Hanging on the Telephone

"Hanging on the Telephone"
"Hanging on the Telephone"
Single by Blondie
from the album Parallel Lines
B-side	"Will Anything Happen" (UK); "Fade Away and Radiate" (US);
Released	November 1978
Genre	Power pop; pop-punk; new wave;
Length	2:17
Label	Chrysalis
Songwriter(s)	Jack Lee
Producer(s)	Mike Chapman
Blondie singles chronology
Alternative cover
Music video
	"Hanging on the Telephone" at YouTube

"Hanging on the Telephone" is a 1978 song by American band Blondie and was taken from their third studio album Parallel Lines. It went to number 5 in the United Kingdom, number 20 in the Netherlands, number 16 in Ireland, number 43 in New Zealand, number 39 in Australia, number 19 in Belgium and failed to chart in the United States.

Track listing[change | change source]

UK 7" (CHS 2266)

"Hanging on the Telephone" (Jack Lee) – 2:17
"Will Anything Happen" (Lee) – 2:55

US 7" (CHS 2271)

"Hanging on the Telephone" (Lee) – 2:17
"Fade Away and Radiate" (Chris Stein) – 3:57

References[change | change source]

↑ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 71. ISBN 9780862415419.
↑ Cateforis 2011, p. 139.
↑ Molanphy, Chris (October 14, 2023). "This Ain't No Party?! Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
↑ "The goddess still rocks". The Advocate. No. 780. Here. March 2, 1999. p. 57. ISSN 0001-8996.

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[1] Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 71. ISBN 9780862415419.

[FOOTNOTECateforis2011139-2] Cateforis 2011, p. 139.

[Molanphy_2023-3] Molanphy, Chris (October 14, 2023). "This Ain't No Party?! Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved November 10, 2023.

[4] "The goddess still rocks". The Advocate. No. 780. Here. March 2, 1999. p. 57. ISSN 0001-8996.

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Debbie Harry Chris Stein Clem Burke Leigh Foxx Matt Katz-Bohen Tommy Kessler Jimmy Destri Fred Smith Gary Valentine Nigel Harrison Frank Infante Billy O'Connor Kevin Patrick Paul Carbonara
Studio albums	Blondie Plastic Letters Parallel Lines Eat to the Beat Autoamerican The Hunter No Exit The Curse of Blondie Panic of Girls Ghosts of Download Pollinator
Compilations	The Best of Blondie The Complete Picture: The Very Best of Deborah Harry and Blondie Blonde and Beyond The Platinum Collection Denis Picture This – The Essential Blondie Collection Atomic: The Very Best of Blondie Greatest Hits Greatest Hits: Sight + Sound Greatest Hits Deluxe Redux
Live albums	Picture This Live Live Live by Request
Remix albums	Once More into the Bleach Beautiful: The Remix Album Remixed Remade Remodeled: The Remix Project
Singles	"X Offender" "In the Flesh" "Rip Her to Shreds" "Denis" "(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear" "Picture This" "I'm Gonna Love You Too" "Hanging on the Telephone" "Heart of Glass" "Sunday Girl" "One Way or Another" "Dreaming" "Union City Blue" "The Hardest Part" "Atomic" "Call Me" "The Tide Is High" "Rapture" "Island of Lost Souls" "War Child" "Maria" "Nothing Is Real but the Girl" "No Exit" "Good Boys" "Mother" "A Rose by Any Name" "Sugar on the Side" "I Want to Drag You Around" "Fun" "Long Time" "Tonight" "Too Much"
Videos	Eat to the Beat The Best of Blondie The Complete Picture: The Very Best of Deborah Harry and Blondie Live Greatest Video Hits Live by Request
Tours	Tracks Across America Tour '82 No Exit Tour Road Rage Tour Parallel Lines 30th Anniversary Tour Panic of Girls Tour Rage and Rapture Tour
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