Seaside Shuffle

"Seaside Shuffle"
Single by Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs
B-side	"Ball and Chain"
Released	1971 and 1972
Genre	Folk rock
Length	2.41
Label	UK Records
Songwriter(s)	John Lewis
Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs singles chronology
"On a Saturday Night" (1972) "Seaside Shuffle" (1971) "She Left, I Died" (1973)

"Seaside Shuffle" is a song and single by British group Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs written by Jona Lewie under his real name John Lewis.^[1][2] The song was licensed for released on Jonathan King's UK Records, and was included in the Brett Marvin and the Thunderbolts's album Alias Terry Dactyl.^[3]

First released in 1971, it was re-released in 1972 and entered the UK chart in July, reaching number 2 in August and staying for 12 weeks in the chart.^[4][5] The song was the first single released on UK Records to become a hit.^[6]

Charts

Chart (1972)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[7]	20
Germany (GfK)[8]	22
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9]	15
Ireland (IRMA)[10]	13
UK Singles (OCC)[5]	2

References

1. Catalog of Copyright Entries. Library of Congress. 1973 – via Google Books.
2. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Muze. p. 201. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4 – via Google Books.
3. "From the Music Capital of the World". Billboard. 12 August 1972. p. 52.
4. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 133. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
5. "Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
6. Southall, Brian (2003). The A-Z of Record Labels. Sanctuary. p. 201. ISBN 9781860744921 – via Google Books.
7. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 80. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
8. "Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs – Seaside Shuffle" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
9. "Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs – Seaside Shuffle" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
10. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Seaside Shuffle". Irish Singles Chart.