(You've Got Me) Dangling on a String

" 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, No. 19 on the US Billboard R&B chart, and No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart. Ronald Dunbar and Edythe Wayne wrote the song.

Live performances

The group performed "Dangling on a String" on American Bandstand on May 16, 1970.

;Chairmen of the Board

Chart	Peak position
Canada RPM Top Singles	58
UK	5
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	38
U.S. Billboard Best Selling Soul Singles	19
U.S. Cash Box Top 100	30

;Donny Osmond

Chart	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100	109
U.S. Cash Box	99

The song was covered by Donny Osmond, and released as a single from the August 1977 album Donald Clark Osmond, [Bubbling Under Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100 Singles|"bubbling under"] the Billboard Hot 100 chart at number 109. 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".
In 1988, "Danglin' on a String" was also covered by Boys Club for their eponymous debut album and released as their third and final single, in 1989, on MCA Records.