Hole in my shoe - Wikipedia Hole in my shoe `` Hole in My Shoe '' Single by Traffic B - side `` Smiling Phases '' ( Capaldi, Winwood, Wood ) Released August 1967 Format 7 ``, 45rpm Length 2 : 52 Label Island WIP 6017 United Artists UA 50218 Songwriter ( s ) Dave Mason Producer ( s ) Jimmy Miller Traffic singles chronology `` Paper Sun '' ( 1967 ) `` Hole in My Shoe '' ( 1967 ) `` Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush '' ( 1967 ) `` Paper Sun '' ( 1967 ) `` Hole in My Shoe '' ( 1967 ) `` Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush '' ( 1967 ) `` Hole in My Shoe '' is a song by English rock band Traffic which as a single release reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart and number 22 in the German charts, in 1967. Composed by guitarist Dave Mason, it was disliked by the other three members of the group who felt that it did not represent the band 's musical or lyrical style. The brief monologue, over the mellotron passage, is spoken by Francine Heimann, the stepdaughter of Island Records ' owner Chris Blackwell. Cover version In the BBC sitcom The Young Ones, ' Neil ', one of the principal characters, often sang a line from the song. Eventually, in July 1984, Nigel Planer, who played Neil, recorded a cover version of the song, which reached the same number 2 peak as the original. His version featured Barbara Gaskin on backing vocals and was produced by Dave Stewart, former keyboardist of Egg, National Health and Hatfield and the North ( not to be confused with David A. Stewart of Eurythmics ). References Jump up ^ Traffic in the UK Charts, The Official Charts. Retrieved August 9, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Chartverfolgung / Traffic / Single ''. Music Line ( in German ). Germany : Media Control Charts. Retrieved 26 October 2011. Jump up ^ Black, Johnny ( May 1997 ). Feature : Steve Winwood, Mojo. Jump up ^ `` UK Charts - neil ''. www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 30 May 2014. Jump up ^ `` Neil - Hole in my shoe ''. www.discogs.com. Retrieved 30 May 2014. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Traffic Steve Winwood Jim Capaldi Chris Wood Dave Mason Ric Grech Jim Gordon Rebop Kwaku Baah Roger Hawkins David Hood Barry Beckett Rosko Gee Randall Bramblett Michael McEvoy Walfredo Reyes Jr. Studio albums Mr. Fantasy Traffic Last Exit John Barleycorn Must Die The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory When the Eagle Flies Far from Home Live albums Welcome to the Canteen On the Road The Last Great Traffic Jam Compilations Best of Traffic Heavy Traffic More Heavy Traffic Smiling Phases Gold Songs `` Paper Sun '' `` Hole in My Shoe '' `` Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush '' `` Dear Mr. Fantasy '' `` 40,000 Headmen '' `` Feelin ' Alright ? '' `` John Barleycorn '' `` The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys '' Related articles Discography Blind Faith Ginger Baker 's Air Force Book The Young Ones Series 1 `` Demolition '' `` Oil '' `` Boring '' `` Bomb '' `` Interesting '' `` Flood '' Series 2 `` Bambi '' `` Cash '' `` Nasty '' `` Time '' `` Sick '' `` Summer Holiday '' Other Video game `` Living Doll '' Neil 's Heavy Concept Album `` Hole in My Shoe '' `` My White Bicycle '' This 1960s rock song - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hole_in_My_Shoe&oldid=800490120 '' Categories : Traffic ( band ) songs 1967 singles 1984 singles Irish Singles Chart number - one singles Songs written by Dave Mason Song recordings produced by Jimmy Miller 1967 songs Island Records singles United Artists Records singles Musical parodies 1960s rock song stubs Hidden categories : CS1 German - language sources ( de ) Articles with hAudio microformats All stub articles Talk About Wikipedia Italiano Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 13 September 2017, at 21 : 40. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who sang the hole in my shoe is letting in water
Answer: Traffic