You Keep Me Hangin ' on - wikipedia You Keep Me Hangin ' on This article is about the Holland -- Dozier -- Holland song sung by The Supremes. For the Cliff Richard 1974 song `` ( You Keep Me ) Hangin ' On '', see Cliff Richard discography. `` You Keep Me Hangin ' On '' Picture sleeve for US vinyl single Single by The Supremes from the album The Supremes Sing Holland -- Dozier -- Holland B - side `` Remove This Doubt '' Released October 12, 1966 ( 1966 - 10 - 12 ) ( U.S. ) Format 7 - inch 45 RPM Recorded June 30 and August 1, 1966 Studio Hitsville U.S.A. ( Studio A ), Detroit, Michigan Genre Soul, pop Length 2 : 47 ( original release ) 3 : 15 ( remastered ) Label Motown Songwriter ( s ) Holland -- Dozier -- Holland Producer ( s ) Brian Holland Lamont Dozier The Supremes Sing Holland -- Dozier -- Holland track listing 12 tracks Side one `` You Keep Me Hangin ' On '' `` You 're Gone, But Always in My Heart '' `` Love Is Here and Now You 're Gone '' `` Mother You, Smother You '' `` I Guess I 'll Always Love You '' `` I 'll Turn to Stone '' Side two `` It 's the Same Old Song '' `` Going Down for the Third Time '' `` Love is in Our Hearts '' `` Remove This Doubt '' `` There 's No Stopping Us Now '' `` ( Love Is Like a ) Heat Wave '' Audio sample file help `` You Keep Me Hangin ' On '' is a 1966 song written and composed by Holland -- Dozier -- Holland. It first became a popular Billboard Hot 100 number one hit for the American Motown group the Supremes in late 1966. The rock band Vanilla Fudge covered the song a year later and had a top ten hit with their version. British pop singer Kim Wilde covered `` You Keep Me Hangin ' On '' in 1986, bumping it back to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in June 1987. The single reached number one by two different musical acts in America. In the first 32 years of the Billboard Hot 100 rock era, `` You Keep Me Hangin ' On '' became one of only six songs to achieve this feat. In 1996, country music singer Reba McEntire 's version reached number 2 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. Over the years, `` You Keep Me Hangin ' On '' has been covered by various artists including a charting version by Wilson Pickett, Rod Stewart, Colourbox, the Index and the Box Tops. Contents 1 The Supremes original version 1.1 Background 1.2 Reception 1.3 Personnel 1.4 Chart performance 1.4. 1 Weekly charts 1.4. 2 Year - end charts 2 Vanilla Fudge version 2.1 Background 2.2 Personnel 2.3 Chart performance 3 Kim Wilde version 3.1 Background 3.2 Reception 3.3 Music video 3.4 Chart performance 3.4. 1 Weekly charts 3.4. 2 Year - end charts 4 Reba McEntire version 4.1 Background 4.2 Chart performance 5 References 6 See also The Supremes original version Background `` You Keep Me Hangin ' On '' was originally recorded in 1966 by the Supremes for the Motown label. The single is rooted in proto - funk and rhythm and blues, compared to the Supremes ' previous single, `` You Ca n't Hurry Love, '' which uses the call and response elements akin to gospel. The song 's signature guitar part is said to have originated from a Morse code - like radio sound effect, typically used before a news announcement, heard by Lamont Dozier. Dozier collaborated with Brian and Eddie Holland to integrate the idea into a single. Many elements of the recording, including the guitars, the drums, and Diana Ross 's vocals were multitracked, a production technique which was established and popularized concurrently by H-D-H and other premier producers of the 1960s