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"'''Come On Eileen'''" is a song by English pop group [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dexys_Midnight_Runners Dexys Midnight Runners], released in the UK on 25 June 1982[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_On_Eileen#cite_note-3 [3]] as a single off their album ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Too-Rye-Ay Too-Rye-Ay]''. It was their second number 1 hit in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom United Kingdom], following 1980's "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geno_(song) Geno]". The song was written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Rowland Kevin Rowland], "Big" Jim Paterson, and Billy Adams; it was produced by[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clive_Langer Clive Langer] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Winstanley Alan Winstanley].

"Come On Eileen" won Best British Single at the 1983 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brit_Awards Brit Awards].





==Contents==

 [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_On_Eileen# hide]] *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_On_Eileen#Composition 1 Composition]

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_On_Eileen#Single_and_album_versions 2 Single and album versions]

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_On_Eileen#Music_video 3 Music video]

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_On_Eileen#Chart_success 4 Chart success]

**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_On_Eileen#Year-End_charts 4.1 Year-End charts]

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_On_Eileen#Other_uses 5 Other uses]

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_On_Eileen#Musicians_.28band_members.29 6 Musicians (band members)]

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_On_Eileen#References 7 References]

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_On_Eileen#External_links 8 External links]





==Composition<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;">[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Come_On_Eileen&action=edit&section=1 edit]]==

There are various versions of the song, some in addition to the main section featuring either an intro of a Celtic fiddle solo, or an a cappella coda both based on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Moore Thomas Moore]'s Irish folk song "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Believe_Me,_if_All_Those_Endearing_Young_Charms Believe Me, if All Those Endearing Young Charms]"

The main section begins with a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celtic_music Celtic]-style fiddle played over a drum beat, with the bass guitar and piano providing accompaniment.

The lyrics of the song begin with the lines:

Poor old [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnnie_Ray Johnnie Ray]

Sounded sad upon the radio Moved a million hearts in mono Our mothers cried, sang along

Who would blame them?The phrase "Come on Eileen" is used as the chorus to the song, which was loosely inspired by the song "A Man Like Me" by the 1960s British soul group [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_James_(singer) Jimmy James] and the Vagabonds.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_On_Eileen#cite_note-4 [4]][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_On_Eileen#cite_note-5 [5]]

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_(music) bridge] of "Come On Eileen" features an improvised [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counter-melody counter-melody] which begins in a slow tempo and gets faster and faster over an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempo accelerando] vocal backing. The chord sequence of the bridge is actually the same as the verses, but transposed up by a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whole_tone whole tone]. The bridge is based on the Irish folk melody "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Too_Ra_Loo_Ra_Loo_Ral Too Ra Loo Ra Loo Ral]". Throughout the song, there are numerous tempo changes and key changes:

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|+Key changes throughout the song

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!Section

|Introduction

|Verses

|Chorus and bridge

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!Key

|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F_major F major]

|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_major C major]

|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D_major D major]

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==Single and album versions<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;">[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Come_On_Eileen&action=edit&section=2 edit]]==

*The 7" vinyl single released worldwide (except the US) was a 3.28 edit of the main section of the song [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_On_Eileen#cite_note-6 [6]] featuring neither the intro or the coda. Dexy's CD compilations again omit the introduction and coda, but use the unedited main section(4.06).[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_On_Eileen#cite_note-7 [7]]

*The worldwide 12"[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_On_Eileen#cite_note-8 [8]] and US 7"[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_On_Eileen#cite_note-9 [9]] singles featured the intro and the unedited main section (4.12). This version has only been released on CD on a Kevin Rowland CD single "Tonight".[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_On_Eileen#cite_note-10 [10]]

*The album version features the unedited main section and the coda (4.32).[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_On_Eileen#cite_note-11 [11]] An exception to this is the 2002 US only release of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Too-Rye-Ay Too-Rye-Ay] which uniquely features both introduction and coda (4.47).[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_On_Eileen#cite_note-12 [12]]

==Music video<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;">[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Come_On_Eileen&action=edit&section=3 edit]]==

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_video music video] to accompany the single was directed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julien_Temple Julien Temple]. It features members of the band wearing sleeveless shirts and dungarees. The "Eileen" as featured in the video (and on the record sleeve) is Máire Fahey, sister of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siobhan_Fahey Siobhan Fahey], former singer with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bananarama Bananarama] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakespear%27s_Sister Shakespear's Sister]. The American singer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnnie_Ray Johnnie Ray], an early rock-and-roll crooner mentioned in the opening lyrics, is also featured in the video using old film footage.

Filming took place on Brook Drive, Kennington, London.

==Chart success<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;">[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Come_On_Eileen&action=edit&section=4 edit]]==

In a poll by Channel 4, a UK TV channel, the song was placed at number 38 in the 100 greatest number 1 singles of all time.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_On_Eileen#cite_note-13 [13]] Similar polls by the music channel VH1 placed the song at number 3 in the ''100 Greatest One-hit Wonders'' of all time,[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_On_Eileen#cite_note-14 [14]] number 18 in ''VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 1980's''[sic][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_On_Eileen#cite_note-15 [15]] and number 1 in the ''100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s''.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_On_Eileen#cite_note-16 [16]] It has sold 1.31 million copies in the UK as of November 2012.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_On_Eileen#cite_note-17 [17]] The song reached number 1 in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States United States] on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100 ''Billboard'' Hot 100] charts during the week ending 23 April 1983. "Come on Eileen" prevented [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson Michael Jackson] from ever having back-to-back number one hits in the US: "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billie_Jean Billie Jean]" was the number one single the previous week, while "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beat_It Beat It]" was the number one song the following week.

