"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.
Chart (1976–1977) | Peak position |
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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 |
Chart (1976) | Peak position |
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Australia ( Kent Music Report) [17] [4] | 20 |