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)
ReleasedNovember 1978[1]
Genre
Length2:17
LabelChrysalis
Songwriter(s)Jack Lee
Producer(s)Mike Chapman
Blondie singles chronology
"I'm Gonna Love You Too"
(1978) 		"Hanging on the Telephone"
(1978) 		"Heart of Glass"
(1979)
Alternative cover
Music video
"Hanging on the Telephone" on YouTube

"Hanging on the Telephone" is a 1978 song by American band Blondie. It 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. It failed to chart in the United States.

Track listing

UK 7" (CHS 2266)
  1. "Hanging on the Telephone" (Jack Lee) – 2:17
  2. "Will Anything Happen" (Lee) – 2:55
US 7" (CHS 2271)
  1. "Hanging on the Telephone" (Lee) – 2:17
  2. "Fade Away and Radiate" (Chris Stein) – 3:57

References

  1. ↑ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 71. ISBN 9780862415419.
  2. ↑ Cateforis 2011, p. 139.
  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.