Puppet on a String (Jo Jo Zep & the Falcons song)

"Puppet on a String" (sub-titled "Let Her Go") is a pop song written by Joe Camilleri, Jeff Burstin and Tony Faehse and recorded by Australian blues and rock band Jo Jo Zep & the Falcons. The song was released in July 1980 as the second single from the band's fifth studio album Hats Off Step Lively (1980).

"Puppet on a String"
Single by Jo Jo Zep & the Falcons
from the album Hats Off Step Lively
ReleasedJuly 1980
StudioArmstrong Studios, Melbourne
GenreRock
Length3:20
LabelMushroom Records
Songwriter(s)Joe Camilleri, Jeff Burstin, Tony Faehse
Producer(s)Peter Solley
Jo Jo Zep & the Falcons singles chronology
"All I Wanna Do"
(1980)
"Puppet on a String"
(1980)
"I Will Return"
(1980)

The song peaked at number 53 on the Kent Music Report in Australia.

Track listing edit

7" (K 7993)

  • Side A "Puppet on a String" - 3:20
  • Side B "Ain't Going to Spend Another Lonely Night Without You" - 3:16

Charts edit

Chart (1980) Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report[1] 53

References edit

  1. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 156. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.