Puppet on a String (Elvis Presley song)

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"Puppet on a String"
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Single by Elvis Presley
from the album Girl Happy
B-side "Wooden Heart"
ReleasedOctober 20, 1965
RecordedJune 10, 1964
Studio Radio Recorders, Hollywood
Genre Rock and roll, pop
Length2:39
Label RCA Victor
Songwriter(s) Roy C. Bennett, Sid Tepper [1] [2] [3]
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"I'm Yours" / "(It's a) Long Lonely Highway"
(1965)		"Puppet on a String" / "Wooden Heart"
(1965)		"Santa Claus Is Back in Town"
(1966)

"Puppet on a String" is a 1965 song originally recorded by Elvis Presley. It was written by Roy C. Bennett and Sid Tepper and recorded by Elvis Presley for the MGM film Girl Happy , [1] which was released on April 14, 1965. [4] [5]

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Background

Elvis Presley recorded the vocals for "Puppet on a String" along with other tracks on June 16, 1964 (over a backing track that was recorded earlier) during a recording session at Radio Recorders in Culver City outside of Los Angeles. [1] The song was published by Elvis Presley's publishing company Gladys Music, Inc.

Released in the United States in 1965 as a single with the 1960 recording from the film G.I. Blues , "Wooden Heart", on the B-side, "Puppet on a String" reached number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week of December 25, 1965, where it would stay for two weeks. [6] [2] [4] (The other single from the same movie, "Do the Clam", was released earlier in the same year and reached number 21.) [4]

On December 4, 1965 the song entered to many lists of Billboard Top Sellers in Top Markets. [7] Some days later, the song reached the position # 5 on the Billboard Top 40 Easy Listening staying in that list during 8 weeks. [8]

In Canada, the single reached number 3 in a 10-week chart run, entering the chart in November, 1965. [9] The single was certified Gold in the U.S. by the RIAA in March 1992.

Musical style and lyrics

"Puppet on a String" is an easy listening love song [1] or a ballad.

Charts

Chart (1965)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [10] 14

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Puppet On A String by Elvis Presley Songfacts". Songfacts.com. Songfacts, LLC. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
  2. 1 2 David F. Lonergan (2005). Hit Records, 1950-1975. Scarecrow Press. pp. 146–. ISBN   978-0-8108-5129-0.
  3. ↑ Staff (November 13, 1965). "Today's Tunes Filled With Goodies: Tepper–Bennett". Billboard. p. 4. ISSN   0006-2510.
  4. 1 2 3 James L. Neibaur (4 April 2014). The Elvis Movies. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 163–. ISBN   978-1-4422-3074-3.
  5. ↑ Thomas Lisanti (24 August 2012). Hollywood Surf and Beach Movies: The First Wave, 1959-1969. McFarland. pp. 193–. ISBN   978-0-7864-7297-0.
  6. ↑ Billboard, December 25, 1965.
  7. ↑ Billboard - December 4, 1965 - Pages 14/15
  8. ↑ Billboard - December 1, 1966 - Pag. 10
  9. ↑ Song artist 2 - Elvis Presley.tsort.
  10. ↑ "Elvis Presley Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 201.
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