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词条 Puppet on a String (Elvis Presley song)
释义

  1. Background

  2. Musical style and lyrics

  3. Charts

  4. References

  5. External links

{{Infobox song
| name = Puppet on a String
| cover = Puppet on a String Elvis Presley 19653.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Elvis Presley
| album = Girl Happy
| B-side = Wooden Heart
| released = 1965
| format = 7" 45 vinyl Gold Standard series{{cn|date=December 2018}}
| recorded = June 16, 1964[1]
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Rock and roll, pop
| length = 2:39
| label = RCA Victor
| writer = Roy C. Bennett, Sid Tepper[1][3][1]
| producer =
| prev_title = I'm Yours
| prev_year = 1965
| title =
| title2 = Wooden Heart
| next_title = Tell Me Why
| next_title2 = Blue River
| next_year = 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,[2] which was released on April 14, 1965.[3][4]

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.[2]

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,[5] "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][7][3] (The other single from the same movie, "Do the Clam", was released earlier in the same year and reached number 21.)[3] The single peaked at number 13 on the Record World chart.

In Canada, the single reached number 3 in a 10 week chart run, entering the chart in November, 1965.[8]

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[2] or a ballad.

Charts

Chart (1965) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[7]14

References

1. ^{{cite book|author=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|title=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WikEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA4&dq=Puppet+on+a+String+Elvis+Presley+Roy+Bennett+Sid+Tepper|date=13 November 1965|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|pages=4–|issn=0006-2510}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=15283|title=Puppet On A String by Elvis Presley Songfacts|work=Songfacts.com|publisher=Songfacts, LLC|accessdate=2016-12-14}}
3. ^{{cite book|author=James L. Neibaur|title=The Elvis Movies|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u95XAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA163&dq=Puppet+on+a+String+Elvis+Presley+Roy+Bennett+Sid+Tepper|date=4 April 2014|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield Publishers|isbn=978-1-4422-3074-3|pages=163–}}
4. ^{{cite book|author=Thomas Lisanti|title=Hollywood Surf and Beach Movies: The First Wave, 1959-1969|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iCMkCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA193&dq=Puppet+on+a+String+Elvis+Presley+Roy+Bennett+Sid+Tepper|date=24 August 2012|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-7297-0|pages=193–}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/master/view/582326|title=Elvis Presley - Puppet On A String at Discogs|accessdate=2016-12-14}}
6. ^Billboard, December 25, 1965.
7. ^{{cite book|author=David F. Lonergan|title=Hit Records, 1950-1975|url=https://books.google.ru/books?id=NP6OdDrutyAC&pg=PA178&dq=%20Puppet+On+A+String%20#v=onepage&q=Puppet%20On%20A%20String&f=false|year=2005|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-5129-0|pages=146–}}
8. ^[https://tsort.info/music/mfeu1b.htm Song artist 2 - Elvis Presley.tsort.]

External links

  • {{MetroLyrics song|elvis-presley|puppet-on-a-string}}
{{Elvis Presley}}{{Elvis Presley singles}}

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