Slap and Tickle

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"Slap And Tickle"
Single by Squeeze
from the album Cool for Cats
Released31 August 1979 (UK)
Recorded1978
GenreNew wave
Length4:19
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook
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] The track peaked at number 24 in the UK Singles Chart.[2]

The track "Slap and Tickle" is also featured on two of their albums, Cool for Cats and Spot the Difference, as well as the compilation album Singles - 45's and Under.

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.
  2. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 522/3. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

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