"Oopsy Daisy" is a single released by the London-based British rapper Chipmunk

Chipmunk (rapper)

Jahmaal Noel Fyffe known by his stage name Chipmunk, is a British hip hop rapper and songwriter from Tottenham, London....

, it features vocals by R&B

Contemporary R&B

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 singer Dayo Olatunji who performs the bridge & chorus and was produced by the pop production duo Kyle James & Pete Parker who co-wrote the top line alongside Talay Riley. The song was officially released on 4 October 2009. An official remix has been made with Boy Better Know

Boy Better Know

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, and can be bought on the iTunes UK store alongside the original. Chipmunk also makes a reference to The Saturdays

The Saturdays

The Saturdays are a British and Irish pop girl group based in London, United Kingdom. The group consists of five members Una Healy, Mollie King, Frankie Sandford, Vanessa White and Rochelle Wiseman. In 2007 the band were formed through Fascination Records which gave them an instant record deal with...

 in this song with the line "And now I feel like The Saturdays all week, cos me and my heart got crazy issues". The song reached number one on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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 on 11 October 2009, coincidentally beating The Saturdays

The Saturdays

The Saturdays are a British and Irish pop girl group based in London, United Kingdom. The group consists of five members Una Healy, Mollie King, Frankie Sandford, Vanessa White and Rochelle Wiseman. In 2007 the band were formed through Fascination Records which gave them an instant record deal with...

 who charted at Number 2 with "Forever Is Over

Forever Is Over

"Forever Is Over" is a single by British-Irish girl group The Saturdays. The track was released by digital download on October 3, 2009, and CD single the following day. The song was written by, Louis Biancaniello, Sam Watters, James Bourne and produced by The Runaways...

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Critical reception

Fraser McAlpine of BBC

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 Chart Blog gave the song a positive review and 4 stars stating:

"You've got to hand it to Chipmunk, there aren't many rappers who can stand out for having particularly strong self-confidence, in a field which is dominated by mirror-kissing loudmouths. Rappers are the only people in the world who, if history was run again from the start, would've invented a soft drink with their name on it before fire. And yet, there's something about this dapper chap's particular form of audacity which never really comes across like proper arrogance. For his latest, the Chipster is sad because he has been hurt by a girl. The way he gets this across is to play some contemplative piano, and to get a lady singer to sing "I'm a walking disaster" and "all I'll do is hurt you again", so he doesn't come across as being some emotionless thug who'd dump a girl for wearing the wrong shade of lipstick. It's her fault, actually!".

Digital Spy

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 awarded the song 3/5 stars and said of the song:

"Following the top ten success of 'Diamond Rings', Chipmunk hasn't broken ranks from his winning formula. His lyrics about the woes of puppy love ("Baseball love, three strikes you're out, you're too busy trying to catch me out") may be a side-step away from boyband cheese, but thanks to some lush harmonies from Miss Dee and an infectious piano hook, 'Oopsy Daisy' sounds like another hit. The future of grime? Probably not. A decent pop career ahead? Almost certainly".

Charts

The song sold 82,000 copies in its first week in the UK and managed to beat the lead single of popular girl band The Saturdays

The Saturdays

The Saturdays are a British and Irish pop girl group based in London, United Kingdom. The group consists of five members Una Healy, Mollie King, Frankie Sandford, Vanessa White and Rochelle Wiseman. In 2007 the band were formed through Fascination Records which gave them an instant record deal with...

 second album to the top spot. In the UK R&B Chart

UK R&B Chart

The Official UK R&B Chart is a forty-position R&B/Hip-Hop chart compiled by The Official UK Charts Company. Although the chart does not receive any airplay, its compilation is viewed on BBC Radio 1's website and publications such as ChartsPlus and Music Week...

 Oopsy Daisy debuted and peaked at #1 and stayed there for a week. To date, the single has sold 270,000 copies.

Chart performance

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Chart (2009//2010)	Peak position
Czech Singles Chart Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....	17

End-of-year charts

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Sales and certifications
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Release history

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| 4 October 2009
| Digital download

Music download

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| rowspan="2"|Sony Music UK, Jive

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| 5 October 2009
| CD single

CD single

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See also

• List of number-one singles from the 2000s (UK)
• List of number-one R&B hits of 2009 (UK)