| Don't Hang Up | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | The Orlons |
| Album: | All The Hits by The Orlons |
| B-Side: | The Conservative |
| Genre: | R&B |
| Length: | 2:19[1] |
| Label: | Cameo-Parkway |
| Producer: | Dave Appell, Kal Mann |
| Prev Title: | The Wah-Watusi |
| Prev Year: | 1962 |
| Next Title: | South Street |
| Next Year: | 1963 |
"Don't Hang Up" is a 1962 hit single produced by Cameo-Parkway Records and performed by the American R&B music group the Orlons. The tune was originally issued in the US as the flip-side to "The Conservative", however, according to RPFiller on 45cat, "A Philadelphia DJ flipped it and the B-side became the hit."[2] Which is born out by the 45 showing the catalogue number C - 231 followed by a B. The song is also credited under the Ariola Records label. The song was a number-four hit on the Billboard Pop chart and reached number three on its R&B chart. One of the group's biggest songs during their career, "Don't Hang Up" remains an icon of the early 1960s era of popular music[3] and was awarded gold disc status for selling over one million copies.[4]
| Chart | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 4 | |
| US R&B Singles[5] [6] | 3 | |
| CAN CHUM Chart[7] | 23 | |
| UK Singles Chart | 39 |
