"Shiny Shiny" is a 1983 new wave song by the British band Haysi Fantayzee. It is an anti-nuclear war song with humorous, nonsensical lyrics about war, politics, and violence, among other issues, which includes instruments such as a piano, fiddles, violins, and spoons, along with audio sound effects, loops, and a bouncy country music-like beat. [2] The song peaked at No. 16 in the United Kingdom and reached the top three in Australia. It also charted in Germany, New Zealand and the United States, where it became the band's only hit single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 74. The music video for the song also got some airplay on MTV and other music related shows and channels when it was first released. In addition, the song was performed on the British music chart television programme, Top of the Pops.
| "Shiny Shiny" | ||||
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| Single by Haysi Fantayzee | ||||
| from the album Battle Hymns for Children Singing | ||||
| B-side | "Shiny Shiny (Bon Temps)" | |||
| Released | January 1983 (UK) | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
| Genre | New wave[1] | |||
| Length | 3:42 | |||
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| Haysi Fantayzee singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Shiny Shiny" on YouTube | ||||
Charts
editWeekly charts
edit| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[3][4] | 3 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5] | 37 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[6] | 16 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[7] | 74 |
| West Germany (GfK)[8] | 22 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (1983) | Position |
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| Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 48 |
References
edit- ^ "Various Artists - Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Hits of the 80's, Vol. 11 Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" – via AllMusic.
- ^ Mason, Stewart. "Haysi Fantayzee – "Shiny Shiny"". AllMusic.
- ^ a b "Kent Music Report – National Top 100 Singles for 1983". Kent Music Report. Retrieved January 22, 2023 – via Imgur.com.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, New South Wales: Australia Chart Books. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Haysi Fantayzee – Shiny Shiny". Top 40 Singles.
- ^ "Haysi Fantayzee: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Haysi Fantayzee Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Haysi Fantayzee – Shiny Shiny" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
External links
edit- "Shiny Shiny" at Discogs (list of releases)