Jingle Jangle (The Archies song)
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| "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 | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Producer | Jeff Barry | |||
| The Archies singles chronology | ||||
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"Jingle Jangle" is a song written by Jeff Barry and Andy Kim, produced by Barry[2] and recorded by The Archies, a fictional bubblegum pop band from Archie Comics.[3] It was released as the group's fourth single on the Kirshner Records label in November 1969, and included on their third album, Jingle Jangle.[4] It reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 27 on the U.S. Easy Listening chart in 1969.[5] In January 1970, it went to number 1 for one week in Canada.
Chart performance
[edit | edit source]| Chart (1969–1970) | Peak position |
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| 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 |
Certifications
[edit | edit source]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[10] | Gold | 1,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Popular culture
[edit | edit source]- In the television show Riverdale, based on the Archie comics, Jingle-Jangle is introduced as a potent recreational drug.[11] The Archies' version of the song is briefly heard in the episode "Chapter Thirty-Eight: As Above, So Below".[12]
References
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- ^ The Archies, "Jingle Jangle" Retrieved September 6, 2013
- ^ The Archies, "Jingle Jangle" Retrieved September 6, 2013
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- ^ The Archies, "Jingle Jangle" chart positions Retrieved September 6, 2013
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- ^ Flavour of New Zealand, 20 February 1970. Archived 2018-08-26 at the Wayback Machine
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- ^ 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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