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"Ring My Bell" A-side "Ring My Bell" B-side "If I Could Feel That Old Feeling Again" "Make Believe Lovers" (alternate B-side)
"Ring My Bell " is a 1979 disco song by Anita Ward . It was originally written for then eleven-year-old Stacy Lattisaw , as a teenybopper song about kids talking on the telephone.[ 2] When Lattisaw signed with a different label, Ward was asked to sing it instead, and it became her only major hit .[ 3]
The song hit number one on the disco charts.[ 4] "Ring My Bell" went to number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Soul Singles chart.[ 4] It also reached number one on the UK Singles Chart .[ 5] [ 6]
"Ring My Bell" has been covered by many artists since its original release, including DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince , Ann Lee , Tori Amos , Dynamic Duo , Collette , Saïan Supa Crew , INOJ , Pato Fu , Joey Boy , Sxip Shirey , and Princess X (a modern interpretation under the title "Gimme All (Ring My Bell) "). It has also been remixed many times and was featured in the movie The Book of Eli .
Instrumentation
The song is characterized by the sound of chimes and of the Synare electronic drum playing a decaying high-pitched tom tone.
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Sales and certifications
Chart successions
Preceded by
Eurochart Hot 100 number-one single August 9, 1979 – August 23, 1979 (3 weeks)
Succeeded by
Preceded by
UK Singles Chart number-one single June 16, 1979 – June 23, 1979 (2 weeks)
Succeeded by
Preceded by
US Billboard Hot Disco Singles number-one single May 19, 1979 (1 week)
Succeeded by
Preceded by
US Billboard Hot 100 number-one single June 30, 1979 – July 7, 1979 (2 weeks)
Succeeded by
US Cash Box number-one single June 30, 1979 – July 14, 1979 (3 weeks)
US Record World number-one single July 7, 1979 (1 week)
Preceded by
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles number-one single June 16, 1979 – July 14, 1979 (5 weeks)
Canadian RPM 100 Singles number-one single July 28, 1979 – August 4, 1979 (2 weeks)
Canadian RPM Disco Playlist number-one single July 28, 1979 – August 4, 1979 (2 weeks)
Preceded by
Canadian RPM Adult Oriented Playlist number-one single August 11, 1979 (1 week)
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New Zealand number-one single July 29, 1979 (1 week)
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Norwegian number-one single 29/1979 – 31/1979 (3 weeks)
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Preceded by
Spanish number-one single September 17, 1979 – September 24, 1979 (2 weeks)
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References
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^ " "Ring My Bell" – Anita Ward" . Super Seventies. Retrieved June 12, 2014 .
^ "Ring My Bell by Anita Ward" . Songfacts. Retrieved June 12, 2014 .
^ a b c d e "Songs of Love – Awards" . AllMusic . All Media Network . Retrieved June 3, 2013 .
^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved June 3, 2013.
^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 591. ISBN 1-904994-10-5 .
^ "Billboard – Hits Of The World" . Billboard . 91 (35): 57. September 1, 1979. ISSN 0006-2510 .
^ "Anita Ward – Ring My Bell" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40 . Retrieved June 3, 2013.
^ "Anita Ward – Ring My Bell" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50 . Retrieved June 3, 2013.
^ "Radio 2 Top 30 : 4 augustus 1979" (in Dutch). Top 30 . Retrieved June 12, 2014 .
^ Template:Wayback . CHUM . Retrieved June 12, 2014.
^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 4491 ." RPM . Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved May 12, 2015.
^ "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 4538 ." RPM . Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved May 12, 2015.
^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 4549a ." RPM . Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved May 12, 2015.
^ "InfoDisc : Tous les Titres par Artiste" (in French). InfoDisc. Select "Anita Ward" from the artist drop-down menu. Retrieved June 12, 2014 .
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Ring My Bell" . Irish Singles Chart . Retrieved June 3, 2013.
^ a b "I singoli più venduti del 1979" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Creative Commons . Retrieved June 3, 2013 .
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Anita Ward - Ring My Bell" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 . Retrieved June 3, 2013.
^ "Anita Ward – Ring My Bell" (in Dutch). Single Top 100 . Retrieved June 3, 2013.
^ "Anita Ward – Ring My Bell" . Top 40 Singles . Retrieved June 3, 2013.
^ "Anita Ward – Ring My Bell" . VG-lista . Retrieved June 3, 2013.
^ "South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 – 1989 Acts (W)" . Rock.co.za. Retrieved June 3, 2013 .
^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2 .
^ "Anita Ward – Ring My Bell" . Singles Top 100 . Retrieved June 3, 2013.
^ "Anita Ward – Ring My Bell" . Swiss Singles Chart . Retrieved June 3, 2013.
^ Template:Wayback . Cash Box magazine . Retrieved June 12, 2014.
^ Template:Wayback . Record World . Geocities.com. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
^ "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – Top 100 End of Year AMR Charts – 1970s" . Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 12, 2014 .
^ "Jahreshitparade 1979" (in German). Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 12, 2014 .
^ "Jaaroverzichten 1979" (in Dutch). Ultratop . Hung Medien. Retrieved June 12, 2014 .
^ "Top Singles – Volume 32, No. 13, December 22, 1979" . RPM . Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved June 12, 2014 .
^ "TOP – 1979" (in French). Top-france.fr. Retrieved June 12, 2014 .
^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1979" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 . Retrieved June 12, 2014 .
^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1995" (in Dutch). Single Top 100 . Hung Medien. Retrieved June 12, 2014 .
^ "End of Year Charts 1979" . Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved October 30, 2015 .
^ "Top 100 Hits for 1979" . The Longbored Surfer. Retrieved June 12, 2014 .
^ Template:Wayback . Billboard . Retrieved June 12, 2014.
^ Template:Wayback . Cash Box magazine . Retrieved June 12, 2014.
^ "Canadian single certifications – Anita Ward – Ring My Bell" . Music Canada .
^ "Les Meilleures Ventes Tout Temps de 45 T. / Singles" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved June 12, 2014 .
^ "British single certifications – Anita Ward – Ring My Bell" . British Phonographic Industry . Select singles in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Ring My Bell in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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