“You Keep Me Hangin' On”
Single by The Supremes from the album The Supremes Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland
Released	October 12, 1966 (U.S.)
Format	Vinyl record (7" 45 RPM)
Recorded	Hitsville USA (Studio A); June 30 and August 1, 1966
Genre	Soul/pop
Length	2:47
Label	Motown M 1101
Writer(s)	Holland-Dozier-Holland
Producer	Brian Holland Lamont Dozier
The Supremes singles chronology
"You Can't Hurry Love" (1966) "You Keep Me Hangin' On" (1966) "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone" (1967)

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The track is one of the more oft-covered songs in the Supremes canon. Musicians such as Wilson Pickett, Rod Stewart, Melanie Safka, and Reba McEntire have all recorded versions of the song, but the two most successful remakes were recorded by the late-1960s rock band Vanilla Fudge and 1980s pop singer Kim Wilde. Wilson Pickett (March 18, 1941 – January 19, 2006) was an American R&B/Rock and Roll and soul singer. ... Rod Stewart CBE (born January 10, 1945), is a singer and songwriter born and raised in London, England, with Scottish parentage. ... Melanie Anne Safka-Schekeryk (born February 3, 1947 in Astoria, New York City) is an American singer-songwriter. ... Reba Nell McEntire (born March 28, 1955) is a Grammy award winning American singer and country music performer, and actress. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969. ... Vanilla Fudge was an American psychedelic band that recorded albums from 1967 to 1970. ... For other uses, see Pop music (disambiguation). ... Kim Wilde (born Kim Smith, November 18, 1960 in Chiswick, West London) is an English pop singer, professional gardener and pop cultural figure. ...

Original recording

While both are very much rooted in rhythm & blues, the song's immediate predecessor, "You Can't Hurry Love", showcased a gospel music feel, while "You Keep Me Hangin' On" leans more towards proto-funk. Songwriter Lamont Dozier got his inspiration for the song's Morse code-like guitar line from listening to the "news flash" signal over the radio, and he and brothers Brian and Eddie Holland integrated the idea into a song. Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... You Cant Hurry Love is a 1966 hit song recorded by The Supremes for the Motown label. ... Gospel music is a musical genre characterized by dominant vocals (often with strong use of harmony) referencing lyrics of a religious nature, particularly Christian. ... For other uses, including related musical genres, see Funk (disambiguation). ... Lamont Dozier (born June 16, 1941 in Detroit, Michigan) is an African American songwriter and record producer, best known as a member of Holland-Dozier-Holland, the songwriting and production team that was responsible for much of the Motown sound and numerous hit records by artists such as Martha & the... 1922 Chart of the Morse Code Letters and Numerals Morse code is a method for transmitting telegraphic information, using standardized sequences of short and long elements to represent the letters, numerals, punctuation and special characters of a message. ... Brian Holland, his brother Edward Holland, Jr. ... Edward Holland, Jr. ...

Many elements of the recording, including the guitars, the drums, and Ross's lead vocal, were multitracked (the parts were recorded multiple times and the takes layered over one another). This was all done to create a fuller sound than the previous Supremes records. H-D-H recorded the song nine different times with the Supremes and session band The Funk Brothers before they got the version they satisfied with. The Funk Brothers was the nickname given to a group of Detroit, Michigan, session musicians who performed on the backing tracks to most Motown Records recordings from 1959 until 1972, when the company moved to Los Angeles. ...

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Sample

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7" single version of "You Keep Me Hangin' On", performed by The Supremes.

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Vanilla Fudge version

Vanilla Fudge's 1967 psychedelic/hard rock remake of "You Keep Me Hangin' On" reached #6 on the Hot 100 chart two years after the release of the Supremes' recording. While the version released on 45 RPM single was under three minutes long, the album version was extended to six minutes and forty-five seconds. The recording, done in one take, was Vanilla Fudge's first single. ^[1] Vanilla Fudge was an American psychedelic band that recorded albums from 1967 to 1970. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Psychedelia in music (or also psychedelic music, less formally) is a term that refers to a broad set of popular music styles, genres and scenes, that may include psychedelic rock, psychedelic folk, psychedelic pop, psychedelic soul, psychedelic ambient, psychedelic trance, psychedelic techno, and others. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ...

Kim Wilde version

"You Keep Me Hangin' On" was covered in an updated version by British singer Kim Wilde in 1986. It was released as the second single from Wilde's Another Step album (although "You Keep Me Hangin' On" was the LP's first worldwide single, as the first single had only been released in selected countries). Kim Wilde (born Kim Smith, November 18, 1960 in Chiswick, West London) is an English pop singer, professional gardener and pop cultural figure. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Another Step is a studio album by Kim Wilde. ...

