Don't Hang Up (song)
| "Don't Hang Up" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Orlons | ||||
| from the album All the Hits by the Orlons | ||||
| Released | October 3, 1962 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 2:19[1] | |||
| Label | Cameo-Parkway | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dave Appell, Kal Mann | |||
| Producer(s) | Dave Appell, Kal Mann | |||
| The Orlons singles chronology | ||||
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"Don't Hang Up" is a 1962 hit single produced by Cameo-Parkway Records and performed by the American R&B music group The Orlons. The song is also credited under the Ariola Records label. The song was a number-four hit on the Billboard Pop chart and reached number three on its R&B chart. One of the group's biggest songs during their career, the song achieved notoriety again in the 1990s, when it was included in the 1993 family comedy film Dennis the Menace.[3] "Don't Hang Up" remains an icon of the early 1960s era of popular music[4] and was awarded gold disc status for selling over one million copies.[5]
Chart performance
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[6][7] | 4 |
| US R&B Singles[6][7] | 3 |
| UK Singles Chart[7] | 39 |
Credits
- Written by Dave Appell & Kal Mann
- Executive producer: Bernie Lowe
- Lead vocals: Rossetta Hightower
- Backing vocals: Marlena Davis & Shirley Brickley
- Support vocals: Steve Caldwell[8]
Bruce Springsteen performance
On February 2, 2017, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band performed the song in Australia in response to a heated phone call between President Donald Trump and the Prime Minister of Australia. "We stand before you embarrassed Americans tonight. This is a song from 1965 by The Orlons. We're going to use this to send a letter back home" Springsteen said as he introduced the song.[9]
References
- ^ "The Best of the Orlons Cameo Parkway 1961-1966". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
- ^ "THE ORLONS - DON'T HANG UP (SONG)". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
- ^ "Dennis the Menace credits". Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
- ^ "The Orlons Page". Retrieved 2009-06-10.
- ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins. pp. 149 & 164. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
- ^ a b "The Orlons at History of Rock". Retrieved 2009-06-10.
- ^ a b c "The Orlons Bio & History". Retrieved 2009-06-10.
- ^ "The Best of the Orlons (1961-1966)". Discogs. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
- ^ https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/donald-trump-australian-prime-minister-9743181