Seaside Shuffle

"Seaside Shuffle" is a song and single by British group Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs written by Jona Lewie under his real name John Lewis.^[1][2] The song was licensed for released on Jonathan King's UK Records, and was included in the Brett Marvin and the Thunderbolts's album Alias Terry Dactyl.^[3]

"Seaside Shuffle"
Single by Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs
B-side	"Ball and Chain"
Released	1971 and 1972
Genre	Folk rock
Length	2.41
Label	UK Records
Songwriter(s)	John Lewis
Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs singles chronology
"On a Saturday Night" (1972) "Seaside Shuffle" (1971) "She Left, I Died" (1973)

First released in 1971, it was re-released in 1972 and entered the UK chart in July, reaching number 2 in August and staying for 12 weeks in the chart.^[4][5] The song was the first single released on UK Records to become a hit.^[6]

Charts

Chart (1972)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[7]	20
Germany (GfK)[8]	22
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9]	15
Ireland (IRMA)[10]	13
UK Singles (OCC)[5]	2