"Puppet on a String" is a 1965 song originally recorded by Elvis Presley.

It was written by Roy C. Bennett and Sid Tepper and recorded by Elvis Presley for the MGM film Girl Happy,[1] which was released on April 14, 1965.

[6][2][4] (The other single from the same movie, "Do the Clam", was released earlier in the same year and reached number 21.

[7] Some days later, the song reached the position # 5 on the Billboard Top 40 Easy Listening staying in that list during 8 weeks.

"Puppet on a String" is an easy listening love song[1] or a ballad.