Ring My Bell

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This article is about the song by Anita Ward. For other uses, see Ring My Bell
(disambiguation).

"Ring My Bell"

Single by Anita Ward

from the album Songs of Love
A-side
"Ring My Bell"
"If I Could Feel That Old
Feeling Again"
B-side
"Make Believe Lovers"
(alternate B-side)
Released May 17, 1979
7-inch single
Format
12-inch single
Genre
Disco[1]
4:28 (album)
Length
3:30 (7" single)
Label
Juana Records
Writer(s) Frederick Knight
Producer(s) Frederick Knight
Gold (BPI)
Certification
Platinum (CRIA)
Anita Ward singles chronology
"Ring My Bell" "Don't Drop My

(1979)

Love"
(1979)

"Ring My Bell" is a 1979 disco song by Anita Ward. It was originally written for then
eleven-year-old Stacy Lattisaw, as a teenybopper song about kids talking on the
telephone.[2] When Lattisaw signed with a different label, Ward was asked to sing it
instead, and it became her only major hit.[3]
The song hit number one on the disco charts.[4] "Ring My Bell" went to number one on
both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Soul Singles chart.[4] It also reached number one on
the UK Singles Chart.
"Ring My Bell" has been covered by many artists since its original release, including DJ
Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Ann Lee, Tori Amos, Dynamic Duo, Collette, Saan Supa
Crew, INOJ, Pato Fu, Joey Boy, Sxip Shirey, and Princess X (a modern interpretation
under the title "Gimme All (Ring My Bell)"). It has also been remixed many times and
was featured in the movie The Book of Eli.

Contents

1 Instrumentation
2 Chart performance
o 2.1 Weekly charts
o 2.2 Year-end charts
o 2.3 Sales and certifications
3 References
4 External links

Instrumentation
The song is characterized by the sound of chimes and of the Synare electronic drum
playing a decaying high-pitched tom tone.

Chart performance
Weekly charts
Chart (1979)
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5]
Austria (3 Austria Top 40)[6]
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7]
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)[8]

Peak
position Year-end charts
3
3
4
5

Chart (1979)

Peak
position
5

Canada (CHUM)[9]
Canada Adult Contemporary
1
(RPM)[10]
Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[11]
1
[12]
Canada Top Singles (RPM)
1
[13]
France (IFOP)
2
Germany (Official German
3
Charts)[14]
Ireland (IRMA)[15]
2
Italy (FIMI)[16]
9
[17]
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)
2
[18]
Netherlands (Single Top 100)
8
New Zealand (Recorded Music
1
NZ)[19]
Norway (VG-lista)[20]
1
[21]
South Africa (Springbok Radio)
3
[22]
Spain (AFE)
1
[23]
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)
2
Switzerland (Schweizer
5
Hitparade)[24]
UK Singles (Official Charts
1
Company)[25]
US Billboard Hot 100[4]
1
[4]
US Billboard Hot Disco Singles
1
[4]
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles
1
[26]
US Cash Box
1
US Record World[27]
1
Chart (1979)
Position
[28]
Australia (Kent Music Report)
31
[29]
Austria (3 Austria Top 40)
15
[30]
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)
19
Canada (RPM Top 200 Singles)[31]
17
[32]
France (IFOP)
22
[16]
Italy (FIMI)
39
[33]
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)
16
[34]
Netherlands (Single Top 100)
95
[35]
US Billboard Hot 100
9
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles[36]
2
[37]
US Cash Box
6

Sales and certifications

Region
Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[38] Platinum
150,000^
France
354,000[39]
United Kingdom (BPI)[40] Gold
500,000^
*

sales figures based on certification alone

shipments figures based on certification alone
x
unspecified figures based on certification alone
^

[show]

