Chains (Cookies song)
| "Chains" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by the Cookies | ||||
| B-side | "Stranger in My Arms" | |||
| Released | November 1962 | |||
| Recorded | 1962 | |||
| Genre | R&B, pop | |||
| Length | 2:29 | |||
| Label | Dimension | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Gerry Goffin, Carole King | |||
| Producer(s) | Gerry Goffin | |||
| The Cookies singles chronology | ||||
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"Chains" is a rhythm and blues song written by husband-and-wife songwriting team Gerry Goffin and Carole King. It was a hit for the American girl group the Cookies in 1962 and for the English rock band the Beatles, who recorded the song for their debut album in 1963. King recorded a solo version of "Chains" for her 1980 album Pearls: Songs of Goffin and King.
The song used in the opening sequence of film Skipped Parts.