One Pound Fish

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"One Pound Fish"
File:OnePoundFish.jpg
Single by £1 Fish Man
Released 7 December 2012
Format Download
Recorded 2012
Genre Bhangra, dance-pop
Length 2:27
Label Warner Music Group
Writer(s) Muhammad Shahid Nazir
Music video
£1 Fish Man "One Pound Fish" on YouTube

"One Pound Fish", often stylised as "£1 Fish", is a novelty song performed by British-based Pakistani fish trader and recording artist Muhammad Shahid Nazir, credited as £1 Fish Man. It was released on 7 December 2012 for download in the United Kingdom, reaching number 28 in the UK Singles Chart, number 4 in the UK Dance Chart, and number 1 in the UK Asian Chart.

Background

Following brief employment at a pound shop, Muhammad Shahid Nazir, a Pakistani immigrant to UK, originating from the town of Pattoki in Punjab,[1] who had settled in East London, began work on a fish stall at Queen's Market, Upton Park where his employer instructed him to use a trader's call to attract customers. He soon composed the song "One Pound Fish" with the lyrics:[2]

It became an internet smash and a viral video after passing customers uploaded videos of Nazir performing his song onto YouTube.

A music video to accompany the release of "One Pound Fish" was first released on 10 December 2012 at a total length of two minutes and thirty-six seconds. It featured Bollywood-style dancers and an appearance from former weather forecaster Michael Fish.[3]

In 2012 it was rumoured that Nazir had been deported to Pakistan after his visa had expired, although this was not the case.[4]

Covers and remixes

The song has since been covered by many artists[5] including Alesha Dixon. Mindless Behavior performed it live on the BBC Radio 1Xtra Breakfast Show, and both Timbaland and Boy Better Know made remixes sampling from the song.[citation needed]

Chart performance

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Asia Download (Official Chart Company)[6] 1
France (SNEP)[7] 169
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 73
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[9] 24
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[10] 28
UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[11] 4

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom 7 December 2012[12] Download Warner Music Group

References

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  7. ↑ "Lescharts.com – One Pound Fish Man – One Pound Fish" (in French). Les classement single.
  8. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 06, 2013". Irish Singles Chart.
  9. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2012-12-29". Scottish Singles Top 40.
  10. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2013-01-05" UK Singles Chart.
  11. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2013-01-05" UK Dance Chart.
  12. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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