Wot (song)

"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

Weekly charts

Chart (1982–83) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[11] 30
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[12] 4
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[13] 3
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)[14] 5
France (IFOP)[15] 3
Germany (Official German Charts)[16] 4
Ireland (IRMA)[17] 24
Italy (FIMI)[18] 6
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[19] 10
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[20] 14
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[21] 6
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 3
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[7] 26
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[8] 24

Year-end charts

Chart (1982) Position
France (IFOP)[23] 16
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[24] 96
Chart (1983) Position
Italy (FIMI)[18] 48

Notes

  1. 1 2 Cook, Stephen. "Captain Sensible – Day in the Life of...Captain Sensible". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Les Singles en Or" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "Vinyl record sticker". Wot! (Media notes). Captain Sensible. A&M Records. 1982. CAP 2.
  4. 1 2 3 Captain Sensible (1982). "Dear Auntie Sadie". Wot! (Media notes). Captain Sensible. A&M Records. CAP 2.
  5. ↑ "Women & Captains First – Credits". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  6. ↑ Schnee, Steve "Spaz". "Captain Sensible – Collection". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  7. 1 2 "Archive Chart: 1982-09-11" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  8. 1 2 "Women & Captains First – Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  9. 1 2 Carr, Daphne. "Dolly Mixture – Artist Biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  10. ↑ Deming, Mark. "Women & Captains First – Overview". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  11. ↑ "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – CHART POSITIONS PRE 1989, part 2". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  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.
  14. ↑ "Radio 2 Top 30 : 25 december 1982" (in Dutch). Top 30. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  15. ↑ "InfoDisc : Tous les Titres par Artiste" (in French). InfoDisc. Select "Captain Sensible" from the artist drop-down menu. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  16. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Captain Sensible – Wot!". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  17. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Wot". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  18. 1 2 "I singoli più venduti del 1983" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Creative Commons. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  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.
  23. ↑ "TOP – 1982" (in French). Top-france.fr. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  24. ↑ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1982" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
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