"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.
If that sounds like a simple formula, it's nonetheless pretty catchy, stimulating both the record's groove and making the words and melody more singable and memorable.
The bridges got into a more sultry and seductive mood, sung not in unison as the verses were, but with a winsome and vulnerable lead voice poking out in front of the vocal arrangement.
[3]Personnel[citation needed] The single by the Cookies was a popular cover song for Liverpool bands after its release in November 1962,[4] and was included briefly in the Beatles' live sets.