Jeans On
| "Jeans On" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by David Dundas | ||||
| from the album David Dundas | ||||
| B-side | "Sleepy Serena" | |||
| Released | October 1976 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:20 (album) | |||
| Label | Chrysalis | |||
| Songwriter(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's biggest hit, peaking at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart and number 17 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It became a chart hit all over Western and Northern Europe, including a number 1 in West Germany.
Dundas also recorded a French language version of the song, titled "Blue Jeans".[2]
The opening electric 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]
The song is covered by Keith Urban in the 2002 album Golden Road.
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1976–77) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 3 |
| Austrian Singles Chart[5] | 3 |
| Belgium (Flanders)[6] | 15 |
| Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[7] | 31 |
| Canada RPM Top Singles[8] | 13 |
| German Singles Chart[9] | 1 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 3 |
| Netherlands[10] | 15 |
| New Zealand (Listener)[11] | 14 |
| South African Singles Chart | 3 |
| Swedish Singles Chart[12] | 15 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[13] | 3 |
| UK Singles Chart[14] | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[15] | 17 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[16] | 37 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1976) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[17][4] | 20 |
See also
References
- ^ YouTube video: Commercial advert - Brutus Jeans
- ^ YouTube video: David Dundas - Blue Jeans
- ^ "Fatboy Slim - Praise You (CD)". Discogs. 1998. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
- ^ a b "National Top 100 Singles for 1976". Kent Music Report. 27 December 1976. Retrieved 15 January 2022 – via Imgur.
- ^ Swedish Charts website
- ^ Swedish Charts site as above
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1976-12-25. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1977-01-29. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
- ^ Günter Ehnert: Hit Bilanz. Deutsche Chart Singles 1956 - 1980. Hamburg: Taurus Press 1990, p. 65
- ^ Swedish Charts site as above
- ^ Flavour of New Zealand, 27 February 1977
- ^ Swedish Charts site as above
- ^ Swedish Charts site as above
- ^ 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.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 76.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 428. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
