The Tide Is High (Holt) is a 1967 song first recorded by Jamaican group The Paragons. A cover version by American group Blondie got to no.1 in the UK in November 1980.
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- The song was also covered by Atomic Kitten, the vocal group formed by Andy McCluskey and Stuart Kershaw. Their version includes a new bridge and so is entitled The Tide Is High (Get the Feeling). The single went straight to no.1 on 01 September 2002.
- The Atomic Kitten version was included on their second studio album Feels So Good (2002) which also features songs by McCluskey/Kershaw.