Pass the Dutchie

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"Pass the Dutchie"
"Pass the Dutchie" cover
"Pass the Dutchie" 12 single
Single by Musical Youth
from the album The Youth of Today
Released October 17, 1982
Genre Reggae
Length 3:25

"Pass the Dutchie" was a song recorded in by the British group Musical Youth from the album "The Youth of Today" (1982). It was a major hit, holding the number one position on the UK singles charts for three weeks in September 1982.

It was a cover version of the song "Pass the Kouchie" by The Mighty Diamonds, written by Leroy Sibbles and Jackie Mittoo. The song was changed from "Kouchie," a slang term for marijuana, to "Dutchie" due to the age of the artists and their target audience. A "Dutchie" was slang for the cooking pot used by poor Jamaicans to prepare stews and rice. More recently the term "dutchie" refers to marijuana rolled in a cigar paper (specifically "Dutch Master" cigars, hence the name "dutchie".)

The song was first championed by DJ John Peel and became an instant hit when it was picked up by MCA records in September 1982. It debuted at #26 on the chart and rose to #1 the following week, one of a handful of records to have risen to the top spot from outside the top 20. In February of the following year, it reached #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the USA. The song also scored a top 5 success in the Norwegian Fantastik 50 chart, eventually selling over 4 million copies worldwide.

"Pass the Dutchie" was also covered by the ska band Buck-O-Nine.

The Canadian hit teen drama Degrassi: The Next Generation, which is known for naming each episode after an 80s hit song, named an episode after this song.

Preceded by
"Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor		 UK number one single
week ending October 2, 1982		 Succeeded by
"Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?" by Culture Club


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