# A Bit Patchy

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{{Infobox song
| name       = A Bit Patchy
| cover      =
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [Switch](/source/Switch_(house_DJ))
| album      =
| released   = * October 2005 {{small|(dance clubs and DJs)}}
* September 2006 {{small|(charts)}}
| recorded   =
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = * [Reggae fusion](/source/Reggae_fusion)
* [house](/source/House_music)
* [electro](/source/Electro_(music))
| length     = 6:32
| label      = Dubsided
| writer     = Switch
| producer   =
| prev_title = Just Bounce 2 This
| prev_year  = 2005
| next_title = I Still Love You
| next_year  = 2011
}}

"'''A Bit Patchy'''" is a single by English [DJ](/source/Disc_jockey) [Switch](/source/Switch_(house_DJ)). It is based on the 1973 recording of "[Apache](/source/Apache_(instrumental))", by [Incredible Bongo Band](/source/Incredible_Bongo_Band). It was first released at the end of 2005 in [disco](/source/disco)s and [dance club](/source/dance_club)s, before arriving to the charts in 2006.

The song was then remixed by various artists, including [Eric Prydz](/source/Eric_Prydz), [Sinden](/source/Sinden_(DJ)) and [Sub Focus](/source/Sub_Focus).

==Charts==
The single peaked at No. 11 in Spain for a week on 24 September 2006.<ref>http://acharts.us/song/39706 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926060429/http://acharts.us/song/39706 |date=2011-09-26 }} Acharts.us</ref> In the UK, it appeared in the charts on 16 December 2006, peaking at number 103.<ref>http://www.musicvf.com/song.php?id=127516 Music VF</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Chart
! Peak<br>position
|-
|[Spain](/source/Spain) ([PROMUSICAE](/source/PROMUSICAE))
|style="text-align:center;"|11<ref>[https://archive.today/20120801105039/http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Switch&titel=A+Bit+Patchy&cat=s] Dutch Charts, Switch - A Bit Patchy</ref>
|}

==Reception==
On 2 October 2005, [Gilles Peterson](/source/Gilles_Peterson) rated "A Bit Patchy" the fourth best single in the Worldwide Tracks of the Year section of [Worldwide Winners](/source/Worldwide_Winners).<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/gillespeterson/tracklistingarchiver1comments.shtml?20060101 bbc.co.uk]  BBC Radio 1, Gilles Peterson</ref>

On 21 December 2005, Gregor Salto put the single in his top five dance singles of the year.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120919150732/http://www.partyscene.nl/news/headlines/2005/december/245210?visitorId=11074e16ff4b98ea9537325986d7692b] Partyscene, top 5 van 2005</ref>

==In popular culture==
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The song was featured in the 2011 [William Hill](/source/William_Hill_(bookmaker)) betting advert in the UK.

A remix of the song was part of the tracklist for [Anastacia](/source/Anastacia) at the [s.Oliver](/source/s.Oliver) fashion show in [Berlin](/source/Berlin), Germany on March 29, 2007.

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