West End Pad

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"West End Pad"
West and Pad single cover.jpg
Single by Cathy Dennis
from the album Am I the Kinda Girl?
Released1996
Length4:09
Label Polydor
Songwriter(s)
  • Cathy Dennis
  • M Saunders
Cathy Dennis singles chronology
"Why"
(1994)
"West End Pad"
(1996)
"Waterloo Sunset"
(1997)

"West End Pad" is a song by British dance-pop singer-songwriter Cathy Dennis, released in 1996 by Polydor as the first single from her third album, Am I the Kinda Girl? (1996). It was co-written by Dennis and reached number 25 on the UK Singles Chart in August 1996.

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Critical reception

Daniel Booth from Melody Maker wrote, "It is a summery delight, with some wonderfully audacious lyrics dismissing the luxuries of life for the simple pleasure of a love life: I tried a West End pad and a classic car/My favourite drink in my favourite car/A few close friends and a movie star..." [1]

Music video

A promotional video was filmed for the song. It begins with Cathy racing back and forth, setting up the microphone, as she prepares to sing the song. Behind her is a video wall consisting of thirty-six screens. Cathy's disembodied lips fill up these screens, as they, too, sing the song. [2]

Track listings

  1. "West End Pad"
  2. "Baggage"
  3. "West End Pad" (Extended Mix)
  1. "West End Pad"
  2. "Crazy Ones"
  3. "Run Like a River"
  4. "Too Many Walls" (Acoustic Mix)

Charts

Chart (1996)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [3] 172
UK Singles (OCC) [4] 25

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References

  1. Booth, Daniel (August 17, 1996). "Albums". Melody Maker . p. 51. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  2. "Cathy Dennis - West End Pad". Vimeo . Retrieved July 8, 2018.
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