
The Fratellis are a Scottish alternative rock band from Glasgow, Scotland. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Jon Fratelli (born John Lawler), bass guitarist Barry Fratelli (born Barry Wallace), and drummer, backing vocalist, occasional guitarist and banjo player Mince Fratelli (born Gordon McRory). During live shows, they are assisted by pianist/rhythm guitarist, Will Foster. The group\\\\\\\'s debut album Costello Music was released on September 26, 2006 and debuted at a high #2 on the UK Album Charts and was also successful in the United States peaking at #48 on the Billboard 200. The album contained 2 UK Top 10 singles \\\\\\\"Chelsea Dagger\\\\\\\" and \\\\\\\"Whistle for the Choir\\\\\\\". It also contained 2 UK Top 40 hits \\\\\\\"Henrietta\\\\\\\" and \\\\\\\"Baby Fratelli\\\\\\\". It also produced other singles such as \\\\\\\"Flathead\\\\\\\" that made #67 on the UK Singles Charts and #73 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The band\\\\\\\'s second album Here We Stand was released on June 9, 2008 and peaked at #5 on the UK Album Charts and #80 on the Billboard 200. The album yielded 1 UK Top 40 song \\\\\\\"Mistress Mabel\\\\\\\" and another UK Top 100 single \\\\\\\"Look Out Sunshine!\\\\\\\" and contained a third single, \\\\\\\"A Heady Tale\\\\\\\" which failed to chart.
Background information
Origin Glasgow, Scotland
Genres Alternative rock, indie rock, garage rock revival
Years active 2005–2009 (on hiatus)
Labels Island Records
Members
Jon Fratelli
Barry Fratelli
Mince Fratelli
\\\"Chelsea Dagger\\\" is a song by The Fratellis and their second single. It was released on August 28, 2006. It is taken from their debut album Costello Music, which was released in the UK on September 11, 2006. It\\\'s supposed to be named after Jon Fratelli\\\'s wife Heather, a burlesque dancer whose stage name he borrowed for the song. The song also appears in the trailer for the movies Run, Fat Boy, Run, Shrek The Third, Knocked Up, and The Game Plan, as well as the television commercials for Balls of Fury and Open Season. It is also used for the supermarket chain Vons.This song was #77 on Rolling Stone\\\'s list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007. It was voted #59 on Australian Radio Triple J\\\'s National Hottest 100 2007 countdown on January 26, 2008.
The song became their first significant chart hit in the UK, peaking at number five in the UK Singles Chart, therefore marking their first UK Top 5 hit as well as their highest charting single to date. This surprised the band, who weren\\\'t going to release the song as they thought it might be too risqué to do well. It lasted 29 weeks in the UK Top 100. It eventually reached number two in the Netherlands, as well.
It is the theme song of the 2006 Serious Request project on 3FM (The Netherlands). In the night of Saturday 23 to Sunday 24 December 2006 the song was massively requested and played six times within a four hour time span.
Characterised by its anthemic, scat sung chorus, which repeats the line \\\"Duh duh duh\\\", it has been adopted on many football terraces as a crowd \\\"favourite\\\" (see below).
It was produced by Tony Hoffer, the highly-acclaimed American record producer famous for his work with the likes of Beck, The Kooks and Supergrass.