Ronnie Bond was an English

English people

The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...

 vocalist and drummer, who had a hit single

Hit single

A hit single is a recorded song or instrumental released as a single that has become very popular. Although it is sometimes used to describe any widely-played or big-selling song, the term "hit" is usually reserved for a single that has appeared in an official music chart through repeated radio...

 called "It's Written On Your Body", released on Mercury Records

Mercury Records

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. It entered the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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 on 31 May 1980. It remained in the charts for five weeks, reaching #52.

Ronnie Bond was born Ronald James Bullis, on May 4, 1940, in Andover, Hampshire, England, and was drummer/vocalist with the 60s hit band, The Troggs

The Troggs

The Troggs are an English rock band from the 1960s that had a number of hits in UK and the US. Their most famous songs include, "Wild Thing", "With a Girl Like You", and "Love Is All Around"...

, whose hits included "Wild Thing", [UK #2; US #1]; "With A Girl Like You", [UK #1; US #9] and "I Can't Control Myself", [UK #2; US Top 50], all in 1966. Several smaller hits followed, including "Night Of The Long Grass" and "Give It To Me", both UK Top 20 hits during 1967.

Ronnie Bond died on 13 November 1992, in the Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester, Hampshire, England, age 52.