Hanging on the Telephone

"Hanging on the Telephone" is a song written by Jack Lee. The song was released in 1976 by his short-lived US West Coast power pop band The Nerves; in 1978, it was recorded and released as a single by American new wave band Blondie.

"Hanging on the Telephone"
UK vinyl single
Single by Blondie
from the album Parallel Lines
B-side
  • "Will Anything Happen" (UK)
  • "Fade Away and Radiate" (US)
ReleasedNovember 1978
Genre
  • Power pop
  • pop-punk
  • new wave
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
US picture sleeve
Music video
"Hanging on the Telephone" on YouTube

Blondie had discovered the song via a cassette tape compilation which Jeffrey Lee Pierce had given the band. Beginning with a phone sound-effect courtesy of producer Mike Chapman, Blondie's version of the song was released on the band's breakthrough third album, Parallel Lines. The single was a top five hit in the UK and has since seen critical acclaim as one of the band's best songs.

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