West End Pad
{{Infobox song
| name = West End Pad
| cover = West and Pad single cover.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Cathy Dennis
| album = Am I the Kinda Girl?
| released = 1996
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| length = 4:09
| label = Polydor
| writer =
- Cathy Dennis
- M Saunders
| producer =
| prev_title = Why
| prev_year = 1994
| next_title = Waterloo Sunset
| next_year = 1997
}}
"West End Pad" is a song by British dance-pop singer-songwriter Cathy Dennis, released in 1996 by Polydor as the first single from her third album, Am I the Kinda Girl? (1996). It was co-written by Dennis and reached number 25 on the UK Singles Chart in August 1996.
Critical reception
Daniel Booth from Melody Maker wrote, "It is a summery delight, with some wonderfully audacious lyrics dismissing the luxuries of life for the simple pleasure of a love life: I tried a West End pad and a classic car/My favourite drink in my favourite car/A few close friends and a movie star..."{{cite magazine|first=Daniel|last=Booth|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/53706244779/|title=Albums|magazine=Melody Maker|date=August 17, 1996|page=51|access-date=May 9, 2024}}
Music video
A promotional video was filmed for the song. It begins with Dennis racing back and forth, setting up the microphone, as she prepares to sing the song. Behind her is a video wall consisting of thirty-six screens. Dennis' disembodied lips fill up these screens, as they, too, sing the song.{{cite web|title=Cathy Dennis – West End Pad|url=https://vimeo.com/184175009|publisher=Vimeo|access-date=July 8, 2018}}
Track listings
- UK CD 1 single
- "West End Pad"
- "Baggage"
- "West End Pad" (Extended Mix)
- UK CD 2 single
- "West End Pad"
- "Crazy Ones"
- "Run Like a River"
- "Too Many Walls" (Acoustic Mix)
Charts
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| align="left"|Chart (1996)
! style="text-align:center;"|Peak |
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| align="left"|Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/BikHYyC.jpg|title=Response from ARIA re: Cathy Dennis ARIA chart history, received June 26, 2018|publisher=Imgur.com|accessdate=June 26, 2018}} N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
|style="text-align:center;"|172 |
| {{singlechart|UK|25|artist=Cathy Dennis|date=August 10, 1996|accessdate=March 8, 2016}} |