Bang-Shang-A-Lang

"Bang-Shang-A-Lang"
Single by The Archies
from the album The Archies
B-side"Truck Driver"
ReleasedAugust 31, 1968 (1968-08-31)
Recorded1968
GenreBubblegum pop
Length2:34
LabelCalendar
Songwriter(s)Jeff Barry
Producer(s)Jeff Barry
The Archies singles chronology
"Bang-Shang-A-Lang"
(1968) 		"Feelin' So Good (S.K.O.O.B.Y.-D.O.O.)"
(1968)

"Bang-Shang-A-Lang" is a song written and produced by Jeff Barry, and recorded by The Archies, a fictional bubblegum pop band from Archie Comics. It was released as the group's debut single on the Calendar Records label on August 31, 1968,[1] and included on their self-titled album.[2] It peaked at No. 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[3]

Charts

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Chart (1968) Peak
position
Australia Go-Set 15
Canada RPM Top Singles[4] 11
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] 22
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[5] 9
South Africa (Springbok Radio SA Top 20)[6] 3

Other versions

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References

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  1. ^ The Archies, "Bang-Shang-A-Lang" single release Retrieved May 19, 2015
  2. ^ The Archies, The Archies Retrieved May 19, 2015
  3. ^ a b The Archies, "Bang-Shang-A-Lang" chart position Retrieved May 19, 2015
  4. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1968-11-18. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
  5. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, November 23, 1968". Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  6. ^ "South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1969 - 1989 Songs (A-B)".
  7. ^ Young Blood, "Bang-Shang-A-Lang" single release Retrieved May 19, 2015
  8. ^ Carmen Villani, "Bang-Shang-A-Lang" single release Retrieved May 19, 2015
  9. ^ The Walkers, "Bang-Shang-A-Lang" single release Retrieved May 19, 2015
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