# Shiny Shiny

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1983 song by Haysi Fantayzee

"Shiny Shiny" Single by Haysi Fantayzee from the album Battle Hymns for Children Singing B-side "Shiny Shiny (Bon Temps)" Released January 1983 (UK) Recorded 1982 Genre New wave[1] Length 3:42 Label Regard RCA Songwriters Jeremy Healy Kate Garner Paul Caplin Haysi Fantayzee singles chronology "Sister Friction" (1983) "Shiny Shiny" (1983) Music video "Shiny Shiny" on YouTube

"**Shiny Shiny**" is a 1983 [new wave](/source/New_wave_music) song by the British [pop](/source/Pop_music) band [Haysi Fantayzee](/source/Haysi_Fantayzee). It is an anti-[nuclear war](/source/Nuclear_war) song with humorous, nonsensical lyrics about war, politics, and violence, among other issues, which includes instruments such as a piano, fiddles, violins, and spoons, along with audio sound effects, loops, and a bouncy country music-like beat. [2] The song peaked at No. 16 in the United Kingdom and reached the top three in Australia. It also charted in Germany, New Zealand and the United States, where it became the band's only hit single to chart on the [*Billboard* Hot 100](/source/Billboard_Hot_100), peaking at No. 74. The music video for the song also got some airplay on [MTV](/source/MTV) and other music related shows and channels when it was first released. In addition, the song was performed on *[Top of the Pops](/source/Top_of_the_Pops)*.

## Charts

### Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Shiny Shiny" Chart (1983) Peak position Australia (Kent Music Report)[3][4] 3 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5] 37 UK Singles (OCC)[6] 16 US Billboard Hot 100[7] 74 West Germany (GfK)[8] 22

### Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Shiny Shiny" Chart (1983) Position Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 48

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Various Artists - Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Hits of the 80's, Vol. 11 Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic"](https://www.allmusic.com/album/just-cant-get-enough-new-wave-hits-of-the-80s-vol-11-mw0000173445) – via [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Mason, Stewart. ["Haysi Fantayzee – "Shiny Shiny""](https://www.allmusic.com/song/shiny-shiny-mt0013820445). [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-aus83_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-aus83_3-1) ["Kent Music Report – National Top 100 Singles for 1983"](https://i.imgur.com/860ttad.jpg). [Kent Music Report](/source/Kent_Music_Report). Retrieved January 22, 2023 – via Imgur.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Kent, David](/source/David_Kent_(historian)) (1993). *Australian Chart Book 1970–1992*. [St Ives, New South Wales](/source/St_Ives%2C_New_South_Wales): Australia Chart Books. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-646-11917-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-646-11917-6).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_New_Zealand_Haysi_Fantayzee_5-0)** "[Haysi Fantayzee – Shiny Shiny](https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Haysi+Fantayzee&titel=Shiny+Shiny&cat=s)". [Top 40 Singles](/source/Official_Aotearoa_Music_Charts).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_UKsinglesbyname_Haysi_Fantayzee_6-0)** "[Search results for "Haysi Fantayzee" | Official Chart](https://www.officialcharts.com/search/artists/Haysi%20Fantayzee/?singles=0&albums=0&films=0&articles=0&songs=0)". [Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Billboardhot100_Haysi_Fantayzee_7-0)** "[Haysi Fantayzee Chart History (Hot 100)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Haysi-Fantayzee/chart-history/HSI)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_West_Germany_Haysi_Fantayzee_8-0)** "[Offizielle Deutsche Charts (West Germany)](https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-13064)" (in German). [GfK Entertainment charts](/source/GfK_Entertainment_charts). To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name.

## External links

- "[Shiny Shiny](https://www.discogs.com/master/116539)" at [Discogs](/source/Discogs) (list of releases)

v t e Haysi Fantayzee Jeremy Healy Kate Garner Paul Caplin Studio album Battle Hymns for Children Singing Singles "John Wayne Is Big Leggy" "Holy Joe" "Shiny Shiny" "Sister Friction" "Chizoola"

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