(You've Got Me) Dangling on a String explained

(You've Got Me) Dangling on a String
Cover:	You've Got Me Dangling on a String.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Chairmen of the Board
Album:	Chairmen of the Board
B-Side:	I'll Come Crawling
Released:	April
Studio:	HDH Studios, Detroit, Michigan
Genre:	Pop-soul^[1]
Prev Title:	Give Me Just a Little More Time
Prev Year:	1970
Next Title:	Everything's Tuesday
Next Year:	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

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^[4]	58
UK (The Official Charts Company)	5
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	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

• 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]

External links

• Lyrics of this song
• (Chairmen of the Board)

Notes and References

1. Book: Unterberger, Richie. Various Artists - Soulful Pop (1996). Bogdanov. Vladimir. Erlewine . Michael . Erlewine . Stephen Thomas . Unterberger . Richie . Woodstra . Chris. January 1, 1997. AllMusic Guide to Rock. Miller Freeman, Inc.. San Francisco. 1091.
2. Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Billboard Hot 100 1959-2004
3. Book: Roberts , David . 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited . London. 1-904994-10-5. 99.
4. Web site: Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 1970-06-20 . 2018-07-19.
5. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 108.
6. Web site: Cash Box Top 100 Singles, June 20, 1970 . September 25, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150608160329/http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/70s_files/19700620.html . June 8, 2015 . dead .
7. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 -
8. http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/70s_files/1977YESP.html Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, October 1, 1977
9. Web site: C Cat Trance Dreams Of Leaving UK 12" vinyl single (12 inch record / Maxi-single) (501110) . Eil.com . 2002-03-14 . 2016-10-13.
10. Web site: Boys Club – Boys Club . Discogs.com. 1988 . 2023-03-05.
11. Web site: Boys Club – Danglin' On A String . Discogs.com. 1988 . 2023-03-05.