| London Girls | |
| Cover: | London Girls cover.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Chas & Dave |
| Album: | Job Lot |
| Released: | 13 February 1983 |
| Genre: | Rockney, novelty |
| Length: | 3:42 |
| Label: | Rockney |
| Prev Title: | Margate |
| Prev Year: | 1982 |
| Next Title: | My Melancholy Baby |
| Next Year: | 1983 |
"London Girls" is a song by Chas & Dave from the album Job Lot, which was released as a single on 13 February 1983 and entered the UK Singles Chart at number 99.[1] The song stayed in the charts for 9 weeks and peaked at number 63 on 26 March 1983.
The song was written in 1980 in a writing session with Dave Peacock in a cottage in Ashton, East Northamptonshire.[2]
Tori Amos recorded a cover of "London Girls" in 1996 during the Boys for Pele album sessions; it was released as a b-side on her maxi single for "Caught a Lite Sneeze" together with another Chas & Dave song, "Thats What I Like Mick (The Sandwich Song)" in the United Kingdom.[3] It was released with "Talula" in the United States.[4]
The Belgian group De Strangers released a Flemish version titled "'n Antwârpse Griet" (Antwerp Girls), which reached No. 36 on the Belgian chart.[5]