Wot (song)

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"Wot"
Single by Captain Sensible
from the album Women & Captains First
A-side "Wot"
B-side "Strawberry Dross"
Released 1982
Format Vinyl record
Genre
Length 5:52 (12" Version)
3:20 (7" US Version)
3:22 (7" EU Version)
Label A&M
Writer(s) Captain Sensible
Producer(s) Tony Mansfield
Certification Gold (SNEP)[2]
Captain Sensible singles chronology
"Happy Talk"
(1982)		 "Wot"
(1982)		 "Croydon"
(1982)

"Wot" is a 1982 single by English musician Captain Sensible released by A&M Records. The song was produced by Tony Mansfield and features the group Dolly Mixture on backing vocals. The song charted in the United Kingdom and was a specialist hit in the United States, but enjoyed its greatest success in continental Europe.

Production

"Wot" is a song written by Captain Sensible and produced by Tony Mansfield.[3][4] The song features backing vocals from Dolly Mixture.[4][5]

Style

AllMusic described the single "Wot" as a "radio-friendly slices of lighthearted keyboard-based pop".[6]

Release

"Wot" was released on A&M Records.[3] In the United Kingdom, "Wot" was in the United Kingdom charts for seven weeks, peaking at number 26.[7] In the United States, "Wot" peaked on Billboards's Hot Dance Club Play Singles chart at number 24.[8] In France, the single was certified gold by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP) and sold about 744,000 copies.[2]

"Wot" was performed by Captain Sensible on Top of the Pops with Dolly Mixture as the backing group.[9] Dolly Mixture had mixed feelings about appearing on Tops of the Pops so often as it led to them being recognized more as backup musicians than for their own work.[9]

Reception

Online music database AllMusic described both the songs "Wot" and "A Nice Cup of Tea" as "well-crafted pop tunes that deliver the goods".[10]

Credits

Credits adapted from Wot record sleeve.[3][4]

Chart performance

Notes

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  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Archive Chart: 1982-09-11" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
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  12. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Captain Sensible – Wot!" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  13. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Captain Sensible – Wot!" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
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  16. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Captain Sensible – Wot!". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  17. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Wot". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
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  19. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Captain Sensible - Wot search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  20. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Captain Sensible – Wot!" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  21. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Captain Sensible – Wot!". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  22. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Captain Sensible – Wot!". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
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