"You Keep Me Hangin' On" | ||||
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![]() Picture sleeve for US vinyl single | ||||
Single by the Supremes | ||||
from the album The Supremes Sing Holland–Dozier–Holland | ||||
B-side | "Remove This Doubt" | |||
Released | October 12, 1966 | |||
Recorded | 1966 | |||
Studio | Hitsville U.S.A. (Studio A), Detroit, Michigan | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 2:40 | |||
Label | Motown | |||
Songwriter(s) | Holland–Dozier–Holland | |||
Producer(s) | ||||
The Supremes singles chronology | ||||
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The Supremes Sing Holland–Dozier–Holland track listing | ||||
12 tracks
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"You Keep Me Hangin' On" is a song written and composed by Holland–Dozier–Holland. It was first recorded in 1966 by American Motown group the Supremes, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
The song has since been interpreted by many performers. American rock band Vanilla Fudge released a cover version in June the following year, which reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100. Wilson Pickett recorded it in 1969. English singer Kim Wilde covered "You Keep Me Hangin' On" in 1986, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in June 1987. In 1996, a version recorded by American country singer Reba McEntire's version reached number two on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.
In the first 32 years of the Billboard Hot 100 rock era, "You Keep Me Hangin' On" became one of the six songs to reach number one by two different musical acts, for the Supremes and Wilde versions.[4] The BBC ranked the Supremes' original song at number 78 on The Top 100 Digital Motown Chart, which ranks Motown releases by their all-time UK downloads and streams.[5]
No wonder: Its unceasing beat, bright guitar chirping, horn blasts, and bubbling bass line make it arguably the most rock-influenced hit of the group's career.