Shiny Shiny
| "Shiny Shiny" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Haysi Fantayzee | ||||
| from the album Battle Hymns for Children Singing | ||||
| B-side | "Shiny Shiny (Bon Temps)" | |||
| Released | 1983 | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
| Genre | New wave | |||
| Length | 3:42 | |||
| Label | Regard, RCA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jeremy Healy Kate Garner Paul Caplin | |||
| Haysi Fantayzee singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Shiny Shiny" on YouTube | ||||
"Shiny Shiny" is a 1983 new wave song by the British band Haysi Fantayzee. The song is an anti-nuclear war song with humorous, nonsensical lyrics about war and politics, among other issues, which includes instruments such as a piano, fiddles, violins, and spoons.[1] The song peaked at number 16 in the UK, but reached the top three in Australia. It also charted in Germany, New Zealand and the USA, where it became the band's only hit single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 74. The music video for the song also got some airplay on MTV back in 1983 when it first came out. In addition, the song was performed on the TV series, Top of the Pops.
Charts
| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] | 3 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[3] | 37 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[4] | 16 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 74 |
| West Germany (GfK)[6] | 22 |
References
- ^ Mason, Stewart. "Haysi Fantayzee – "Shiny Shiny"". AllMusic.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, New South Wales: Australia Chart Books. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Haysi Fantayzee – Shiny Shiny". Top 40 Singles.
- ^ "Haysi Fantayzee: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Haysi Fantayzee Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Haysi Fantayzee – Shiny Shiny" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.