OK Blue Jays

"OK Blue Jays"
Song by Keith Hampshire and "The Bat Boys"
Released1983 (1983)
StudioEastern Sound
GenrePop, Fight song
Songwriter(s)Jack Lenz and Tony Kosinec
Lyricist(s)Alan Smith, Pat Arbour, and Tony Kosinec
Producer(s)Jack Lenz and Tony Kosinec

"OK Blue Jays" is a pop baseball fight song played during the seventh-inning stretch of home games of the Toronto Blue Jays, a Major League Baseball team based in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The song includes references to the team's roster and events from the 1980s, and is played after the horn blows at the Rogers Centre.[1] It was released in 1983 and charted 47th on RPM's singles list.[2] It was written by Jack Lenz and Tony Kosinec and is performed by Keith Hampshire and "The Bat Boys".[3][2] The song was remixed by Rob Wells and Chris Anderson in 2003.[4]

By 1986, the single had sold over 50,000 copies and was certified gold.[5] In a pre-game ceremony in 1986, Jimy Williams accepted a gold record from a recording industry representative before a game against the Milwaukee Brewers.[6]

  1. ^ Miller, Doug. "The Bigs List: Ballpark traditions". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
  2. ^ a b "RPM 50 Singles". RPM (through Library and Archives Canada). September 17, 1983. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
  3. ^ "Keith Hampshire Music". Keith Hampshire Official Homepage. www.keithhampshire.com. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
  4. ^ Chubb, Christine (14 August 2015). "Flashback Friday: A history of Blue Jays songs, official and very unofficial". CFTR (AM). Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Baseball Almanac". The Bryan Times. June 27, 1986. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
  6. ^ Clarke, Steve (2013). 100 things Blue Jays fans should know & do before they die. Triumph Books. ISBN 9781623682385.