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"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.[3]

"Dreadlock Holiday"
Single by 10cc
from the album Bloody Tourists
B-side"Nothing Can Move Me"
ReleasedJuly 1978[1]
RecordedStrawberry Studios South
(Dorking, Surrey, England)
GenreReggae rock[2]
Length4:28
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)

Composition


The song was based on real events Eric Stewart and Moody Blues vocalist Justin Hayward experienced in Barbados; and Graham Gouldman experienced in Jamaica. Graham Gouldman commented: "Some of the experiences that are mentioned are true, and some of them are ... fairly true!"[4][5] 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."[6] Another lyric came from a conversation Gouldman had with a Jamaican, who when asked if he liked cricket replied, "No, I love it!".[7]


Music video


The music video for the song was directed by Storm Thorgerson.[8] 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,[9] 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.[10]

In North America, "Dreadlock Holiday" became a minor hit, peaking at #45 in Canada's RPM charts and #44 on the US Billboard Hot 100. 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.[11]

In the UK, the song was the band's third #1 and at the same time final top 10 hit.[9]


Cover versions


Boney M covered the song on their 1985 album Eye Dance.

Macka B English DJ covered the song.


Chart performance



Usage in media



References


  1. "10cc - Dreadlock Holiday / Nothing Can Move Me (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  2. Bryant, Tom (25 June 2014). "17 rock-reggae crossovers that work... and three that don't". Louder Sound.
  3. 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.
  4. Graham Gouldman, The Songwriters Circle, BBC2, 1999.
  5. "10cc singer 'never seen cricket game'". BBC News.
  6. Schnee, Stephen SPAZ. "ERIC STEWART: An EXCLUSIVE interview with the former 10cc member and Rock icon!". Discussions Magazine.
  7. Sexton, Paul (23 September 2019). "'Dreadlock Holiday': How 10cc Bowled Out The Competition". uDiscover Music.
  8. "10cc - Dreadlock Holiday (1978) | IMVDb".
  9. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 357. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  10. "10cc in Austrian charts". Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  11. Weiser, Carl. "Graham Gouldman of 10cc : Songwriter Interviews". www.songfacts.com.
  12. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 307. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  13. "10cc – Dreadlock Holiday" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  14. "10cc – Dreadlock Holiday" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  15. "RPM Top 100 Singles - November 25, 1978" (PDF).
  16. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Dreadlock Holiday". Irish Singles Chart.
  17. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 45, 1978" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
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  21. "10cc – Dreadlock Holiday". Singles Top 100.
  22. "10cc – Dreadlock Holiday". Swiss Singles Chart.
  23. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  24. "10cc Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  25. "Offiziellecharts.de – 10cc – Dreadlock Holiday". GfK Entertainment charts.
  26. "Jaaroverzichten 1978" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  27. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1978". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  28. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1978" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  29. "END OF YEAR CHARTS 1978 - OFFICIAL TOP 40 SINGLES". nztop40.co.nz. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  30. "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.
  31. "British single certifications – 10cc – Dreadlock Holiday". British Phonographic Industry. 6 February 1979.
  32. Potts, Diana. "Snatch Original Soundtrack review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  33. "the skullkid". Newgrounds.com.
  34. "The Social Network (2010): Soundtracks". IMDb.com. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  35. "New broadcast techniques for England cricket". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  36. Salazar-Moreno, Quibian (17 November 2016). "Here's all the music featured in Watch Dogs 2". Gamecrate.

На других языках


[de] Dreadlock Holiday

Dreadlock Holiday ist ein Lied der britischen Band 10cc aus dem Jahr 1978. Das Stück war für die Band ein seltener Ausflug in den Reggae und wurde von Eric Stewart und Graham Gouldman geschrieben.
- [en] Dreadlock Holiday

[ru] Dreadlock Holiday

Dreadlock holiday — песня группы 10cc, в жанре регги. Текст был написан Эриком Cтюартом и Грэмом Гоулдманом. Песня выпускалась на лейбле Mercury Records[2] и стала ведущим синглом альбома Bloody Tourists[2], выпущенном 1 сентября 1978 года[2].



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