Puppet on a String (Elvis Presley song)

"Puppet on a String"
Single by Elvis Presley
from the album Girl Happy
B-side"Wooden Heart"
ReleasedOctober 20, 1965
RecordedJune 10, 1964
StudioRadio Recorders, Hollywood
GenreRock and roll, pop
Length2:39
LabelRCA 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]

  1. ^ a b "Puppet On A String by Elvis Presley Songfacts". Songfacts.com. Songfacts, LLC. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Lonergan2005 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Staff (November 13, 1965). "Today's Tunes Filled With Goodies: Tepper–Bennett". Billboard. p. 4. ISSN 0006-2510.
  4. ^ 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.