Wot (song)

"Wot"
Single by Captain Sensible
from the album Women & Captains First
A-side "Wot"
B-side "Strawberry Dross"
Format Vinyl record
Label A&M Records
Writer(s) Captain Sensible
Producer(s) Tony Mansfield
Certification Gold (SNEP)[1]
Captain Sensible singles chronology
"Happy Talk"
(1982)		 "Wot"
(1982)		 "Croydon"
(1982)

"Wot" is a 1982 music single by musician Captain Sensible released by A&M Records. The song was produced by Tony Mansfield and features the group Dolly Mixture on backing vocals. The song charted in the United Kingdom and was a specialist hit in the United States, but enjoyed its greatest success in continental Europe.

Production

"Wot" is a song written by Captain Sensible and produced by Tony Mansfield.[2][3] The song features backing vocals from Dolly Mixture.[3][4]

Style

AllMusic described the single "Wot" as a "radio-friendly slices of lighthearted keyboard-based pop".[5]

Release

"Wot" was released on A&M Records.[2] In the United Kingdom, "Wot" was in the United Kingdom charts for seven weeks peaking at number 26.[6] In the United States, "Wot" peaked on Billboards's Hot Dance Club Play Singles chart at number 24.[7] In France, the single was certified gold by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP) and sold about 744,000 copies.[1]

"Wot" was performed by Captain Sensible on Top of the Pops with Dolly Mixture as the backing group.[8] Dolly Mixture had mixed feelings about appearing on Tops of the Pops so often as it led to them being recognized more as backup musicians than for their own work.[8]

Reception

Online music database AllMusic described both the songs "Wot" and "A Nice Cup of Tea" as "well-crafted pop tunes that deliver the goods".[9]

Credits

Credits adapted from Wot record sleeve.[2][3]

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1982–1983) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[10] 30
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[11] 4
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[12] 3
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)[13] 5
France (IFOP)[14] 3
Germany (Media Control Charts)[15] 4
Ireland (IRMA)[16] 24
Italy (FIMI)[17] 6
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[18] 10
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[19] 14
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[20] 6
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 3
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[6] 26
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[7] 24

Year-end charts

Chart (1982) Position
France (IFOP)[22] 16
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[23] 96
Chart (1983) Position
Italy (FIMI)[17] 48

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Les Singles en Or" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Vinyl record sticker". Wot! (Media notes). Captain Sensible. A&M Records. 1982. CAP 2.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Captain Sensible (1982). "Dear Auntie Sadie". Wot! (Media notes). Captain Sensible. A&M Records. CAP 2.
  4. ↑ "Women & Captains First – Credits". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  5. ↑ Schnee, Steve "Spaz". "Captain Sensible – Collection". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Archive Chart: 1982-09-11" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Women & Captains First – Awards". Allmusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Carr, Daphne. "Dolly Mixture – Artist Biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  9. ↑ Deming, Mark. "Women & Captains First – Overview". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  10. ↑ "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – CHART POSITIONS PRE 1989, part 2". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  11. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Captain Sensible – Wot!" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  12. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Captain Sensible – Wot!" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  13. ↑ "Wot – CAPTAIN SENSIBLE" (in Dutch). Top 30. Retrieved 6 January 2014. Hoogste notering in de top 30 : 5
  14. ↑ "InfoDisc : Tous les Titres par Artiste" (in French). InfoDisc. Select "Captain Sensible" from the artist drop-down menu. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  15. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Captain Sensible – Wot!". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  16. ↑ "The Irish Charts – All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "I singoli più venduti del 1983" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Creative Commons. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  18. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Captain Sensible - Wot search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  19. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Captain Sensible – Wot!" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  20. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Captain Sensible – Wot!". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  21. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Captain Sensible – Wot!". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  22. ↑ "TOP – 1982" (in French). Top-france.fr. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  23. ↑ "Single Top 100 1982" (PDF) (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 3 June 2014.