Ananova:

A leaving present for an advertising salesman has entered the online music charts.

Manuel Battista's colleagues recorded a specially-written song to mark his departure after 15 years.

'Hasta la vista, Manuel Battista' reached No 70 as so many colleagues at publishers Emap logged on to hear it.

"Who knows, Manuel could find himself on Top of the Pops. He's got five weeks before it goes off air. Now, that would be a unique leaving present," said Andrew Bailey, editor of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning magazine.

Manuel Battista said: "I was gob-smacked. It was a complete surprise - it's a fabulous song! They even put it up on its own website, so the whole world can hear it.

"They managed to summarise 15 years of my life in three verses, make it rhyme and set it to music. I was blown away."

The song can be heard at: www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=558391