Okay! (song)

For other uses, see Okay (disambiguation).
"Okay!"
Cover of the single released in Germany
Single by Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
B-side"He's a Raver"
Released12 May 1967 (1967-05-12)
Recorded4 April 1967[1]
StudioPhilips Studios, Stanhope House, London
Genre
Length2:37
LabelFontana
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Steve Rowland
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich singles chronology
"Touch Me, Touch Me"
(1967) 		"Okay!"
(1967) 		"Zabadak!"
(1967)

"Okay!" is a song by Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich, released as a single in May 1967. It peaked at number 4 on the UK Singles Chart.[2]

Reception

Reviewing for Record Mirror, Peter Jones wrote that "there's a Russian approach to this" and "the scene builds well, into some jerky lyrics by the Howard Blaikley team. I don't say it's their strongest... but I do say it'll be around longer than most pop records".[3] Penny Valentine for Disc and Music Echo wrote that the writers "really are getting to sound as though they plough through Israel and Russian folk music libraries week in week out before writing a new song. This has the inimitable team, Dave Dee, etc., singing as though they should be leaping about collective farms with much hey heying in fierce style".[4] Melody Maker described it as "commercial, full of hang-ups, and a nice mystical chanting at the beginning, but then it clunks along at a rather boring pace, getting nowhere slowly".[5]

Track listing

7": Fontana / TF 830

  1. "Okay!" – 2:37
  2. "He's a Raver" – 2:06

7": Fontana / F-1591 (US)

  1. "Okay" – 2:35
  2. "Master Llewellyn" – 2:23

Charts

Chart (1967–68) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] 57
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] 3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] 10
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[9] 29
Denmark (Danmarks Radio)[10] 10
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] 21
Germany (GfK)[12] 5
Ireland (IRMA)[13] 7
Japan (Oricon Singles Chart)[14] 3
Japan International (Oricon)[14] 1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[15] 4
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[16] 3
New Zealand (Listener)[17] 10
Singapore (Radio Singapore)[18] 1
Sweden (Kvällstoppen)[19] 18
UK Singles (OCC)[2] 4

References

  1. ^ "Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick, & Tich – April 1967". 11 November 2016. Archived from the original on 11 November 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick Tich: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  3. ^ "New Singles" (PDF). Record Mirror. 13 May 1967. p. 9. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  4. ^ "'Gipsy' Dave" (PDF). Disc. 13 May 1967. p. 15. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  5. ^ "New Pop Records" (PDF). Melody Maker. 13 May 1967. p. 11. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  6. ^ Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book 1940–1969. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-44439-5.
  7. ^ "Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich – Okay!" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  8. ^ "Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich – Okay!" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  9. ^ "Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich – Okay!" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  10. ^ "danskehitlister.dk". 2 August 2016. Archived from the original on 2 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  11. ^ Timo (13 August 2015). "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1960: Artistit DE - DIA". Sisältää hitin. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich – Okay!" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  13. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Okay". Irish Singles Chart.
  14. ^ a b "Mr.Heartbreaker's Chart Liner_Japan #1 DISKS". www.hbr3.sakura.ne.jp. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  15. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  16. ^ "Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich – Okay!" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  17. ^ "flavour of new zealand - search listener". www.flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  18. ^ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. 5 August 1967. p. 39. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  19. ^ "Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick And Tich – Se alla låtar och listplaceringar". NostalgiListan (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 August 2021.