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|Australia ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_Music_Report Kent Music Report])[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_On_Eileen#cite_note-18 [18]]

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|Austria ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%963_Austria_Top_40 Ö3 Austria Top 40])[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_On_Eileen#cite_note-sc_Austria_Dexys_Midnight_Runners_.26_The_Emerald_Express-19 [19]]

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|Belgium ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultratop Ultratop 50] Flanders)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_On_Eileen#cite_note-sc_Flanders_Dexys_Midnight_Runners_.26_The_Emerald_Express-20 [20]]

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|Belgium ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VRT_Top_30 VRT Top 30] Flanders)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_On_Eileen#cite_note-21 [21]]

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|Canada ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RPM_(magazine) ''RPM'' 50 Singles])[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_On_Eileen#cite_note-22 [22]]

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|France ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syndicat_National_de_l%27%C3%89dition_Phonographique SNEP])[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_On_Eileen#cite_note-23 [23]]

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|Germany ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_Control_Charts Media Control AG])[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_On_Eileen#cite_note-ac_Germany2_Dexys_Midnight_Runners_.26_The_Emerald_Express-24 [24]]

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|Ireland ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Recorded_Music_Association IRMA])[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_On_Eileen#cite_note-25 [25]]

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|Netherlands ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Top_40 Dutch Top 40])[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_On_Eileen#cite_note-sc_Dutch40_Dexys_Midnight_Runners_.26_The_Emerald_Express_-_Come_On_Eileen-26 [26]]

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|Netherlands ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_Top_100 Mega Single Top 100])[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_On_Eileen#cite_note-sc_Dutch100_Dexys_Midnight_Runners_.26_The_Emerald_Express-27 [27]]

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|New Zealand ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recorded_Music_NZ Recorded Music NZ])[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_On_Eileen#cite_note-sc_New_Zealand_Dexys_Midnight_Runners_.26_The_Emerald_Express-28 [28]]

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|South Africa ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springbok_Radio Springbok Radio])[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_On_Eileen#cite_note-29 [29]]

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|Switzerland ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_Hitparade Schweizer Hitparade])[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_On_Eileen#cite_note-sc_Switzerland_Dexys_Midnight_Runners_.26_The_Emerald_Express-30 [30]]

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|UK Singles ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart Official Charts Company])[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_On_Eileen#cite_note-sc_UK_-31 [31]]

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|US [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100 ''Billboard'' Hot 100][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_On_Eileen#cite_note-awards-32 [32]]

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|US ''Billboard''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult_Contemporary_(chart) Hot Adult Contemporary][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_On_Eileen#cite_note-awards-32 [32]]

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|US ''Billboard''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Mainstream_Rock_Tracks Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_On_Eileen#cite_note-awards-32 [32]]

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===Year-End charts[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Come_On_Eileen&action=edit&section=5 edit]]===

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==Other uses<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;">[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Come_On_Eileen&action=edit&section=6 edit]]==

The second single by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ska ska] band [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Save_Ferris Save Ferris] was a cover of the song in 1994.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_On_Eileen#cite_note-33 [33]]

In 2004, the band 4-4-2 was formed to cover the song as "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_On_England Come On England]" with altered lyrics to support the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team England national football team] during their appearance in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2004 2004 European Championships].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_On_Eileen#cite_note-34 [34]]

On 7 August 2005, the song was used to wake the astronauts of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Discovery Space Shuttle Discovery] on the final day of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-114 STS-114] in reference to commander [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eileen_Collins Eileen Collins].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_On_Eileen#cite_note-35 [35]]

The song was used in the films ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Boy_(film) Tommy Boy]'' (1995),[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_On_Eileen#cite_note-36 [36]] ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_Him_to_the_Greek Get Him to the Greek]'' (2010), ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_Me_Home_Tonight_(film) Take Me Home Tonight]'' (2011)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_On_Eileen#cite_note-37 [37]] and ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Perks_of_Being_a_Wallflower_(film) The Perks of Being a Wallflower]'' (2012).[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_On_Eileen#cite_note-38 [38]]

==Musicians (band members)<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;">[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Come_On_Eileen&action=edit&section=7 edit]]==

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Rowland Kevin Rowland] — [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singing vocals]

*Billy Adams — [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banjo banjo] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backing_vocalist backing vocals]

*Giorgio Kilkenny — [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bass_guitar bass] and backing vocals

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seb_Shelton Seb Shelton] — [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drum_kit drums] and backing vocals

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Billingham Mickey Billingham] — [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piano piano], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accordion accordion], and backing vocals

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_O%27Hara Helen O'Hara] — [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiddle fiddle]

*Steve Brennan — fiddle

*Jennifer Tobis — fiddle

*Roger MacDuff (real name Roger Huckle)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_On_Eileen#cite_note-39 [39]] — fiddle

*"Big" Jim Paterson — [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trombone trombone]

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Speare Paul Speare] — [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenor_saxophone tenor saxophone]

*Brian Maurice — [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alto_saxophone alto saxophone]

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