| Jeans On | |
| Cover: | Jeans On David Dundas.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | David Dundas |
| Album: | David Dundas |
| B-Side: | Sleepy Serena |
| Released: | October 1976 |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Length: | (album) |
| Label: | Chrysalis |
| Producer: | Roger Greenaway |
| Next Title: | Another Funny Honeymoon |
| Next Year: | 1977 |
"Jeans On" is a song by British musician David Dundas from his 1977 self-titled debut album. Released as a single the previous year, it was first featured as a television advertising jingle in The United Kingdom for Brutus Jeans.[1] and subsequently in a television advertising jingle in 2024 for Wrangler Jeans in The United States.
The popularity of the original commercial eventually led to the recording of "Jeans On" as a full-length song, with some lyrical changes.
The single eventually became Dundas's biggest hit, peaking at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart and number 17 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It became a chart hit all over Western and Northern Europe, including a number 1 in West Germany.
Dundas also recorded a French language version of the song, titled "Blue Jeans".[2]
The opening electric piano riff of the song was looped and sampled for British electronic musician Fatboy Slim's 1998 track "Sho Nuff"; as a result, Dundas is credited as a co-writer on the track.[3]
The song is covered by Keith Urban in the 2002 album Golden Road.
| Chart (1976–1977) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report) | 3 |
| Austrian Singles Chart[4] | 3 |
| Belgium (Flanders)[5] | 15 |
| Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[6] | 31 |
| Canada RPM Top Singles[7] | 13 |
| German Singles Chart[8] | 1 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 3 |
| Netherlands[9] | 15 |
| New Zealand (Listener)[10] | 14 |
| South African Singles Chart | 3 |
| Swedish Singles Chart[11] | 15 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[12] | 3 |
| UK Singles Chart[13] | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[14] | 17 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[15] | 37 |
