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"Come on Eileen" by Dexys Midnight Runners and The Emerald Express was the biggest-selling British single of 1982 . The song was written by Kevin Rowland , "Big" Jim Paterson, and Billy Adams; it was produced by Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley. It originally appeared on the album '' Too-Rye-Ay ''. The song begins with Celtic -style fiddle played over a drum beat, with the bass guitar and piano providing accompaniment. An extended version has an additional intro of a Celtic fiddle solo, playing the Irish song ''Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms'', by Thomas Moore. The Bridge of ''Come On Eileen'' features an improvised Counter-melody which begins in a slow tempo and gets faster and faster over an '' Accelerando '' vocal backing. The chorus was loosely inspired by the song "A Man Like Me" by the 1960s British soul group Jimmy James and the Vagabonds. {Link without Title} The Video to accompany the single features members of the band wearing sleeveless shirts and Overalls . The video has been referred to as a tribute to the Armpit . The song repeated its British chart success around the globe, Spending Five Weeks As The Kent Report's Number One in Australia and Reaching Number One In April 1983 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States . It is a common example of a One Hit Wonder in the U.S., as the band failed to reach similar popularity with any of their future songs, though in the U.K. they had already reached number one two years earlier with "Geno", and went on to have further hits). The song has since been covered by artists including Save Ferris , No Doubt , Skyclad , Blackthorn, Badly Drawn Boy , and Reel Big Fish . The song was used as the Space Shuttle Discovery crew wake-up call in August 2005, on STS-114 Flight Day 14, in honour of the flight commander, Eileen Collins . The ground control team selected the song to remind the crew "that it is time for your return back home to planet Earth" (a return which turned out to be delayed by a day due to weather). In June 2004 in the UK, the tune was used for the song "''Come on England''", by a group of football fans calling themselves "4-4-2". The song was intended to support the England football team during the Euro 2004 competition. MUSICIANS (BAND MEMBERS)
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