"Same Jeans" is the third single by Dundee

Dundee

Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea...

 band The View

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The View are a Scottish indie rock band. They incorporate various styles such as punk, pop, alternative rock, pop punk, powerpop, folk, and acoustic in their music....

, with the B-Sides being "Cherry Girl" and "Screamin' n Shoutin'". It appears on the album Hats Off to the Buskers

Hats Off to the Buskers

Hats Off to the Buskers is the debut album by Scottish band The View. It was released on 22 January 2007 on 1965 Records. It was reported on the band's official forum that the album had leaked to various internet sites in mid December 2006. The album entered the UK Albums Chart at #1 on 28 January...

. It was Radio 1's Jo Whiley's

Jo Whiley

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 record of the week commencing 27 November 2006 and was released on 15 January 2007. The single topped the MTV Two/NME

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 video charts (based on viewer votes) on 10 December 2006. It follows the singles "Wasted Little DJs

Wasted Little DJs

"Wasted Little DJs" is the debut single by Dundee indie band The View, taken from the album Hats Off to the Buskers. The principal B-side on all formats of the single was Posh Boys. Before its physical release on 8 August 2006, the single had reached #73 on downloads only, before climbing up to #15...

" and "Superstar Tradesman

Superstar Tradesman

"Superstar Tradesman" is the second single by Dundee band The View, with the B-Side being "Up The Junction ". It was Radio 1's Edith Bowman's record of the week commencing 4 September 2006 and entered the Radio 1 daytime playlist on 6 September 2006. The single entered the MTV/NME video chart at...

" and is the third and final release before the album on 22 January 2007.

Receiving significantly more airplay than the previous singles, it was the first single by the band to enter the BBC Radio 2

BBC Radio 2

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 playlist

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 and the first to be A-listed by BBC Radio 1

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. It entered the charts at #11 on downloads alone before hitting #3 the following week. It has spent more weeks in the UK Top 40 than the two previous singles combined. It became the band's first and to date only major hit as well as their third UK Top 20 single; in fact, it is to date the band's only Top 10 success.

Mika

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 covered this song during a BBC Radio 1

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 Live Lounge

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session on 31 January 2007.

Charts

Charts (2009)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	3

Track listing

• UK CD

1. "Same Jeans"
2. "Cherry Girl"
3. "Superstar Tradesman" – Live from Barfly, Glasgow (MTV Gonzo Tour) - Audio
4. "Same Jeans" video.
5. "Superstar Tradesman" – Live from Barfly, Glasgow (MTV Gonzo Tour) - Video

• UK 7"

1. "Same Jeans"
2. "Screamin' n Shoutin'"

• AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2007 EP

1. "Same Jeans"
2. "Wasted Little DJs (Live From Abertay)"
3. "Cherry Girl"
4. "Same Jeans (Video)"