Jeans On
| "Jeans On" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by David Dundas | ||||
| from the album David Dundas | ||||
| B-side | "Sleepy Serena" | |||
| Released | 1976 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:20 | |||
| Label | Chrysalis | |||
| Writer(s) | David Dundas, Roger Greenaway | |||
| Producer(s) | Roger Greenaway | |||
| David Dundas singles chronology | ||||
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"Jeans On" is a song by British musician David Dundas from his 1977 self-titled debut album. Released as a single the previous year, it was first featured as a television advertising jingle for Brutus Jeans.[1] The popularity of the commercial eventually led to the recording of "Jeans On" as a full-length song, with some lyrical changes.
The single eventually became Dundas' biggest hit, peaking at #3 on the UK Singles Chart and #17 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. It became the song most attributed to him, and Dundas is often considered a one-hit wonder for the song.
Dundas also recorded a French language version of the song, titled "Blue Jeans".[2]
The opening piano riff of the song was looped and sampled for British electronic musician Fatboy Slim's 1998 track "Sho Nuff"; as a result, Dundas is credited as a co-writer on the track.[3]
Charts
| Chart (1977) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Singles Chart[4] | 1 |
| South African Singles Chart | 3 |
| UK Singles Chart[5] | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6] | 17 |
References
- ↑ YouTube video: Commercial advert - Brutus Jeans
- ↑ YouTube video: David Dundas - Blue Jeans
- ↑ "Fatboy Slim - Praise You (CD)". Discogs. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
- ↑ Günter Ehnert: Hit Bilanz. Deutsche Chart Singles 1956 - 1980. Hamburg: Taurus Press 1990, p. 65
- ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 172. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ↑ "David Dundas Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2011-05-27.