| "Chains" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single byPatty Loveless | ||||
| from the albumHonky Tonk Angel | ||||
| B-side | "I'm On Your Side" | |||
| Released | December 1989 | |||
| Recorded | May 1988 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:27 | |||
| Label | MCA Nashville53764 | |||
| Songwriters | Hal Bynum Bud Reneau | |||
| Producer | Tony Brown | |||
| Patty Loveless singles chronology | ||||
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| "Chains" onYouTube | ||||
"Chains" is a song written byHal Bynum and Bud Reneau, and recorded by Americancountry music artistPatty Loveless. It was released in December 1989 as the fifth single from her albumHonky Tonk Angel.
"Chains" was Loveless's second career No. 1 hit, with both this song and the earlier "Timber I'm Falling In Love" coming fromHonky 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 theBillboardHot Country Singles and Tracks chart, reaching No. 1 during the week of March 10, 1990.
| Chart (1989–1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[1] | 1 |
| USHot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] | 1 |
| Chart (1990) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] | 41 |
| USCountry Songs (Billboard)[4] | 9 |
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