"Chains" is a song written by Hal Bynum and Bud Reneau, and recorded by American country music artist Patty Loveless. It was released in December 1989 as the fifth single from her album Honky Tonk Angel.
| "Chains" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Patty Loveless | ||||
| from the album Honky Tonk Angel | ||||
| B-side | "I'm On Your Side" | |||
| Released | December 1989 | |||
| Recorded | May 1988 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:27 | |||
| Label | MCA Nashville 53764 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Hal Bynum Bud Reneau | |||
| Producer(s) | Tony Brown | |||
| Patty Loveless singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Chains" on YouTube | ||||
Background
edit"Chains" was Loveless's second career No. 1 hit, with both this song and the earlier "Timber I'm Falling In Love" coming from Honky Tonk Angel.
In its original form, the song had a much slower tempo than the one recorded by Loveless. Tony Brown, one of her producers at the time, decided to speed up the tempo for the arrangement she recorded.
The song charted for 26 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles and Tracks chart, reaching No. 1 during the week of March 10, 1990.
Charts
editWeekly charts
edit| Chart (1989–1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[1] | 1 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] | 1 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (1990) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] | 41 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 9 |
References
edit- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9246." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. March 24, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
- ^ "Patty Loveless Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1990". RPM. December 22, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
- ^ "Best of 1990: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
- Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs: 1944-2005," 2006.
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