(You've Got Me) Dangling on a String chart at number 109. Catalogue number PD 14417, Int'l. # 2066 847 77 NP 2827. It was produced by Brian Holland. A version with substantially altered music was also recorded by the UK post-punk band C Cat Trance, on their album "Play Masenko Combo" and as the B-side of their 1984 single "Dreams Of Leaving" (Ink INK123). (You've Got Me) Dangling on a String "(You've Got Me) Dangling on a String" is a 1970 soul music song by the Chairmen of the Board. The single reached #38 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100, #19 on the US "Billboard" R&B chart,
Just Give Me a Reason I Am, and with a variation into the second chorus. The song received acclaim from contemporary critics. Jody Rosen from "Rolling Stone" referred positively to "Just Give Me a Reason" as the best track within the album, "in which Pink dials back the drama, letting the melody and sentiments do their work". Sharing the same opinion, Amy Sciaretto from "PopCrush" said she liked the "soft" side of Pink and that she and Nate Ruess "fit like a jigsaw puzzle, a lovely yin and yang." Bill Lamb from "About.com" said: "The genius behind 'Just Give Me a Reason' is that it