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"(You've Got Me) Dangling on a String"
Single by Chairmen of the Board
from the album Chairmen of the Board
B-side"I'll Come Crawling"
ReleasedApril 1970 (1970)
StudioHDH Studios, Detroit, Michigan
GenrePop-soul[1]
Length3:00
Songwriter(s)Ronald Dunbar and Edythe Wayne
Chairmen of the Board singles chronology
"Give Me Just a Little More Time"
(1970) 		"(You've Got Me) Dangling on a String"
(1970) 		"Everything's Tuesday"
(1970)

"(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,[2] No. 19 on the US Billboard R&B chart, and No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart.[3] Ronald Dunbar and Edythe Wayne wrote the song.

Live performances

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The group performed "Dangling on a String" on American Bandstand on May 16, 1970.

Chart history

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Chairmen of the Board
Chart (1970) Peak
position
Canada RPM Top Singles[4] 58
UK (The Official Charts Company)[3] 5
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[2] 38
U.S. Billboard Best Selling Soul Singles[5] 19
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 [6] 30
Donny Osmond
Chart (1977) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100[7] 109
U.S. Cash Box [8] 99

Cover versions

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  • 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.[2] 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).[9]
  • In 1988, "Danglin' on a String" was also covered by Boys Club for their eponymous debut album[10] and released as their third and final single, in 1989, on MCA Records (MCA-53649).[11]
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References

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  1. ^ Unterberger, Richie (January 1, 1997). "Various Artists - Soulful Pop (1996)". In Bogdanov, Vladimir; Erlewine, Michael; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas; Unterberger, Richie; Woodstra, Chris (eds.). AllMusic Guide to Rock. San Francisco: Miller Freeman, Inc. p. 1091.
  2. ^ a b c Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Billboard Hot 100 1959-2004
  3. ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 99. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  4. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1970-06-20. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 108.
  6. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, June 20, 1970". Archived from the original on June 8, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  7. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  8. ^ http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/70s_files/1977YESP.html Archived 2018-10-20 at the Wayback Machine Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, October 1, 1977
  9. ^ "C Cat Trance Dreams Of Leaving UK 12" vinyl single (12 inch record / Maxi-single) (501110)". Eil.com. 2002-03-14. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
  10. ^ "Boys Club – Boys Club". Discogs.com. 1988. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  11. ^ "Boys Club – Danglin' On A String". Discogs.com. 1988. Retrieved 2023-03-05.


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