"Jingle Jangle" is a song written by Jeff Barry and Andy Kim and performed by The Archies.[2] It was produced by Jeff Barry.[3] The single reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 27 on the U.S. Easy Listening chart in 1969.[4] In January 1970, it went to number 1 for one week in Canada. The song appeared on the 1969 album, Jingle Jangle.[5]
| "Jingle Jangle" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by The Archies | ||||
| from the album Jingle Jangle | ||||
| B-side | "Justine" | |||
| Released | November 1969 | |||
| Genre | Bubblegum pop[1] | |||
| Length | 2:47 | |||
| Label | Kirshner Records 5002 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jeff Barry, Andy Kim | |||
| Producer(s) | Jeff Barry | |||
| The Archies singles chronology | ||||
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Chart performance edit
| Chart (1969–1970) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada RPM Top Singles[6] | 1 |
| New Zealand (Listener)[7] | 10 |
| South Africa (Springbok)[8] | 15 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 10 |
| US Billboard Easy Listening[9] | 37 |
Popular culture edit
- In the television show Riverdale, based on the Archie comics, Jingle-Jangle is introduced as a potent recreational drug.[10] The Archies' version of the song is briefly heard in the episode "Chapter Thirty-Eight: As Above, So Below".[11]
References edit
- ^ Smay, David (2001). "The Candy Ass Charisma of the Archies". In Cooper, Kim; Smay, David (eds.). Bubblegum Music is the Naked Truth. Los Angeles: Feral House. p. 43.
- ^ The Archies, "Jingle Jangle" Retrieved September 6, 2013
- ^ The Archies, "Jingle Jangle" Retrieved September 6, 2013
- ^ The Archies, "Jingle Jangle" chart positions Retrieved September 6, 2013
- ^ The Archies, Jingle Jangle Retrieved September 6, 2013
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1970-01-24. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
- ^ Flavour of New Zealand, 20 February 1970. Archived 2018-08-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 18.
- ^ Bell, Crystal. "Riverdale's New Street Drug Jingle Jangle Is Actually A Trippy Archie Throwback," MTV.com, Thursday, October 19, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ Szamborski, Kara. "#RiverdaleRecap S3 E3: As Above, So Below," Medium.com, Thursday, October 25, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
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