Wilde's version was a total re-working of the original, completely transforming the Supremes' Motown Sound into a 1980s powerpop song. She and her brother, producer Ricki Wilde, had not heard "You Keep Me Hangin' On" for several years when they decided to record it. The song was not a track they knew well, so they treated it as a new song, even slightly changing the original lyrics. It became the biggest hit of Wilde's career, reaching #2 in her home country as well as hitting the top spot in Europe and Australia. It also became Wilde's only major hit in the US, spending a week at number one in 1987. The Motown Sound is a style of soul music with distinctive characteristics, including the use of tambourine along with drums, bass instrumentation, a distinctive melodic and chord structure, and a call and response singing style originating in gospel music. ... Ricki Wilde (often spelled Ricky Wilde) is a songwriter, musician, producer and brother of Kim Wilde, and son of the pre-Beatles singer and actor Marty Wilde, from the UK. Ricki has two sons and one daughter. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ...

Incidentally, since Wilde's recording was popular during the evolution of sample-based hip hop, a short drum break in her version has become one of the most sampled pieces of audio ever. In 2006, she performed a new version of the song with the German singer Nena for her Never Say Never album. This article is about reusing existing sound recordings in creating new works. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... For other uses, see Break. ... Nena (born March 24, 1960 in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German singer who became famous with the New German Wave song 99 Luftballons (99 Red Balloons in the English version). ...

Chart performance

American Idol covers

On the popular FOX reality TV show American Idol, whenever "You Keep Me Hangin' On" was performed by a finalist, including Vanessa Olivarez on the second season and Leah LaBelle on the third season, it was considered a "curse" for them to be sent home the night after their performances. However, Blake Lewis, the runner-up on the sixth season of Idol, delivered it on March 13, 2007 and "broke the curse" with his techno arrangement. Its studio version was released on the American Idol official website and later in the American Idol Season 6: The Collector's Edition, the compilation of the studio versions of song performed by the finalists of Idol. The Fox Broadcasting Company is a television network in the United States. ... For the current American Idol season, see American Idol (season 7). ... Vanessa Olivarez is an American singer best known as the first finalist to be eliminated on the second season of the television series American Idol Vanessa was the only finalist of the group not invited to participate in the group musical tour following the end of the series. ... The second season of American Idol premiered on January 21, 2003 and continued until May 21, 2003. ... Leah LaBelle on American Idol Leah LaBelle (born Leah Vladowski on 8 September 1986) is an American singer, one of the finalists on the third season of the reality/talent-search television series American Idol. ... The third season of American Idol premiered on January 19, 2004 and continued until May 26, 2004. ... Blake Colin Lewis (born July 21, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter and beatboxer who was the runner-up to Jordin Sparks on the sixth season of American Idol. ... The sixth season of American Idol premiered on the Fox Broadcasting Company on January 16, 2007 and ran until May 23, 2007. ... is the 72nd day of the year (73rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... For the comic book character previously known as Techno, see Fixer (comics). ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... The American Idol compilation series are annual television soundtracks for the television show American Idol. ... A compilation album is an album (music or spoken-word) featuring tracks from one or multiple recording artists, often culled from a variety of sources (such as studio albums, live albums, singles, demos and outtakes. ...

American Idol Season 3 contestant Camile Velasco recorded a cover of "You Keep Me Hangin' on" for Motown Records, but was dropped after the single was released. Ciara-Camile Roque Velasco (born September 1, 1985), an American , was one of the finalists on the third season of the reality/talent-search television series, American Idol. ...

Other covers

• Overwhelming Colorfast recorded a cover version for the 5-track Bender in 1992.

• Tim Buckley recorded a live version of the song on the album Dream Letter Live in London (1968).

• The British psychedelic group The Tea Company recorded a cover version in 1968.

• In 1969, the English progressive rock group The Nice recorded a version live on a Swedish radio program. This version is very similar to Vanilla Fudge's in its slower tempo and heavier feel.

• Aretha Franklin released a soulful recorded version from an outtake from her albums This Girl's in Love With You and Spirit in the Dark from c. 1969. It was released on Rhino compact disc titled Aretha Franklin: Rare & Unreleased Recordings from the Golden Reign of Aretha Franklin.

• Studio One reggae recording artist Ken Boothe released a cover of the song in 1974, which was recently re-released on the Studio One Soul compilation.

• In 1977, Rod Stewart covered the song on his album Foot Loose & Fancy Free.

• Mina recorded a hard-rock version of the song for her album Kyrie in 1980.

• Madness recorded a cover, similar in style to Kim Wilde's version, in 2005 for their cover album The Dangermen Sessions Vol. 1.

• In 2007 British producer Mark Ronson incorporated a portion of the lyrics of "You Keep Me Hangin' On" into his single "Stop Me". "Stop Me", with a lead vocal by Daniel Merriweather, was primarily a cover of The Smiths "Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before", adding the chorus of "You Keep Me Hangin' On" toward the end of the recording.

• New York based heavy metal trio The Rods covered the song for their 1982 album "Wild Dogs."

• In November 2007, Rockell released a new dance single with Canada's Odeon Records, "You Keep Me Hanging On."

• A house cover was done by Anca in 2007 featuring mostly the hook from the chorus.

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Supremes version credits

• Lead vocals by Diana Ross
• Backing vocals by Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson
• Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers
• Written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Edward Holland, Jr.
• Produced by Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier

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Notes

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See also

• Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 1966 (USA)
• Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 1987 (USA)