Deeply Dippy

"Deeply Dippy"
"Deeply Dippy"
Single by Right Said Fred
from the album Up
B-side	"Deeply Dubby"
Released	9 March 1992
Length	3:21
Label	Tug
Songwriters	Richard Fairbrass; Fred Fairbrass; Rob Manzoli;
Producer	Tommy D
Right Said Fred singles chronology

"Deeply Dippy" is a song by British trio Right Said Fred from their debut album, Up (1992). Written by Right Said Fred and produced by Tommy D, "Deeply Dippy" was the third single by Right Said Fred. It bested the number-two chart peak of "I'm Too Sexy" in the United Kingdom by peaking atop the UK Singles Chart for three weeks in April 1992.

Outside the United Kingdom, "Deeply Dippy" reached number one in Ireland and entered the top 20 in Austria, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, and New Zealand. The song failed to chart on the US Billboard Hot 100, where "I'm Too Sexy" had reached number one, but it did peak at number nine on Billboard Dance Club Play chart. NME ranked "Deeply Dippy" number 22 in their list of "Singles of the Year" in December 1992.^[1]

Track listings

UK 7-inch and cassette single^[2]^[3]

"Deeply Dippy" (single mix)
"Deeply Dubby" (single mix)

UK CD single^[4]

"Deeply Dippy" (single mix)
"Deeply Dippy" (Deeply Brassy)
"Deeply Dippy" (Deeply Nervous)
"I'm Too Sexy" (extended club mix)

Australian CD single^[5]

"Deeply Dippy" (single mix)
"Deeply Dippy" (Deeply Brassy)
"I'm Too Sexy" (Italian version)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[6]	38
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[7]	6
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[8]	14
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[9]	82
Denmark (IFPI)^[10]	7
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[11]	3
Europe (European Dance Radio)^[12]	19
Germany (GfK)^[13]	15
Ireland (IRMA)^[14]	1
Italy (Musica e dischi)^[15]	22
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[16]	10
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[17]	9
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[18]	11
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[19]	26
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[20]	23
UK Singles (OCC)^[21]	1
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)^[22]	9

Year-end charts

Chart (1992)	Position
Belgium (Ultratop)^[23]	94
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[24]	32
Germany (Media Control)^[25]	64
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[26]	53
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[27]	69
UK Singles (OCC)^[28]	12

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[29]	Silver	200,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	9 March 1992	7-inch vinyl 12-inch vinyl CD cassette	Tug	^[30]
Australia	6 April 1992	12-inch vinyl CD cassette	Liberation Tug	^[31]

Covers

The song was later covered by the Rockingbirds, on the Terence Higgins Trust, supporting charity EP The Fred EP.

In popular culture

The song was featured in an advert for Sun Bingo in September 2015.^[32] It was also featured in an advert, "Deal of the Decade", for the range of the Fiat Punto and Fiat Stilo, in July 2002. The song's background music, was also featured, and used by Heart Yorkshire, for their Yorkshire Song in July 2014, as promotion for the bike race, the Tour de France, with changed lyrics to be based around Yorkshire.^[33]^[34]

References

^ "NME Singles of the Year". NME. 19 December 1992. p. 21. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
^ Deeply Dippy (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Tug Records. 1992. SNOG 3.
^ Deeply Dippy (UK cassette single sleeve). Tug Records. 1992. CA SNOG 3.
^ Deeply Dippy (UK CD single liner notes). Tug Records. 1992. CD SNOG 3.
^ Deeply Dippy (Australian CD single liner notes). Tug Records. 1992. D 16029.
^ "Right Said Fred – Deeply Dippy". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
^ "Right Said Fred – Deeply Dippy" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
^ "Right Said Fred – Deeply Dippy" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1958." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
^ "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 16. 18 April 1992. p. 14. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 20. 16 May 1992. p. 27. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
^ "European Dance Radio" (PDF). Music & Media. 9 May 1992. p. 32. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
^ "Right Said Fred – Deeply Dippy" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Deeply Dippy". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
^ "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 7 June 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Right Said Fred".
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 22, 1992" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
^ "Right Said Fred – Deeply Dippy" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
^ "Right Said Fred – Deeply Dippy". Top 40 Singles.
^ "Right Said Fred – Deeply Dippy". Singles Top 100.
^ "Right Said Fred – Deeply Dippy". Swiss Singles Chart.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
^ "Right Said Fred Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
^ "Jaaroverzichten 1992" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
^ "1992 Year-End Sales Charts" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 51/52. 19 December 1992. p. 17. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
^ "Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 1992" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
^ "Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1992". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1992" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
^ "Year End Charts: Top Singles". Music Week. 16 January 1993. p. 8.
^ "British single certifications – Right Said Fred – Deeply Dippy". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 7 March 1992. p. 17. Retrieved 14 July 2021. Cassette is mislabelled as another 7-inch single.
^ "New Release Summary – Product Available from : 06/04/92: Singles". The ARIA Report. No. 114. 5 April 1992. p. 19.
^ "Sun Bingo – The Race". adbreakanthems.com. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
^ "Facts On The Tour De France In Yorkshire". heart.co.uk. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
^ "Tour de France 2014: The 'grandest' of Grand Departs". bbc.co.uk. 6 July 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2020.