such as Phil Spector ( see Wall of Sound ) and George Martin. H-D-H recorded the song in eight sessions with The Supremes and session band the Funk Brothers before settling on a version deemed suitable for the final release. Reception `` You Keep Me Hangin ' On '' was the first single taken from the Supremes ' 1967 album The Supremes Sing Holland -- Dozier -- Holland. The song became the group 's eighth number - one single when it topped the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart for two weeks in the United States from November 13, 1966, through November 27, 1966. It peaked at number 8 in the UK Singles Chart. The Supremes original version was ranked number 339 on Rolling Stone 's The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. It was voted number 43 on Detroit 's 100 Greatest Songs, a Detroit Free Press poll in 2016. The track is one of the more oft - covered songs in the Supremes canon. They performed the song on the ABC variety program The Hollywood Palace on Saturday, October 29, 1966. Personnel Diana Ross -- lead vocals Florence Ballard -- backing vocals Mary Wilson -- backing vocals The Funk Brothers -- instrumental accompaniment Chart performance This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( June 2018 ) Weekly charts Chart ( 1966 -- 67 ) Peak position U.K. Singles Chart 8 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 U.S. Billboard R&B Singles Chart U.S. Cash Box Pop Singles Chart Year - end charts Chart ( 1966 ) Rank U.S. Billboard Hot 100 30 Vanilla Fudge version `` You Keep Me Hangin ' On '' Single by Vanilla Fudge from the album Vanilla Fudge B - side Take Me For A Little While Released 1967 ( 1967 ) ( U.S. ) Format 7 - inch 45 RPM Recorded 1967 Genre Psychedelic rock Length 2 : 59 ( single edit ) 7 : 20 ( album version ) Label Atco Songwriter ( s ) Holland - Dozier - Holland Producer ( s ) Shadow Morton Vanilla Fudge singles chronology `` You Keep Me Hangin ' On '' ( 1967 ) `` Eleanor Rigby '' ( 1967 ) Background Vanilla Fudge 's 1967 psychedelic rock remake of `` You Keep Me Hangin ' On '' reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100 chart a year after the release of the Supremes ' recording. While the edited version released on the 45 RPM single was under three minutes long, the album version was 7 : 20. The recording, done in one take, was Vanilla Fudge 's first single. Vanilla Fudge drummer Carmine Appice talked about the band 's decision to cover the song in a 2014 interview : That was Mark and Timmy. We used to slow songs down and listen to the lyrics and try to emulate what the lyrics were dictating. That one was a hurtin ' song ; it had a lot of emotion in it. `` People Get Ready '' was like a Gospel thing. `` Eleanor Rigby '' was sort of eerie and church - like... like a horror movie kind of thing. If you listen to `` Hangin ' On '' fast... by the Supremes, it sounds very happy, but the lyrics are n't happy at all. If you lived through that situation, the lyrics are definitely not happy. A similar arrangement was used by Rod Stewart on his 1977 album Foot Loose & Fancy Free. This may have, in part, been the idea of Appice, who had by then joined Stewart 's band. The Vanilla Fudge version appears in the series finale of the television show The Sopranos ( 2007 ), at the conclusion of Episode 1 of Season 7 of the show Mad Men ( 2015 ), the film War Dogs ( 2016 ), and the videogame Mafia III ( 2016 ). Personnel Carmine Appice -- drums, vocals Tim Bogert -- bass, vocals Vince Martell -- guitar, vocals