(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,^[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.

"(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"
Released	April 1970 (1970)
Studio	HDH Studios, Detroit, Michigan
Genre	Pop-soul[1]
Length	3:00
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[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

• 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
• Listen to "(You've Got Me) Dangling on a String" on YouTube (Chairmen of the Board)