Double_Barrel_(song)
Double Barrel (song)
1970 single by Dave and Ansil Collins
"Double Barrel" is a 1970 reggae single by Dave and Ansell Collins (though credited in both the UK and the U.S. to 'Dave and Ansil Collins'). It was the second reggae tune to top the UK charts, two years after Desmond Dekker's number 1 breakthrough hit "Israelites".[4] The record reached number 1 on the UK Singles Chart[5] for the first two weeks in May 1971, selling 300,000 copies, after only 33 radio plays.[6] In the U.S., "Double Barrel" peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of 7 August 1971[7][8] and number 4 on WLS on 28 June 1971,[9] two years to the week after "Israelites" made a nearly identical climb to peak at the same position on the same chart.[10] The record also reached number 1 in Mexico on October 23, 1971[11] and number 8 in Australia.[12]