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The original video was very dim and gloomy, underexposed in my opinion in several scenes. I punched up the colour, gamma and exposure in a few scenes while dialing back the colour in the “concert footage“ as it was oversaturated. “My Oh My“ was released in November 1983 as the second single from the band's 11th studio album, The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome, and in 1984 as the second single from the album's US counterpart, Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply. The song was written by lead vocalist Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea and produced by John Punter. “My Oh My“ reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart, topped the charts of Norway and Sweden, and peaked at No. 37 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The idea for the melody of “My Oh My“ came to Lea while the band were in the dressing room prior to a concert in Wales. Listening to Holder and guitarist Dave Hill tuning up. Lea later recalled: “It reminded me of bagpipes. I wrote the melody in my head to the drone of the strings.“ In a 1987 fan club interview, Hill chose “My Oh My“ as his favourite Slade single: “Although I didn't like “My Oh My“ when I first heard it, by the time I started playing on it and promoting it, I discovered a certain magic and hidden power in it.“ Having recorded much of The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome in 1982, Slade's label, RCA Records felt the album lacked chart potential. In the effort to amend that, RCA suggested the band work with producer John Punter. Holder and Lea then wrote and demoed two songs: “My Oh My“ and “Run Runaway“. Both were received with enthusiasm by RCA and Punter was hired to work on the two tracks.
