Puppet on a String (Sandie Shaw song)

"Puppet on a String"
side-A label; solid centre variant
One of solid centre variants of the UK single
Single by Sandie Shaw
from the album Puppet on a String
B-side"Tell the Boys"
Released7 March 1967
Recorded1967
GenreEuropop[1]
Length2:21
LabelPye[2]
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Ken Woodman[3]
Sandie Shaw singles chronology
"I Don't Need Anything"
(1967) 		"Puppet on a String"
(1967) 		"Tonight in Tokyo"
(1967)
Eurovision Song Contest 1967 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
English
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
  • Bill Martin
  • Phil Coulter
Conductor
Finals performance
Final result
1st
Final points
47
Entry chronology
◄ "A Man Without Love" (1966)
"Congratulations" (1968) ►

"Puppet on a String" is a song recorded by British singer Sandie Shaw, written by Bill Martin and Phil Coulter. It represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967, held in Vienna, winning the contest, becoming the first of the United Kingdom's five Eurovision wins.[4][5]

As her thirteenth UK single release, "Puppet on a String" became a UK Singles Chart number one hit on 27 April 1967, staying at the top for a total of three weeks.[6] In the United States, a 1967 version by Al Hirt went to number 18 on the Adult Contemporary chart and No. 129 on the Billboard Hot 100.[7]

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  2. ^ "Sandie Shaw". 45-rpm.org.uk. 26 February 1947. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference 500 Number One Hits was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Eurovision 1967: United Kingdom Sandie Shaw - Puppet on a string". Eurovision-contest.com. 21 May 2006. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  5. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 495. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  6. ^ "Puppet on a String full official chart history". Theofficialcharts.com. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  7. ^ "Puppet on a String (song by Al Hirt) • Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com. Retrieved 25 March 2014.