Pledge Pin

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"Pledge Pin"
Single by Robert Plant
from the album Pictures at Eleven
B-side "Fat Lip"
ReleasedNovember 1982
Recorded1982
Genre Rock
Length4:01
Label Swan Song
Songwriter(s)
  • Robert Plant
  • Robbie Blunt
Producer(s) Robert Plant
Robert Plant singles chronology
"Burning Down One Side"
(1982)
"Pledge Pin"
(1982)
"Big Log"
(1983)

"Pledge Pin" is a song by Robert Plant from his album Pictures at Eleven . It was a popular track on album-oriented rock radio in the United States, peaking at number 11 on the Billboard Top Tracks chart in 1982. Later released as the second single from the album, it reached number 74 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 15 on Billboard Top Tracks. [1]

Contents

Track listing

US 7" single

A: "Pledge Pin" (Robert Plant, Robbie Blunt) – 4:01
B: "Fat Lip" (Plant, Blunt, Jezz Woodroffe) – 5:05

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References

  1. "When Robert Plant Recruited New and Old Friends for 'Pledge Pin'". Ultimate Classic Rock. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.