Gertcha

"Gertcha"
Single by Chas & Dave
from the album Don't Give a Monkey's
ReleasedMay 1979
StudioPortland Studios
GenreNovelty
Length3:50
LabelEMI
Songwriter(s)Chas & Dave
Chas & Dave singles chronology
"Strummin'"
(1978)
"Gertcha"
(1979)
"The Sideboard Song"
(1979)
Music video
"Gertcha" on YouTube

"Gertcha" is a song from Chas & Dave's 1979 album Don't Give a Monkey's, which was released as a single in May 1979 and entered the UK Singles Chart at No. 67.[1] The song stayed in the charts for 8 weeks[1] and peaked at number No. 20 on 30 June 1979.[2] The song was used as the music behind a notable television commercial for Courage Bitter.[3]

  1. ^ a b "The Official Charts Company - Gertcha by Chas And Dave Search". The Official Charts Company. 10 August 2013.
  2. ^ "1979-06-30 Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  3. ^ Fletcher, Winston (January 17, 2006). "Obituary: John Webster". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2008-06-27.