"Can Can" is a song by British 2-tone/ ska band

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, released in June 1981 as the first single from their third album '' Gosh It's ... Bad Manners''. It is an instrumental song, based on the music "

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" written by French composer Jacques Offenbach which was later adopted as the music for the dance the can-can. The arrangement was credited to Bad Manners. It peaked at number 3 for four weeks on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the band's joint biggest hit with " Special Brew".

Reception

Reviewing the song for '' Record Mirror'', John Shearlaw wrote "You wouldn't believe that

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could keep his (enormous) mouth shut for the length of a single, but that's exactly what he does on this delightful work-out of the theme that launched a thousand Westerns; and one that's a guaranteed hit. Dizzy production, instant appeal and a truly breathtaking piece of opportunism. Lift those legs!".

Track listing

# "Can Can" – 2:55 # "Armchair Disco" – 3:10

Charts

References

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