Some Girls (Racey song)

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"Some Girls"
Some Girls.jpg
Single cover
Single by Racey
from the album Smash and Grab
A-side "Some Girls"
B-side "Fighting Chance"
Released1979
Genre Glam rock
Length3:23
Label RAK Records
Songwriter(s) Nicky Chinn, Mike Chapman
Producer(s) Mickie Most
Racey singles chronology
"Lay Your Love on Me"
(1978)
"Some Girls"
(1979)
"Boy Oh Boy"
(1979)

"Some Girls" is a pop song by the British pop group Racey; it was their third single release. The song was written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, produced by Mickie Most, and released in 1979 on the RAK Records label.

Contents

The song was a big hit for Racey in Britain and Ireland, reaching number two in both countries; [1] in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa it reached number one.


Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1979)Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report)| [2] 1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [3] 9
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [4] 3
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [5] 3
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [6] 4
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [7] 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [8] 11
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [9] 2
UK Singles (OCC) [10] 2
West Germany (Official German Charts) [11] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (1979)Position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [12] [13] 4
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders) [14] 30
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [15] 32
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [16] 22
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [17] 20
West Germany (Official German Charts) [18] 10

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [19] Silver 
United Kingdom (BPI) [20] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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