"Leap Up and Down (Wave Your Knickers in the Air)" | |
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Single by St. Cecelia | |
B-side | "How You Gonna Tell Me" |
Released | 1971 |
Genre | Novelty |
Label | Polydor |
Songwriter(s) | Keith Hancock |
Producer(s) | Jonathan King |
Official audio | |
"Leap Up and Down" on YouTube | |
"Leap Up and Down (Wave Your Knickers in the Air)" is a song and single by British band, St Cecelia. Written by Keith Hancock and produced by Jonathan King, it was first released in the UK in 1971.
Background and chart success
The song was the only chart success by Corby band St Cecelia. It reached number 12 in the UK Singles Chart in 1971 and was in the chart for 17 weeks. It is one of several novelty or Bubblegum songs from the 1970s with which producer King was involved.
References
- "St Cecelia". www.45cat.com. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- Pete Frame (1999). Pete Frame's Rockin' Around Britain: Rock'n'roll Landmarks of the UK and Ireland. Omnibus Press. pp. 159–. ISBN 978-0-7119-6973-5.
- "leap up and down (wave your knickers in the air)". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- Terry Dobson (2009). And Then Came Agadoo. AuthorHouse. pp. 345–. ISBN 978-1-4389-8675-3.