A-side "Wot" Released 1982 Genre New wave
disco | B-side "Strawberry Dross" Format Vinyl record | |
Length 5:52 (12" Version)
3:20 (7" US Version)
3:22 (7" EU Version) | ||
"Wot" is a 1982 single by English musician Captain Sensible released by A&M Records. The song was produced by Tony Mansfield and features the group Dolly Mixture on backing vocals. The song charted in the United Kingdom and was a specialist hit in the United States, but enjoyed its greatest success in continental Europe.
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Production
"Wot" is a song written by Captain Sensible and produced by Tony Mansfield. The song features backing vocals from Dolly Mixture.
Style
AllMusic described the single "Wot" as a "radio-friendly slices of lighthearted keyboard-based pop".
Release
"Wot" was released on A&M Records. In the United Kingdom, "Wot" was in the United Kingdom charts for seven weeks, peaking at number 26. In the United States, "Wot" peaked on Billboards's Hot Dance Club Play Singles chart at number 24. In France, the single was certified gold by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP) and sold about 744,000 copies.
"Wot" was performed by Captain Sensible on Top of the Pops with Dolly Mixture as the backing group. Dolly Mixture had mixed feelings about appearing on Top of the Pops so often as it led to them being recognized more as backup musicians than for their own work.
Reception
Online music database AllMusic described both the songs "Wot" and "A Nice Cup of Tea" as "well-crafted pop tunes that deliver the goods".
Credits
Credits adapted from Wot record sleeve.