"Jingle Jangle" is a song written by Jeff Barry and Andy Kim, produced by BarryThe Archies, "Jingle Jangle" Retrieved September 6, 2013 and recorded by The Archies, a fictional bubblegum pop band from Archie Comics.The Archies, "Jingle Jangle" Retrieved September 6, 2013 It was released as the group's fourth single on the Kirshner Records label in November 1969, and included on their third album, Jingle Jangle.The Archies, Jingle Jangle Retrieved September 6, 2013 It reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 27 on the U.S. Easy Listening chart in 1969.The Archies, "Jingle Jangle" chart positions Retrieved September 6, 2013 In January 1970, it went to number 1 for one week in Canada.
Chart performance Chart (1969–1970)PeakpositionCanada RPM Top Singles1New Zealand (Listener)Flavour of New Zealand, 20 February 1970. 10South Africa (Springbok)15US Billboard Hot 10010US Billboard Easy Listening37 Certifications
Popular culture In the television show Riverdale, based on the Archie comics, Jingle-Jangle is introduced as a potent recreational drug.Bell, Crystal. "Riverdale's New Street Drug Jingle Jangle Is Actually A Trippy Archie Throwback," MTV.com, Thursday, October 19, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2023. The Archies' version of the song is briefly heard in the episode "Chapter Thirty-Eight: As Above, So Below".Szamborski, Kara. "#RiverdaleRecap S3 E3: As Above, So Below," Medium.com, Thursday, October 25, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
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