Chart successions

References
1.
Prato, Greg. "Anita Ward Artist Biography". AllMusic. All Media Network.
Retrieved June 12, 2014.
""Ring My Bell" Anita Ward". Super Seventies. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
"Ring My Bell by Anita Ward". Songfacts. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
"Songs of Love Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved June 3,
2013.
"Billboard Hits Of The World". Billboard 91 (35): 57. September 1, 1979.
ISSN 0006-2510.
"Austriancharts.at Anita Ward Ring My Bell" (in German). 3 Austria Top 40.
Retrieved June 3, 2013.
"Ultratop.be Anita Ward Ring My Bell" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved
June 3, 2013.
"Radio 2 Top 30 : 4 augustus 1979" (in Dutch). Top 30. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
CHART NUMBER 1176 Saturday, July 28, 1979 at the Wayback Machine
(archived February 12, 2006). CHUM. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
"Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 4491." RPM. Library and Archives
Canada. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
"Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 4538." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
Retrieved May 12, 2015.
"Top RPM Singles: Issue 4549a." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved
May 12, 2015.
"InfoDisc : Tous les Titres par Artiste" (in French). InfoDisc. Select "Anita Ward"
from the artist drop-down menu. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
"Officialcharts.de Anita Ward Ring My Bell". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved
June 3, 2013.
"The Irish Charts Search Results Ring My Bell". Irish Singles Chart.
Retrieved June 3, 2013.
"I singoli pi venduti del 1979" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Creative Commons.
Retrieved June 3, 2013.
"Nederlandse Top 40 Anita Ward - Ring My Bell search results" (in Dutch)
Dutch Top 40. Retrieved June 3, 2013.

 "Dutchcharts.nl Anita Ward Ring My Bell" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
Retrieved June 3, 2013.
"Charts.org.nz Anita Ward Ring My Bell". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved June 3,
2013.
"Norwegiancharts.com Anita Ward Ring My Bell". VG-lista. Retrieved June
3, 2013.
"South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 1989 Acts (W)".
Rock.co.za. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Slo xitos: ao a ao, 19592002 (in
Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundacin Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
"Swedishcharts.com Anita Ward Ring My Bell". Singles Top 60. Retrieved
June 3, 2013.
"Swisscharts.com Anita Ward Ring My Bell". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved
June 3, 2013.
"Archive Chart: 1979-06-16" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
CASH BOX Top 100 Singles Week ending JUNE 30, 1979 at the Wayback
Machine (archived February 5, 2011). Cash Box magazine. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
RECORD WORLD 1979 at the Wayback Machine (archived May 11, 2005).
Record World. Geocities.com. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
"Forum ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts Top 100 End of Year AMR
Charts 1970s". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
"Jahreshitparade 1979" (in German). Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved
June 12, 2014.
"Jaaroverzichten 1979" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 12,
2014.
"Top Singles Volume 32, No. 13, December 22, 1979". RPM. Library and
Archives Canada. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
"TOP 1979" (in French). Top-france.fr. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
"Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1979" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved June 12,
2014.
"Jaaroverzichten Single 1995" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien.
Retrieved June 12, 2014.
"Top 100 Hits for 1979". The Longbored Surfer. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 1979 at the Wayback Machine (archived June 18,
2009). Billboard. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1979 at the Wayback Machine (archived
August 25, 2012). Cash Box magazine. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
"Canadian single certifications Anita Ward Ring My Bell". Music Canada.
"Les Meilleures Ventes Tout Temps de 45 T. / Singles" (in French). InfoDisc.
Retrieved June 12, 2014.
1.
"British single certifications Anita Ward Ring My Bell". British
Phonographic Industry. Enter Ring My Bell in the field Keywords. Select Title in
the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field
By Award. Click Search

External links

Full lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Categories:
Singlechart usages for Canadadance
Singles certified platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association
Singles certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry
1979 singles
1979 songs
Anita Ward songs
Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles
Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs number-one singles
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number-one singles
Disco songs
European Hot 100 Singles number-one singles
Number-one dance singles in Canada
Number-one debut singles
Number-one singles in New Zealand
Number-one singles in Norway
Number-one singles in Spain
RPM Adult Contemporary number-one singles
RPM Top Singles number-one singles
Songs about sexuality
UK Singles Chart number-one singles