Jingle Jangle (The Archies song)

"Jingle Jangle" is a song written by Jeff Barry and Andy Kim, produced by Barry^[2] and recorded by The Archies, a fictional bubblegum pop band from Archie Comics.^[3] It was released as the group's fourth single on the Kirshner Records label in November 1969, and included on their third album, Jingle Jangle.^[4] It reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 27 on the U.S. Easy Listening chart in 1969.^[5] In January 1970, it went to number 1 for one week in Canada.

"Jingle Jangle"
Single by The Archies
from the album Jingle Jangle
B-side	"Justine"
Released	November 1969
Genre	Bubblegum pop[1]
Length	2:47
Label	Kirshner
Songwriter(s)	Jeff Barry Andy Kim
Producer(s)	Jeff Barry
The Archies singles chronology
"Sugar, Sugar" (1969) "Jingle Jangle" (1969) "Who's Your Baby?" (1970)

Chart performance

Chart (1969–1970)	Peak position
Canada RPM Top Singles[6]	1
New Zealand (Listener)[7]	10
South Africa (Springbok)[8]	15
US Billboard Hot 100	10
US Billboard Easy Listening[9]	37

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[10]	Gold	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Popular culture

• In the television show Riverdale, based on the Archie comics, Jingle-Jangle is introduced as a potent recreational drug.^[11] The Archies' version of the song is briefly heard in the episode "Chapter Thirty-Eight: As Above, So Below".^[12]