| "London Girls" | ||||
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| Single by Chas & Dave | ||||
| from the album Job Lot | ||||
| Released | 13 February 1983 | |||
| Genre | Rockney, novelty | |||
| Length | 3:42 | |||
| Label | Rockney | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Chas & Dave singles chronology | ||||
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"London Girls" is a song by Chas & Dave from the album Job Lot , which was released as a single on 13 February 1983 and entered the UK Singles Chart at number 99. [1] The song stayed in the charts for 9 weeks and peaked at number 63 on 26 March 1983.
The song was written in 1980 in a writing session with Dave Peacock in a cottage in Ashton, East Northamptonshire. [2]
Tori Amos recorded a cover of "London Girls" in 1996 during the Boys for Pele album sessions; it was released as a b-side on her maxi single for "Caught a Lite Sneeze" together with another Chas & Dave song, "Thats What I Like Mick (The Sandwich Song)" in the United Kingdom. [3] It was released with "Talula" in the United States. [4]
The Belgian group De Strangers released a Flemish version titled "'n Antwârpse Griet" (An Antwerp Girl), which reached No. 36 on the Belgian chart. [5]
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