(You've Got Me) Dangling on a String

"(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,[1] No. 19 on the US Billboard R&B chart, and No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart.[2] The song was written by Ronald Dunbar and Edythe Wayne.

"(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)
GenreSoul
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)

Live performances

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

Chart history
Chairmen of the Board
Chart (1970) Peak
position
Canada RPM Top Singles[3] 58
UK (The Official Charts Company)[2] 5
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[1] 38
U.S. Billboard Best Selling Soul Singles[4] 19
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 [5] 30
Donny Osmond
Chart (1977) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100[6] 109
U.S. Cash Box [7] 99

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.[1] 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).[8]
  • In 1988, "Danglin' on a String" was also covered by Boys Club for their eponymous debut album[9] and released as their third and final single, in 1989, on MCA Records (MCA-53649).[10]

References
  1. Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Billboard Hot 100 1959-2004
  2. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 99. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1970-06-20. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  4. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 108.
  5. "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, June 20, 1970". Archived from the original on June 8, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  6. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  7. 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
  8. "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.
  9. "Boys Club – Boys Club". Discogs.com. 1988. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  10. "Boys Club – Danglin' On A String". Discogs.com. 1988. Retrieved 2023-03-05.


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