Pass the Dutchie

"Pass the Dutchie"
Single by Musical Youth
from the album The Youth of Today
B-side"Please Give Love a Chance"
Released17 September 1982
RecordedAugust 1982
Genre
Length3:25[2]
6:05 (12" single version)
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Musical Youth singles chronology
"Generals" / "Political"
(1981)
"Pass the Dutchie"
(1982)
"Youth of Today"
(1982)
Music video
"Pass the Dutchie" on YouTube

"Pass the Dutchie" is a 1982 song performed by British-Jamaican band Musical Youth, taken from their debut studio album, The Youth of Today. It was produced by Toney Owens from Kingston, Jamaica. The single peaked at the top of the UK Singles Chart. Outside the United Kingdom, "Pass the Dutchie" topped the charts in at least five other countries, including Australia, Canada and Ireland, as well as peaking within the top ten of the charts in Iceland and the United States. The single sold over five million copies worldwide.[3]

  1. ^ Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig, eds. (1995). "Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Hits". Spin Alternative Record Guide. New York: Vintage Books. pp. 204–206. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  2. ^ Pass The Dutchie. Musical Youth. 14 December 2018 – via YouTube.
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