"Tropical Chancer" is a 2014 song by English singer Elly Jackson, known professionally as La Roux, from her second studio album, Trouble in Paradise.
[1] "Tropical Chancer" is a disco and electro-calypso track that incorporates elements of reggae and dancehall, set against a Nile Rodgers-inspired funk guitar and echoing steel drums.
[2][3][4] The song tells the story of a Caribbean wide boy that Jackson has known for many years, whom she describes as the tropical version of Del Boy, a character from the British sitcom Only Fools and Horses played by David Jason.
[5] The song was made available to stream online as the second promotional single from Trouble in Paradise on 9 June 2014.
[6] It was also available as an instant download with the pre-order of the album[7] and was later released as the B-side of the "Kiss and Not Tell" seven-inch vinyl single.