"Deeply Dippy" is a song by British trio

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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 "

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" 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 for four weeks 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 ''

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'' ranked "Deeply Dippy" number 22 in their list of "Singles of the Year" in December 1992.

Track listings

* UK 7-inch and cassette single # "Deeply Dippy" (single mix) # "Deeply Dubby" (single mix) * UK CD single # "Deeply Dippy" (single mix) # "Deeply Dippy" (Deeply Brassy) # "Deeply Dippy" (Deeply Nervous) # "

" (extended club mix) * Australian CD single # "Deeply Dippy" (single mix) # "Deeply Dippy" (Deeply Brassy) # "I'm Too Sexy" (Italian version)

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Covers

The song was later covered by

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, on the Terence Higgins Trust, supporting charity EP '' The Fred EP''.

In popular culture

The song was featured in an advert for

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in September 2015. It was also featured in an advert, "Deal of the Decade", for the range of the

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and

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, in July 2002. The song's background music, was also featured, and used by

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, with changed lyrics to be based around

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. Colleagues in the

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in Heaton performed their own version of the song in March 2011 as part of raising money for

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References

{{Authority control 1992 songs 1992 singles Right Said Fred songs Irish Singles Chart number-one singles Songs written by Fred Fairbrass Songs written by Richard Fairbrass Songs written by Rob Manzoli UK singles chart number-one singles