"(You've Got Me) Dangling on a String" is a 1970 soul music song by the Chairmen of the Board. The single reached No. 38 on the US Billboard Hot 100,Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Billboard Hot 100 1959-2004 No. 19 on the US Billboard R&B chart, and No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart. Ronald Dunbar and Edythe Wayne wrote the song.
Live performances The group performed "Dangling on a String" on American Bandstand on May 16, 1970.
Chart history Chairmen of the Board Chart (1970)PeakpositionCanada RPM Top Singles58UK (The Official Charts Company)5U.S. Billboard Hot 10038U.S. Billboard Best Selling Soul Singles19U.S. Cash Box Top 100 30 Donny Osmond Chart (1977)PeakpositionU.S. Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - 109U.S. Cash Box http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/70s_files/1977YESP.html Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, October 1, 197799
Cover versions The song was covered by Donny Osmond, and released as a single from the August 1977 album Donald Clark Osmond, "bubbling under" the Billboard Hot 100 chart at number 109. Catalogue number PD 14417, Int'l. # 2066 847 77 NP 2827. It was produced by Brian Holland. A version with substantially altered music was also recorded by the UK post-punk band C Cat Trance, on their album Play Masenko Combo and as the B-side of their 1984 single "Dreams Of Leaving" (Ink INK123). In 1988, "Danglin' on a String" was also covered by Boys Club for their eponymous debut album and released as their third and final single, in 1989, on MCA Records (MCA-53649).
External links Lyrics of this song (Chairmen of the Board)
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