Dreadlock Holiday

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"Dreadlock Holiday"
10cc - Dreadlock Holiday single cover.png
Single by 10cc
from the album Bloody Tourists
B-side"Nothing Can Move Me"
ReleasedJuly 1978[1]
RecordedStrawberry Studios South
(Dorking, Surrey, England)
GenreCod reggae[1]
Length4:31
LabelMercury[1]
Songwriter(s)Eric Stewart
Graham Gouldman[1]
Producer(s)10cc[1]
10cc singles chronology
"People in Love"
(1977) 		"Dreadlock Holiday"
(1978) 		"For You and I"
(1978)

"Dreadlock Holiday" is a reggae song by 10cc. Written by Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman, it was the lead single from the band's 1978 album, Bloody Tourists.[2]

Composition[]

The song was based on real events Eric Stewart and Moody Blues vocalist Justin Hayward experienced in Barbados. Stewart changed the location to Jamaica. Graham Gouldman commented: "Some of the experiences that are mentioned are true, and some of them are ... fairly true!"[3][4] Stewart recalled seeing a white guy "trying to be cool and he looked so naff" walking into a group of Afro-Caribbeans and being reprimanded, which became the lyric "Don't you walk through my words, you got to show some respect."[5] Another lyric came from a conversation Gouldman had with a Jamaican, who when asked if he liked cricket replied, "No, I love it!".[6]

Music video[]

The music video for the song was directed by Storm Thorgerson.[7] The beach scene in the official video was filmed on the Dorset coast near Charmouth. Golden Cap, the iconic hill and cliff of this region known as the "Jurassic Coast", is visible for a few seconds in the video.

Reception[]

"Dreadlock Holiday" became the group's international #1 hit topping the charts in the UK,[8] Belgium, New Zealand and The Netherlands. The single also reached #2 in Ireland and Australia,[citation needed] became a top 10 hit in Norway and Switzerland, and top 20 in Germany and Sweden. In Austria the song became 10cc's single entry in the charts peaking at #18.[9]

In America, "Dreadlock Holiday" became a minor hit peaked at #30 and #44 in Canada's RPM and on the US Billboard Hot 100 respectively. When asked why he thought the song didn't do better in the US, Gouldman said that reportedly some radio stations would not play reggae of any kind.[10]

In the native UK the song was the band's third #1 and at the same time final top 10 hit.[8]

Cover versions[]

Boney M covered the song in their album Eye Dance.

Chart performance[]

Personnel[]

10cc[]

Usage in media[]

  • In 2000, Guy Ritchie's movie Snatch contained the song.[31]
  • The song is used in the first episode of The Mighty Boosh, "Killeroo". It is danced to by Rich Fulcher's character, Bob Fossil.
  • In 2002, Intenso Project sampled the track in their hit "Luv Da Sunshine".
  • The song is known for its usage in the flash game The Skullkid.[32]
  • In 2010, David Fincher's movie The Social Network contained the song being mixed by a college DJ.[33]
  • The song has been used as the theme music for cricket programming in the UK on Sky Sports.[34]
  • The song appears in the 2016 video game Watch Dogs 2.[35]
  • The song has been used in " Shot on iPhone XS -- Our Game -- Apple " YouTube video by Apple India.[citation needed]
  • The song was used in the 2019 Christmas Special of Gavin and Stacey.
  • The song is used in the 2013 film Life of Crime starring Jennifer Aniston, Tim Robbins and Isla Fisher.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "10cc - Dreadlock Holiday / Nothing Can Move Me (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  2. ^ Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 191. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
  3. ^ Graham Gouldman, The Songwriters Circle, BBC2, 1999.
  4. ^ "10cc singer 'never seen cricket game'". BBC News.
  5. ^ Schnee, Stephen SPAZ. "ERIC STEWART: An EXCLUSIVE interview with the former 10cc member and Rock icon!". Discussions Magazine.
  6. ^ Sexton, Paul (23 September 2019). "'Dreadlock Holiday': How 10cc Bowled Out The Competition". uDiscover Music.
  7. ^ https://imvdb.com/video/10cc/dreadlock-holiday
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 357. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  9. ^ "10cc in Austrian charts". Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  10. ^ Carl Weiser. "Graham Gouldman of 10cc : Songwriter Interviews". www.songfacts.com.
  11. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 307. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  12. ^ "Austriancharts.at – 10cc – Dreadlock Holiday" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  13. ^ "Ultratop.be – 10cc – Dreadlock Holiday" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  14. ^ "Top Singles" (PHP). RPM. 23 (26). 23 August 1975. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  15. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Dreadlock Holiday". Irish Singles Chart.
  16. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 45, 1978" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40
  17. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – 10cc – Dreadlock Holiday" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  18. ^ "Charts.nz – 10cc – Dreadlock Holiday". Top 40 Singles.
  19. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – 10cc – Dreadlock Holiday". VG-lista.
  20. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – 10cc – Dreadlock Holiday". Singles Top 100.
  21. ^ "Swisscharts.com – 10cc – Dreadlock Holiday". Swiss Singles Chart.
  22. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  23. ^ "10cc Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  24. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – 10cc – Dreadlock Holiday". GfK Entertainment Charts.
  25. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1978" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  26. ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1978". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  27. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1978" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  28. ^ "END OF YEAR CHARTS 1978 - OFFICIAL TOP 40 SINGLES". nztop40.co.nz. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  29. ^ "Dutch single certifications – 10cc – Dreadlock Holiday" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 21 May 2020. Enter Dreadlock Holiday in the "Artiest of titel" box.
  30. ^ "British single certifications – 10cc – Dreadlock Holiday". British Phonographic Industry. 6 February 1979.Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Dreadlock Holiday in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  31. ^ Potts, Diana. "Snatch Original Soundtrack review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  32. ^ "the skullkid". Newgrounds.com.
  33. ^ "The Social Network (2010): Soundtracks". IMDb.com. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  34. ^ "New broadcast techniques for England cricket". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  35. ^ Quibian Salazar-Moreno (17 November 2016). "Here's all the music featured in Watch Dogs 2". Gamecrate.

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