Mark Stein -- lead vocals, keyboards Chart performance Chart ( 1967 -- 68 ) Peak position U.S. Billboard Hot 100 6 Kim Wilde version `` You Keep Me Hangin ' On '' Standard artwork ( 7 - inch vinyl single pictured ) ; the North American release uses different colours for the map background and the title design Single by Kim Wilde from the album Another Step B - side `` Loving You '' Released October 13, 1986 ( 1986 - 10 - 13 ) Format 7 - inch single 12 - inch single Recorded 1986 Genre Hi - NRG Length 4 : 15 Label MCA Songwriter ( s ) Holland - Dozier - Holland Producer ( s ) Ricky Wilde Music video `` You Keep Me Hangin ' On '' on YouTube Background `` You Keep Me Hangin ' On '' was covered in an updated version by British singer Kim Wilde in 1986. Wilde 's version was a total re-working of the original, completely transforming the Supremes ' Motown Sound into a hi - NRG song. She and her brother, producer Ricky 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. Reception It was released as the second single from Wilde 's Another Step studio album ( although `` You Keep Me Hangin ' On '' was the LP 's first worldwide single, as the first single had been released only in selected countries ). The song became the biggest hit of Wilde 's career, reaching number two in her home country, and number one in Australia. It also became Wilde 's second and last Top 40 hit in the US following `` Kids in America '' and is also, to date, her most successful song in that country, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for one week in June 1987. It later ranked as the 34th biggest hit of 1987 on Billboard 's Hot 100 year - end chart that year. `` You Keep Me Hangin ' On '' was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry for UK sales exceeding 250,000 copies. In 2006, she performed a new version of the song with the German singer Nena for her Never Say Never album. It has sold 265,000 copies in France. Music video A music video was produced to promote her single. Directed by Greg Masuak, the video shows Wilde in a dark room lying on a large bed. She then rises from the bed as she sings the song and finds herself being `` threatened '' by a strange man who is breaking down the walls around her. Chart performance Weekly charts Chart ( 1986 -- 87 ) Peak position Australia ( Kent Music Report ) Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 20 Canada ( RPM ) Denmark ( Tracklisten ) France ( SNEP ) 19 Germany ( Media Control Charts ) 8 Ireland ( IRMA ) Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 17 Norway ( VG - lista ) Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) UK Singles Chart US Billboard Hot 100 Year - end charts Chart ( 1986 ) Rank UK 23 Chart ( 1987 ) Rank Australia ( KMR ) 6 Canada ( RPM ) 24 US Billboard Hot 100 34 Reba McEntire version `` You Keep Me Hangin ' On '' Single by Reba McEntire from the album Starting Over Released 1996 ( 1996 ) Format CD single maxi single Genre Country Length 3 : 22 Label MCA Nashville Songwriter ( s ) Holland - Dozier - Holland Producer ( s ) Tony Brown Michael Omartian Reba McEntire Reba McEntire singles chronology `` Starting Over Again '' ( 1996 ) `` You Keep Me Hangin ' On '' ( 1996 ) `` The Fear of Being Alone '' ( 1996 ) Background Country music singer Reba McEntire covered the song in 1995 for her twenty - second studio album, Starting Over. Released as the album 's fourth single in 1996 on MCA Nashville Records, it was co-produced by Tony Brown and Michael Omartian. Although not released to country radio, McEntire 's rendition was her only dance hit, reaching number two on Hot Dance Club Play. Chart performance Chart ( 1996 -- 97 ) Peak position U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play References Jump up ^ Bronson, Fred ( 2003 ). The Billboard Book of Number One Hits : The Inside Story Behind Every Number One Single on Billboard 's Hot 100 from 1955 to the Present ( 5 ed. ). Billboard Books. pgs 213, 667. ISBN 0 - 8230 - 7677 - 6 ^ Jump up to : `` You Keep Me Hangin ' On ''. Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 18 April 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2012. Jump up ^ `` Billboard Hot 100 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Company. 78 ( 47 ) : 30. 1966. Retrieved 10 May 2011. Jump up ^ `` Billboard Hot 100 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Company. 78 ( 48 ) : 26. 1966. Retrieved 10 May 2011. Jump up ^ `` The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time ''. 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See also List of Hot 100 number - one singles of 1966 ( U.S. ) List of Hot 100 number - one singles of 1987 ( U.S. ) The Supremes Diana Ross Florence Ballard Mary Wilson Barbara Martin Cindy Birdsong Jean Terrell Lynda Laurence Scherrie Payne Susaye Greene Betty McGlown Studio albums Meet The Supremes ( 1962 ) Where Did Our Love Go ( 1964 ) More Hits by The Supremes ( 1965 ) I Hear a Symphony ( 1966 ) The Supremes A ' Go - Go ( 1966 ) The Supremes Sing Holland -- Dozier -- Holland ( 1967 ) Reflections ( 1968 ) Love Child ( 1968 ) Let the Sunshine In ( 1969 ) Cream of the Crop ( 1969 ) Right On ( 1970 ) New Ways but Love Stays ( 1970 ) Touch ( 1971 ) Floy Joy ( 1972 ) The Supremes Produced and Arranged by Jimmy Webb ( 1972 ) The Supremes ( 1975 ) High Energy ( 1976 ) Mary, Scherrie & Susaye ( 1976 ) Collaborative albums Diana Ross & the Supremes Join The Temptations ( 1968 ) Together ( 1969 ) The Magnificent 7 ( 1970 ) The Return of the Magnificent Seven ( 1971 ) Dynamite ( 1971 ) Live albums The Supremes at the Copa ( 1965 ) Live at London 's Talk of the Town ( 1968 ) TCB ( 1968 ) On Broadway ( 1969 ) Farewell ( 1970 ) The Supremes Live ! In Japan ( 1973 ) Other albums A Bit of Liverpool ( 1964 ) The Supremes Sing Country, Western and Pop ( 1965 ) We Remember Sam Cooke ( 1965 ) Merry Christmas ( 1965 ) The Supremes Sing Rodgers & Hart ( 1967 ) Diana Ross & the Supremes Sing and Perform `` Funny Girl '' ( 1968 ) Singles `` Tears of Sorrow '' ( as The Primettes ) `` I Want a Guy '' `` Buttered Popcorn '' `` Your Heart Belongs to Me '' `` Let Me Go the Right Way '' `` My Heart Ca n't Take It No More '' `` A Breathtaking Guy '' `` When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes '' `` Run, Run, Run '' `` Where Did Our Love Go '' `` Baby Love '' `` Come See About Me '' `` Stop ! In the Name of Love '' `` Back in My Arms Again '' `` The Only Time I 'm Happy '' `` Nothing but Heartaches '' `` Things Are Changing '' `` I Hear a Symphony '' `` Children 's Christmas Song '' `` My World Is Empty Without You '' `` Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart '' `` You Ca n't Hurry Love '' `` You Keep Me Hangin ' On '' `` Love Is Here and Now You 're Gone '' `` The Happening '' `` Reflections '' `` In and Out of Love '' `` Forever Came Today '' `` Some Things You Never Get Used To '' `` Love Child '' `` I 'm Gonna Make You Love Me '' `` I 'm Livin ' in Shame '' `` I 'll Try Something New '' `` The Composer '' `` No Matter What Sign You Are '' `` The Weight '' `` I Second That Emotion '' `` Someday We 'll Be Together '' `` Why ( Must We Fall in Love ) '' `` Up the Ladder to the Roof '' `` Everybody 's Got the Right to Love '' `` Stoned Love '' `` River Deep -- Mountain High '' `` Nathan Jones '' `` You Gotta Have Love in Your Heart '' `` Touch '' `` Floy Joy '' `` Automatically Sunshine '' `` Without the One You Love '' `` Your Wonderful, Sweet Sweet Love '' `` I Guess I 'll Miss the Man '' `` Reach Out and Touch ( Somebody 's Hand ) '' `` Bad Weather '' `` Tossin ' and Turnin ' '' `` He 's My Man '' `` Where Do I Go from Here '' `` Early Morning Love '' `` I 'm Gonna Let My Heart Do the Walking '' `` High Energy '' `` You 're My Driving Wheel '' `` Let Yourself Go '' `` Love, I Never Knew You Could Feel So Good '' Videography T.A.M.I. Show Greatest Hits : Live in Amsterdam Reflections : The Definitive Performances ( 1964 -- 1969 ) Motown 25 : Yesterday, Today, Forever Inspired works Sparkle ( 1976 film ) Dreamgirls ( musical ) Dreamgirls ( film ) Sparkle ( 2012 film ) Related topics Discography Chronology Members FLOS Book The Box Tops Rick Levy Gary Talley Bill Cunningham Ron Krasinski Barry Walsh Rick Allen Thomas Boggs Alex Chilton Harold Cloud John Evans Bobby Guidotti Gene Houston Rick Pipkin Joe Savage Swain Schaefer Danny Smythe Larry Spillman Studio albums The Letter / Neon Rainbow Cry Like a Baby Non-Stop Tear Off ! Compilation albums Super Hits The Greatest Hits The Ultimate Box Tops The Best of the Box Tops - Soul Deep Songs `` The Letter '' `` A Whiter Shade of Pale '' `` Neon Rainbow '' `` Cry Like a Baby '' `` You Keep Me Hangin ' On '' Related articles Big Star Bell Records Sundazed Records Vanilla Fudge Mark Stein Vince Martell Carmine Appice Pete Bremy Tim Bogert Joey Brennan Sal D'Nofrio Jimmy Galluzi Ron Mancuso Paul Hanson Lanny Cordola Derek St. Holmes Martin Gerschwitz Tom Croucier Bill Pascali T.M. Stevens Teddy Rondinelli Mark Dolfen Jimmyjack Tamburo Steve Argy John Aunel Studio albums Vanilla Fudge The Beat Goes On Renaissance Near the Beginning Rock & Roll Out Through the In Door Compilations Best of Vanilla Fudge Psychedelic Sundae -- The Best of Vanilla Fudge Singles `` You Keep Me Hangin ' On '' `` Season of the Witch '' `` Some Velvet Morning '' Related artists Cactus Beck, Bogert & Appice Blue Murder King Kobra Kim Wilde Studio albums Kim Wilde Select Catch as Catch Can Teases & Dares Another Step Close Love Moves Love Is Now & Forever Never Say Never Come Out and Play Snapshots Wilde Winter Songbook Remix albums The Remix Collection Compilations The Very Best of Kim Wilde The Singles Collection 1981 -- 1993 The Very Best of Kim Wilde The Hits Collection Singles `` Kids in America '' `` Chequered Love '' `` Water on Glass '' `` Cambodia '' `` View from a Bridge '' `` Child Come Away '' `` Love Blonde '' `` Dancing in the Dark '' `` House of Salome '' `` The Second Time '' `` The Touch '' `` Rage to Love '' `` Schoolgirl '' `` You Keep Me Hangin ' On '' `` Another Step ( Closer to You ) '' `` Say You Really Want Me '' `` Rockin ' Around the Christmas Tree '' `` Hey Mister Heartache '' `` You Came '' `` Never Trust a Stranger '' `` Four Letter Word '' `` Love in the Natural Way '' `` It 's Here '' `` Time '' `` Ca n't Get Enough ( Of Your Love ) '' `` I Ca n't Say Goodbye '' `` World in Perfect Harmony '' `` Love Is Holy '' `` Heart over Mind '' `` Who Do You Think You Are '' `` Million Miles Away '' `` If I Ca n't Have You '' `` In My Life '' `` Kids in America 1994 '' `` Breakin ' Away '' `` This I Swear '' `` Shame '' `` Loved '' `` Born to Be Wild '' `` Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime '' `` You Came ( 2006 ) '' `` Perfect Girl '' `` Together We Belong '' `` Baby Obey Me '' `` It 's Alright '' `` Sleeping Satellite '' `` To France '' `` Ever Fallen in Love '' `` FU Kristmas ! '' Related articles Discography Marty Wilde Ricky Wilde Book Reba McEntire 1990s singles Sweet Sixteen `` Walk On '' Rumor Has It `` You Lie '' `` Rumor Has It '' `` Fancy '' `` Fallin ' Out of Love '' For My Broken Heart `` For My Broken Heart '' `` Is There Life Out There '' `` The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia '' `` The Greatest Man I Never Knew '' It 's Your Call `` Take It Back '' `` The Heart Wo n't Lie '' ( with Vince Gill ) `` It 's Your Call '' Greatest Hits Volume Two `` Does He Love You '' ( with Linda Davis ) `` They Asked About You '' Read My Mind `` Why Have n't I Heard from You '' `` She Thinks His Name Was John '' `` Till You Love Me '' `` The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter '' `` And Still '' Starting Over `` On My Own '' `` Ring on Her Finger, Time on Her Hands '' `` Starting Over Again '' `` You Keep Me Hangin ' On '' What If It 's You `` The Fear of Being Alone '' `` How Was I to Know '' `` I 'd Rather Ride Around with You '' `` What If It 's You '' If You See Him `` If You See Him / If You See Her '' ( with Brooks & Dunn ) `` Forever Love '' `` Wrong Night '' `` One Honest Heart '' So Good Together `` What Do You Say '' Other songs `` What If '' Guest singles `` Oklahoma Swing '' ( with Vince Gill ) Holland -- Dozier -- Holland Brian Holland Lamont Dozier Eddie Holland Songs 1962 `` Dearest One '' `` Old Love ( Let 's Try It Again ) '' `` Darling, I Hum Our Song '' 1963 `` Leaving Here '' `` Locking Up My Heart '' `` What Goes Up Must Come Down '' / `` Come on Home '' `` Tie a String Around Your Finger '' `` Come and Get These Memories '' / `` Jealous Lover '' `` You Lost the Sweetest Boy '' `` Heat Wave '' / `` A Love Like Yours ( Do n't Come Knocking Everyday ) '' `` ( He Wo n't Be True ) Little Girl Blue '' `` Mickey 's Monkey '' `` Too Hurt to Cry, Too Much in Love to Say Goodbye '' / `` Come on Home '' `` When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes '' / `` Standing at the Crossroads of Love '' `` I Gotta Dance to Keep From Crying '' `` Quicksand '' / `` Darling I Hum Our Song '' `` Live Wire '' / `` Old Love ( Let 's Try It Again ) '' `` Run, Run, Run '' / `` I 'm Giving You Your Freedom '' `` Can I Get a Witness '' 1964 `` A Tear from a Woman 's Eyes '' `` My Lady Bug Stay Away from That Beatle '' `` Like a Nightmare '' / `` If You Were Mine '' `` In My Lonely Room '' `` Just Ai n't Enough Love '' `` Where Did Our Love Go '' `` Baby Do n't You Do It '' `` Guarantee for a Lifetime '' `` Baby I Need Your Loving '' / `` Call on Me '' `` Candy to Me '' / `` If You Do n't Want My Love '' `` Whisper You Love Me Boy '' `` Baby Love '' / `` Ask Any Girl '' `` Come See About Me '' / ( You 're Gone But ) Always in My Heart '' `` Without the One You Love ( Life 's Not Worth While ) '' / `` Love has Gone '' `` You 're a Wonderful One '' `` How Sweet It Is ( To Be Loved by You ) '' 1965 `` Where Did You Go '' `` Stop ! In the Name of Love '' / `` I 'm in Love Again '' `` You 've Been a Long Time Coming '' `` Who Could Ever Doubt My Love '' `` Nowhere to Run '' `` Back in My Arms Again '' / `` Whisper You Love Me Boy '' `` I Ca n't Help Myself ( Sugar Pie Honey Bunch ) '' `` The Only Time I 'm Happy '' `` Mother Dear '' / `` He Holds His Own '' `` Nothing but Heartaches '' / `` He Holds His Own '' `` Love ( Makes Me Do Foolish Things ) '' `` It 's the Same Old Song '' / `` Your Love Is Amazing '' `` Mother Dear '' / `` Who Could Ever Doubt My Love '' `` I Hear a Symphony '' / `` Who Could Ever Doubt My Love '' `` Something About You '' `` Take Me in Your Arms ( Rock Me a Little While ) '' `` Darling Baby '' `` There 's a Ghost in My House '' 1966 `` ( I 'm a ) Roadrunner '' `` This Old Heart of Mine ( Is Weak for You ) '' `` Ask any Man '' `` My World Is Empty Without You '' `` Put Yourself in My Place '' `` There 's No Love Left '' `` Shake Me, Wake Me ( When It 's Over ) '' / `` Just as Long as You Need Me '' `` Helpless '' / `` A Love Like Yours ( Do n't Come Knocking Everyday ) '' `` Call on Me '' `` Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart '' / `` He 's All I Got '' `` Who Could Ever Doubt My Love '' `` I Like Everything About You '' `` I Guess I 'll Always Love You '' `` Nothing but Soul '' `` Love 's Gone Bad '' / `` Put Yourself in My Place '' `` You Ca n't Hurry Love '' / `` Put Yourself in My Place '' `` Little Darling ( I Need You ) '' `` Reach Out I 'll Be There '' / `` Until You Love Someone '' `` Stay in My Lonely Arms '' `` You Keep Me Hangin ' On '' / `` I Wanna Mother You, Smother You With Love '' `` You Keep Me Hangin ' On '' / `` Remove This Doubt '' `` Standing in the Shadows of Love '' / Since You 've Been Gone '' `` I 'm Ready for Love '' `` ( Come ' Round Here ) I 'm the One You Need '' `` Heaven Must Have Sent You '' 1967 `` Just One Last Look '' `` Love Is Here and Now You 're Gone '' / There 's No Stopping Us Now '' `` Your Love Is Amazing '' `` Jimmy Mack '' / `` Third Finger, Left Hand '' `` Bernadette '' / `` I Got a Feeling '' `` My World Is Empty Without You '' `` The Happening '' / `` All I Know About You '' `` Just Ai n't Enough Love '' `` 7 - Rooms of Gloom '' / `` I 'll Turn to Stone '' `` I Understand My Man '' `` Your Unchanging Love '' / `` I 'll Take Care of You '' `` Reflections '' / `` Going Down for the Third Time '' `` One Way Out '' `` You Keep Me Running Away '' / `` If You Do n't Want My Love '' `` I Got a Feeling '' `` In and Out of Love '' / `` I Guess I 'll Always Love You '' 1968 `` Whisper You Love Me Boy '' `` Forever Came Today '' `` I 'm in a Different World '' 1969 `` We 've Got a Way Out Love '' `` Crumbs off the Table '' 1970 `` Give Me Just a Little More Time '' `` ( You 've Got Me ) Dangling on a String '' `` Everything 's Tuesday '' `` Band of Gold '' `` Westbound # 9 '' 1972 `` The Day I Found Myself '' `` Do n't Leave Me Starvin ' for Your Love '' `` Why Ca n't We Be Lovers '' 1973 `` You 're Gonna Need Me '' `` We 're Almost There '' `` Just a Little Bit of You '' `` Early Morning Love '' `` Where Do I Go from Here '' 1976 `` I 'm Gonna Let My Heart Do the Walking '' `` High Energy '' `` Let Yourself Go '' 1982 `` We Can Never Light That Old Flame Again '' Related topics Motown Hot Wax Records Invictus Records List of songs written by Holland, Dozier and Holland Colourbox Steven Young Martyn Young Ian Robbins Lorita Grahame Debian Curry Studio albums Colourbox ( mini-album ) Colourbox ( full length album ) Colourbox MAD 509 ( mini-album ) Compilation album Lonely Is an Eyesore Singles `` Pump Up the Volume '' ( collaboration with A.R. 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Question: who wrote the song keep me hanging on
Answer: Holland–Dozier–Holland