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
GenreGlam rock
Length3:23
LabelRAK 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.

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.

The song was covered by Barry Manilow on his 1982 album Here Comes the Night. Irish country musician Mike Denver has also performed this song live at many of his concerts.

Although "Some Girls" never broke into the charts in the United States, it is with some irony that the song was used in season 11, episode 21 of Happy Days, titled "Good News, Bad News", in which Charles "Chachi" Arcano (Scott Baio) receives news that his song has entered the charts. The bad news hinted at in the episode's title refers to Chachi being diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes and viewing it as a death sentence. In the episode the opening bars of "Some Girls" are heard on the radio in the Cunningham's lounge room at the start of the episode and again at the end of the episode on the jukebox at Al's Diner.

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] 4
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[13] 30
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[14] 32
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] 22
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 20
West Germany (Official German Charts)[17] 10

References[]

  1. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 447. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 244. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Racey – Some Girls" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Ultratop.be – Racey – Some Girls" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 20, 1979" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Racey – Some Girls" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Charts.nz – Racey – Some Girls". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Racey – Some Girls". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Racey – Some Girls". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Racey: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Racey – Some Girls". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  12. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 431. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  13. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1979". Ultratop. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  14. ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1979". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  15. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1979". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  16. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1979". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  17. ^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 8 August 2021.

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