Paul Gambacini tells Claudia Winkleman about the recording which in 1976 spent the shortest time at the top of the UK singles chart..
Dexy’s Midnight Runners took their name from the drug Dexedrine, more commonly known as "speed" or "Dexy’s". This drug speeds up the metabolism (hence runners) and inhibits sleep (hence midnight), so they became known as "Dexy’s Midnight Runners".