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Wikipedia article
"'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.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKKwXCwrUu4 YouTube video: Commercial advert - Brutus Jeans] 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".[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d90UcmlAm1s&feature=g-all-u YouTube video: David Dundas - Blue Jeans]
The opening 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.
The song is covered by Keith Urban in the 2002 album 'Golden Road'.
Charts
Weekly charts
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!Peak
position
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|Australia (Kent Music Report)
|align="center"|3
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|Austrian Singles Chart[http://www.swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=David+Dundas&titel=Jeans+On&cat=s Swedish Charts website]
|align="center"|3
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|Belgium (Flanders)Swedish Charts site as above
|align="center"|15
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|Canada 'RPM' Adult Contemporary
| style="text-align:center;"|31
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|Canada 'RPM' Top Singles
| style="text-align:center;"|13
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|German Singles ChartGnter Ehnert: 'Hit Bilanz. Deutsche Chart Singles 1956 - 1980. Hamburg: Taurus Press 1990, p. 65
|align="center"|1
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|Irish Singles Chart
|align="center"|3
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|NetherlandsSwedish Charts site as above
|align="center"|15
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|New Zealand ('Listener')[http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=search%20rianz&qartistid=986#n_view_location Flavour of New Zealand, 27 February 1977]
| style="text-align:center;"|14
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|South African Singles Chart
|align="center"|3
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|Swedish Singles ChartSwedish Charts site as above
|align="center"|15
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|Swiss Singles ChartSwedish Charts site as above
|align="center"|3
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|UK Singles Chart
|align="center"|3
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|U.S. 'Billboard' Hot 100
|align="center"|17
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|U.S. 'Billboard' Adult Contemporary
|align="center"|37
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Year-end charts
See also
* List of 1970s one-hit wonders in the United States
References
Category:1976 songs
Category:1976 debut singles
Category:Number-one singles in Germany
Category:Songs written by Roger Greenaway
Category:Chrysalis Records singles
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