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"'Double Dutch'" is a 1983 single by Malcolm McLaren. It is taken from his debut album 'Duck Rock'. "Double Dutch" is the follow-up to his successful debut single, "Buffalo Gals", and reached number 3 on the UK Singles Chart, making it his highest-charting single release. The album version is a slight re-edit of the single, with part of the original middle eight moved to the end of the track. The song concerns the skipping game of the same name, with McLaren's narration mentioning several New York double Dutch troupes by name, notably the Ebonettes, whose name is also used as a chant in the chorus. The music video for the song features McLaren and troupes from the American Double Dutch League performing in a school gymnasium.

Mbaqanga group The Boyoyo Boys sued McLaren over the similarity of "Double Dutch" with their own hit "Puleng". After a lengthy legal battle in the UK, the matter was settled out of court, with payment made to the South African copyright holders, songwriter Petrus Maneli and publisher Gallo Music, but Trevor Horn and McLaren retained their songwriting credits.

The track was heavily sampled by British house music group Dope Smugglaz on their 1999 track "Double Double Dutch".[http://www.last.fm/music/Dope+Smugglaz/+wiki Dope Smugglaz bio] at Last.fm

The lyrics of the song are referenced in Liz Phair's song "Whip-Smart".

The song was featured in the 2013 film 'The Wolf of Wall Street'.

Track listings



'7"'

# "Double Dutch" 3:40

# "She's Looking Like a Hobo" 3:31

'7" (US)'

# "Double Dutch" 3:20

# "Radio Show (D'Ya Like Scratchin')" 3:46

'12"'

# "Double Dutch" (with the Ebonettes) 8:21

# "She's Looking Like a Hobo" (with the World's Famous Supreme Team) 2:58

# "D'Ya Like Scratchin'" (with the World's Famous Supreme Team) 3:45

'12" (US)'

# "Double Dutch" (long version) 8:25

# "Hobo Scratch (She's Looking Like a Hobo)" 9:15

Charts



References



Category:1983 singles

Category:Songs written by Trevor Horn

Category:1983 songs

Category:Malcolm McLaren songs

Category:Songs written by Malcolm McLaren

Category:Song recordings produced by Trevor Horn


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