Brass in Pocket

"Brass in Pocket" (also known as "Brass in Pocket (I'm Special)") is a single by The Pretenders. It was written by Chrissie Hynde and James Honeyman-Scott, and produced by Chris Thomas.

Release

The band's third single was their first success, scoring number one on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in January 1980 (making it the first number-one single of the 1980s), number one in Australia during May 1980, and number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States. The song takes its title from an expression Hynde heard from a member of Strangeways a Yorkshire-based support band who was looking for his money ("brass", meaning money).

During an interview with The Observer in 2004, Hynde revealed that she was initially reluctant to have the song released: "When we recorded the song I wasn't very happy with it and told my producer that he could release it over my dead body, but they eventually persuaded me."

Chart performance

Chart (1979-1980)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^{[ 1]}	5
Canadian RPM Top Singles^[2]	5
France (SNEP)^[3]	4
Irish Singles Chart^[4]	1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^{[ 1]}	7
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)^{[ 1]}	11
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^{[ 1]}	2
South African Chart^[5]	1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^{[ 1]}	1
UK (Official Charts Company)^[6]	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[7]	14
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play^[7]	28

Music video

In the accompanying music video for the single, Hynde portrays a waitress working in a greasy spoon who encounters a sleepy customer. She suddenly sees three men (her band members) approaching in a car outside. Hynde attempts to look elegant upon their entrance and flirts with one of the men (Pete Farndon) after they have been seated. Pete does not respond to her overtures. Suddenly, three seductively dressed women (the men's girlfriends) enter the greasy spoon, sit at the men's table and begin to kiss their boyfriends. Farndon's girlfriend is not impressed when he appears to respond to Chrissie's flirting. Suddenly, the couples decide to leave the café without eating. Hynde is saddened and watches them outside leaving in their car.

It was the seventh video played during MTV's launch on 1 August 1981.

Covers

The song has been covered by artists including Nazareth, Suede (for NME's charity compilation Ruby Trax),^[8] Kelis (for the soundtrack to the 2005 film Just Like Heaven), Ashlee Simpson (during concert performances) and Ultra Naté.

References

↑ Heather Phares. "Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Women review on Allmusic". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 26 June 2013. "...the Eurythmics' "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)," and the Pretenders' "Brass in Pocket" are all indisputably new wave classics"
↑ "Brass in pocket in Canadian Top Singles Chart". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
↑ "Brass in pocket in French Chart" (in French). Dominic DURAND / InfoDisc. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013. You have to use the index at the top of the page and search "The Pretenders"
↑ "Brass in pocket in Irish Chart". IRMA. Retrieved 25 June 2013. 2nd result when searching "Brass in pocket"
↑ John Samson. "Brass in pocket in South African Chart". Retrieved 25 June 2013.
↑ "1980 Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive - 19th January 1980". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
↑ 7.0 7.1 "Pretenders awards on Allmusic". Allmusic. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
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Studio albums	Pretenders Pretenders II Learning to Crawl Get Close Packed! Last of the Independents Viva el Amor Loose Screw Break Up the Concrete

Live albums	The Isle of View Live in London

Extended plays	Extended Play

Compilation albums	The Singles Greatest Hits Pirate Radio

Singles	"Stop Your Sobbing" "Kid" "Brass in Pocket" "Precious" "Talk of the Town" "Message of Love" "Day After Day" "The Adultress" "I Go to Sleep" "Louie Louie" "Back on the Chain Gang" "My City Was Gone" "2000 Miles" "Middle of the Road" "Time the Avenger" "Show Me" "Thumbelina" "Thin Line Between Love and Hate" "Don't Get Me Wrong" "Hymn to Her" "My Baby" "Room Full of Mirrors" "Where Has Everybody Gone?" "If There Was a Man" "Kid" (remix) "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" "Windows of the World" "Never Do That" "Hold a Candle to This" "Sense of Purpose" "I'm Not in Love" "Night in My Veins" "I'll Stand by You" "977" "Money Talk" "Kid '95" "2000 Miles" (live) "Fever Pitch EP (Going Back)" "Loving You Is All I Know" "Human" "Popstar" "The Losing" "You Know Who Your Friends Are" "Time (Remixes)" "Saving Grace" "Boots of Chinese Plastic" "Break Up the Concrete" "Love's a Mystery"

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