Chained (Marvin Gaye song) explained

Chained
Type:single
Artist:Marvin Gaye
Album:In the Groove/I Heard It Through the Grapevine
Released:August 20, 1968
Recorded:February 24; March 7; April 22, 23 & 25; May 2; June 20, 1968
Genre:Soul
Length:2:38
Label:Tamla
Producer:Frank Wilson
Prev Title:You're All I Need to Get By
Prev Year:1968
Next Title:Keep On Lovin' Me Honey
Next Year:1968

"Chained" is a 1968 single released by soul singer Marvin Gaye.[1] The song peaked at number 32 on the Billboard Top 100 on November 1, 1968.[2]

Cash Box said that it has a "towering dance rhythm and a splendid vocal vector."[3]

Chart history

Chart (1968)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 10032
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles[4] 8

References

  1. Web site: Original versions of Chained by Marvin Gaye SecondHandSongs. secondhandsongs.com. 2020-05-22.
  2. Marvin Gaye. Billboard. 2020-05-22.
  3. CashBox Record Reviews . September 7, 1968 . 20 . 2022-01-12 . Cash Box.
  4. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

    . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 225.