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by the English rock band

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. It was released as the second single from their 1980 album '' Flesh and Blood''. The song is featured prominently in the fifth episode of the

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Background

The song was recorded during the sessions for the album "Flesh and Blood", their first album since the departure of drummer

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from the band. This turned Roxy Music into a trio consisting of Bryan Ferry,

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. Two

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s filled in for Thompson, with

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playing drums on the majority of the album, and

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playing on two tracks. "Oh Yeah" was backed by the non-LP track "South Downs", a synth instrumental by Ferry, or by the album tracks "Rain Rain Rain" (in the USA) and " In the Midnight Hour" (in Australia and South Africa). "South Downs" when re-released on the boxset of " The Thrill of It All" was accidentally released backwards, but due to the nature of the synthetic string sound, it didn't sound out of place. The original version reappeared on a 3-track CD single with "Jealous Guy" and "Lover".

Chart Performance

"Oh Yeah" debuted on the UK Singles Chart at No. 30 and reached a peak of No.5 on August 16. This was the second top 10 from the album with the previous single, " Over You", also reaching a peak of No.5, and their fourth consecutive UK top 10. "Oh Yeah" spent a total of 8 weeks on the UK Singles chart, three of which were within the top 10.ROXY MUSIC , full Official Chart History , Official Charts Company Although released as a single in USA, "Oh Yeah" did not chart on the

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Personnel

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– vocals, keyboards *

– guitar *

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– guitar *

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– strings *

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– bass *

– drums

Charts

References

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