Barbados (song) 5812465 218334778 2008-06-10T04:38:50Z Lightbot 7178666 Units/dates/other "'''Barbados'''" was a [[United Kingdom|UK]] [[chart-topper|number one]] [[single (music)|single]] in August 1975 by [[Typically Tropical]]. "Barbados" entered the [[UK Singles Chart]] on 5 July 1975, and five weeks later was at No.1 for one week. In total, "Barbados" spent eleven weeks in the [[record chart|chart]]. The track also reached number one in the [[Irish Singles Chart]]. Follow-up singles "Rocket Now" and "Ghost Story" failed to chart. However, in 1999 a reworked version of the song, renamed "[[We're Going To Ibiza!]]", also reached the UK #1 spot for [[The Vengaboys]]. ==See also== *[[List of number-one singles from the 1970s (UK)]] *[[Number 1 Singles in Ireland 1975]] {{start box}} {{succession box | before = "[[Give A Little Love]]" by [[Bay City Rollers]] | title = [[List of number-one singles (UK)|UK number one single]] | years = [[August 5]] [[1975]] | after = "[[Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)]]" by [[The Stylistics]] }} {{end box}} [[Category:Number-one singles in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Number-one singles in Ireland]]