Slap and Tickle

"Slap And Tickle"
Single by Squeeze
from the album Cool for Cats
Released 31 August 1979 (UK)
Format 7" vinyl
Recorded 1978
Genre New wave
Length 4:19
Label A&M
Producer(s) John Wood & Squeeze
Squeeze singles chronology
"Up the Junction"
(1979)
"Slap And Tickle"
(1979)
"Christmas Day"
(1979)

"Slap And Tickle" was the fourth and final single released from Squeeze's second album, Cool for Cats. "Slap and tickle" is a British euphemism for sexual activity or police brutality,[1] but the phrase also refers to the funky style of bass guitar played by Harry Kakoulli on Squeeze's track.

The track "Slap and Tickle" is also featured on two of their albums Cool for Cats and Spot the Difference.

Track listing

  1. "Slap And Tickle" (4:19)
  2. "All's Well" (2:25)

References

  1. "Additional Meaning of Slap And Tickle". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 October 2014.