“Bang-Shang-A-Lang” was The Archies’ debut single, released in 1968 on Calendar Records and produced by Jeff Barry, who also wrote the song. The Archies were a fictional band based on the characters from Archie Comics, but the records were made by professional studio musicians, with Ron Dante supplying the lead vocals. “Bang-Shang-A-Lang” was an exuberant example of the bubblegum-pop style that