"Chained"
Single by Marvin Gaye
from the album In the Groove/I Heard It Through the Grapevine
ReleasedAugust 20, 1968
RecordedFebruary 24; March 7; April 22, 23 & 25; May 2; June 20, 1968
GenreSoul
Length2:38
LabelTamla
Songwriter(s)Frank Wilson
Producer(s)Frank Wilson
Marvin Gaye singles chronology
"You're All I Need to Get By"
(1968) 		"Chained"
(1968) 		"Keep On Lovin' Me Honey"
(1968)

"Chained" is a 1968 single released by soul singer Marvin Gaye.[1] The song peaked at number 32 on the Billboard Top 100 on November 1, 1968.[2]

Cash Box said that it has a "towering dance rhythm and a splendid vocal vector."[3]

Chart history

Chart (1968) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 32
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles[4] 8

References

  1. ^ "Original versions of Chained by Marvin Gaye | SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
  2. ^ "Marvin Gaye". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
  3. ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. September 7, 1968. p. 20. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 225.



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