[1] "NME Singles of the Year". NME. 19 December 1992. p. 21. Retrieved 29 March 2023.

[2] Deeply Dippy (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Tug Records. 1992. SNOG 3.

[3] Deeply Dippy (UK cassette single sleeve). Tug Records. 1992. CA SNOG 3.

[4] Deeply Dippy (UK CD single liner notes). Tug Records. 1992. CD SNOG 3.

[5] Deeply Dippy (Australian CD single liner notes). Tug Records. 1992. D 16029.

[sc_Australia_Right_Said_Fred-6] "Right Said Fred – Deeply Dippy". ARIA Top 50 Singles.

[sc_Austria_Right_Said_Fred-7] "Right Said Fred – Deeply Dippy" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.

[sc_Flanders_Right_Said_Fred-8] "Right Said Fred – Deeply Dippy" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.

[sc_Canadatopsingles_-9] "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1958." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 22 October 2019.

[10] "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 16. 18 April 1992. p. 14. Retrieved 31 January 2020.

[11] "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 20. 16 May 1992. p. 27. Retrieved 31 January 2020.

[12] "European Dance Radio" (PDF). Music & Media. 9 May 1992. p. 32. Retrieved 31 October 2021.

[sc_Germany_Right_Said_Fred-13] "Right Said Fred – Deeply Dippy" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 22 October 2019.

[sc_Ireland2_-14] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Deeply Dippy". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 22 October 2019.

[15] "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 7 June 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Right Said Fred".

[sc_Dutch40_-16] "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 22, 1992" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 22 October 2019.

[sc_Dutch100_Right_Said_Fred-17] "Right Said Fred – Deeply Dippy" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 22 October 2019.

[sc_New_Zealand_Right_Said_Fred-18] "Right Said Fred – Deeply Dippy". Top 40 Singles.

[sc_Sweden_Right_Said_Fred-19] "Right Said Fred – Deeply Dippy". Singles Top 100.

[sc_Switzerland_Right_Said_Fred-20] "Right Said Fred – Deeply Dippy". Swiss Singles Chart.

[sc_UK_-21] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 October 2019.

[sc_Billboarddanceclubplay_Right_Said_Fred-22] "Right Said Fred Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 October 2019.

[23] "Jaaroverzichten 1992" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 22 October 2019.

[24] "1992 Year-End Sales Charts" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 51/52. 19 December 1992. p. 17. Retrieved 31 January 2020.

[25] "Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 1992" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 22 October 2019.

[26] "Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1992". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 7 March 2021.

[27] "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1992" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 22 October 2019.

[28] "Year End Charts: Top Singles". Music Week. 16 January 1993. p. 8.

[United_KingdomRight_Said_FredDeeply_DippysingleCertRef-29] "British single certifications – Right Said Fred – Deeply Dippy". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 February 2021.

[30] "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 7 March 1992. p. 17. Retrieved 14 July 2021. Cassette is mislabelled as another 7-inch single.

[31] "New Release Summary – Product Available from : 06/04/92: Singles". The ARIA Report. No. 114. 5 April 1992. p. 19.

[32] "Sun Bingo – The Race". adbreakanthems.com. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2020.

[33] "Facts On The Tour De France In Yorkshire". heart.co.uk. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2020.

[34] "Tour de France 2014: The 'grandest' of Grand Departs". bbc.co.uk. 6 July 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2020.

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v t e Right Said Fred
Richard Fairbrass Fred Fairbrass Rob Manzoli
Albums	Up Sex and Travel Smashing! Fredhead Stand Up For Sale I'm a Celebrity Stop the World
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