"Chelsea Dagger" is a song by Scottish rock band the Fratellis. It was released as the second single from their debut studio album, Costello Music (2006), on 28 August 2006. It is named after Jon Fratelli's wife Heather, a burlesque dancer whose stage name is a play on Britney Spears.[3][4] Fratelli described the tune as "a rock 'n' roll gig in an old speakeasy or something like that."[2]
This song was number 77 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.[5] "Chelsea Dagger" has become notable for its usage in sports. It has also been featured in adverts for Amstel Light and KitKat, the films Run Fatboy Run and Pitch Perfect, a trailer to Shrek the Third, a TV spot for Open Season, an episode of The Inbetweeners, as well as the video games Burnout Dominator and Guitar Hero: On Tour Modern Hits.[6][7] The song peaked at number 2 on the Scottish Singles Chart and number 5 on the UK Singles Chart and was certified double platinum by the British Phonographic Industry in 2022.
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^ abRuppenthal, Alex (28 May 2010). "'Chelsea Dagger' has become the song of the spring for Chicago Blackhawks fans". ESPN.com.
^"One For The Dagger". Scotsman.com. 25 August 2008. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
^Sullivan, Caroline (26 June 2008). "'We don't want to be a pop band'". The Guardian.
^"The 100 Best Songs of 2007". Rolling Stone. 11 December 2007. Archived from the original on 15 December 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
^"Trailer Music: Open Season (2006)". www.soundtrack.net. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
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