Tighten Up (Archie Bell & the Drells song)
| "Tighten Up" | ||||
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| Single by Archie Bell & the Drells | ||||
| from the album Tighten Up | ||||
| B-side | "Tighten Up" (Part 2) | |||
| Released | 1968 | |||
| Recorded | August 1967 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:15 (Part 1) | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Archie Bell, Billy Buttler | |||
| Archie Bell & the Drells singles chronology | ||||
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| Official audio | ||||
| "Tighten Up" (Remastered) on YouTube | ||||
"Tighten Up" is a 1968 song by Houston, Texas–based R&B vocal group Archie Bell & the Drells. It reached No.1 on both the Billboard R&B and pop charts in the spring of 1968. It is ranked No. 265 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and is one of the earliest funk hits in music history.