chain gang A chain gang or road gang is a group of prisoners chained together to perform menial or physically challenging work as a form of punishment. Such punishment might include repairing buildings, building roads, or clearing land. The system was not ...

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) In the sport of road cycling, a chain gang is a group of cyclists in a close knit formation usually of two parallel lines drafting behind the leader. The formation comes from the fact that it is harder to cycle at the front of a group than in th ...

, a group of cyclists in a close-knit formation, normally for the purposes of training *

Chain crew In gridiron football, the chain crew (commonly known as the "chain gang") is a crew that manages signal poles on one of the sidelines. There are three primary signal poles: the "rear rod" that marks the beginning of the current set of downs, the ...

or chain gang, the officials on the sidelines of an American football game who carry the first-down indicators connected by chains *

Chain ganging Chain ganging is a term in the field of international relations describing the elevated probability for interstate conflict or conflagration due to several states having joined in alliances or coalitions. The agreed principles of such alliances ty ...

, an elevated probability for inter-state conflict

Literature

* "Chain Gang", a 1978 poem by Patti Smith from ''

Babel Babel is a name used in the Hebrew Bible for the city of Babylon and may refer to: Arts and media Written works Books *Babel (book), ''Babel'' (book), by Patti Smith * Babel (2012 manga), ''Babel'' (2012 manga), by Narumi Shigematsu * Babel (20 ...

Film, radio and television

*'' The Chain Gang'', a 1930 film by Walt Disney starring Mickey Mouse * ''Chain Gang'' (1950 film), a film by Lew Landers and starring Douglas Kennedy * ''Chain Gang'' (1984 film), a 3D film * ''The Chain Gang'' (radio series), a British radio series * "Chain Gang" (''Only Fools and Horses''), an episode of ''Only Fools and Horses''

Music

Chain Gang (band) Chain Gang was an American punk rock band known foremost for the 1977 single "Son of Sam" (Gee, Luanda) which had limited success on the British charts and was subsequently covered by the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. The group consisted of Larry ...

, an experimental punk rock band from New York City * "Chain Gang" (song), a 1960 song by Sam Cooke *" "Chain Gang" (1955 song)", recorded by Bobby Scott and Jimmy Young *"Chain Gang", a song by the Blue Hearts on the b-side of "

Kiss Shite Hoshii was the third single by the Japanese band The Blue Hearts. It was released on November 21, 1987, the same time that the band's second album, ''Young and Pretty'', was released. Lyrics and music were written by Hiroto Kōmoto, the band's lead voc ...

" *The Chain Gang, a Scottish

charity supergroup A charity supergroup is a music group comprising famous musicians or other celebrities which is formed to raise funds or awareness for charities or causes. The supergroup is usually together only for a single album, performance, or single. The co ...

who released the 1987 single "Makin' Tracks"

Literature

Film, radio and television

Music

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