, Jonathan Knight and Jordan Knight of New Kids on the Block perform at the Mandalay Bay Events Center during The Package Tour on July 6, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

BOSTON — New music from New Kids on the Block? What year is it?

Well if KNOTB had their way, it would still be the 80s.

In fact, they're reissuing the 1988 album 'Hangin' Tough' for its 30th anniversary -- complete with a new song called "80s Baby."

The love song to their heyday will be included with two other new songs. The re-release will be 18 tracks of nostalgia perfectly wrapped up for the Christmas season with all 10 original tracks and a few remixes.

The album will also feature the band's tour mates Salt-N-Pepa, Tiffany, Debbie Gibson and Naughty by Nature.

The Mixtape Tourlaunches in May -- with a June 29 stop at the Garden -- and wrap on July 14 in Hollywood, Florida.

Hangin’ Tough (30th Anniversary Edition) Track List:

1. "You Got It (The Right Stuff)"
2. "Please Don't Go Girl"
3. "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)"
4. "Cover Girl"
5. "I Need You"
6. "Hangin' Tough"
7. "I Remember When"
8. "What'Cha Gonna Do (About It)"
9. "My Favorite Girl"
10. "Hold On"
11. "Please Don't Go Girl (Extended Version)"
12. "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" – 7″ Version
13. "I'll Be Loving You Forever" – 7″ Remix
14. "Hangin' Tough (TOUGHER MIX)" (previously unreleased in the U.S.)
15. "Cover Girl" – 7″ Remix (previously unreleased in the U.S.)
16. "80s Baby" (feat. Salt-N-Pepa, Naughty By Nature, Tiffany, Debbie Gibson)
17. "Boys In The Band (Boy Band Anthem)"
18. "The Way You Should Be Loved"

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