Chain gang (disambiguation)

A chain gang is a system of labor (usually forced) that involves groups of prisoners, chained together, doing menial labor.

Chain gang may also refer to:

• Chain gang (cycling), a group of cyclists in a close-knit formation, normally for the purposes of training
• Chain gang or chain crew, a nickname of the official's crew during a football game, who carry the first down marker
• Chain Gang, fans of wrestler John Cena
• Chain ganging, a jargon term in the field of international relations describing the elevated probability for inter-state conflict
• A collective noun for a group of mayors, council chairmen and other civic dignitaries wearing their chains of office

In music

• Chain Gang, an experimental punk rock band from New York City, best known for their '77 "Son of Sam" single and their '86 album/film soundtrack "Mondo Manhattan"
• Chain Gang (song), a song by R&B singer Sam Cooke in the 1960s
• "Chain Gang", a song by Bobby Scott in the 1950s
• "Chain Gang", a B-side song to The Blue Hearts single "Kiss Shite Hoshii"
• "Back on the Chain Gang", a song by The Pretenders
• "Livin' on a Chain Gang", a song by the heavy metal band Skid Row
• "Chain Gang is the Click", a song by John Cena and tha Trademarc from their 2005 album You Can't See Me

In film, radio and television

• I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang, a classic American movie that was based on a true story of a man who escaped twice from a prison chain gang in Georgia, USA
• The Chain Gang, a 1930 film by Walt Disney starring Mickey Mouse
• The Chain Gang (radio series), a British radio series
• Chain Gang (Only Fools and Horses), an episode of the BBC sit-com Only Fools and Horses

In literature

• Chain Gang (DC Comics)
• "Chain Gang", a poem by Patti Smith from her 1978 book Babel

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