<Tr> <Th> Label </Th> <Td> Treasure Isle </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Songwriter (s) </Th> <Td> John Holt </Td> </Tr> <P> "The Tide Is High" is a 1966 song written by John Holt, originally produced by Duke Reid and performed by the Jamaican group The Paragons, with John Holt as lead singer . The song gained international attention in 1980, when a version by the American band Blondie became a US / UK number one hit . The British girl group Atomic Kitten also had a number one hit with their version of the song in 2002, and a version of the song was a minor hit for Canadian rapper Kardinal Offishall in 2008 . </P> <P> The song was written by John Holt and originally recorded by the Paragons, the rocksteady vocal trio of which he was a member, and accompanied by Tommy McCook and the Suspersonic Band . It was produced by Duke Reid and released as a 7 - inch single on Reid's Treasure Isle and Trojan labels and as the B - side of the "Only a Smile" single . </P>

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