Chocolate Salty Balls
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- For the South Park episode, see Chef's Chocolate Salty Balls.
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| Single by Chef (Isaac Hayes) | |||||
| from the album Chef Aid: The South Park Album | |||||
| B-side | "O Holy Night (Snippet)", "Come Sail Away" | ||||
| Released | 1998 | ||||
| Format | CD single, CD maxi single, cassette single | ||||
| Recorded | 1998 | ||||
| Genre | Comedy, R&B | ||||
| Length | 3:55 | ||||
| Label | Columbia Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Trey Parker | ||||
| Producer | Rick Rubin | ||||
| Issac Hayes singles chronology | |||||
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"Chocolate Salty Balls (P.S. I Love You)" is a 1998 song from the animated comedy TV series South Park, performed by the character Chef and featured on the soundtrack album Chef Aid: The South Park Album. The song's vocals were performed by Isaac Hayes, the voice actor for Chef.
It reached #1 on the UK Singles Chart and the Irish Singles Chart, while peaking in Australia at #14. The song was written by South Park co-creator Trey Parker and produced by Rick Rubin.
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[edit] Song information
The song's first and second verses feature Chef listing the ingredients of the eponymous confectionery, "chocolate salty balls." He also urges people to "suck on them" during the chorus.
During the song's final verse, Chef becomes concerned that his chocolate salty balls have become burned, and urges his lover to blow on them. The verse features a line from John Lee Hooker.
The radio version features an additional verse, in which Chef urges his lover to retire with him to his bedroom before her husband comes home.
[edit] Music video
The song's music video features various clips from season one and season two of South Park.
[edit] Track listing
- European CD single
- "Chocolate Salty Balls (P.S. I Love You)" – 4:01
- "O Holy Night (Snippet)" (Eric Cartman feat. Kyle Broflovski and Mr. Garrison) – 2:00
- European/Australian CD maxi single
- "Chocolate Salty Balls (P.S. I Love You)" – 3:55
- "O Holy Night (Snippet)" (Eric Cartman feat. Kyle Broflovski and Mr. Garrison) – 2:21
- "Oh Little Town of Bethlehem" (Ned Gerblansky feat. Uncle Jimbo) – 0:58
- UK CD maxi single
- "Chocolate Salty Balls (P.S. I Love You)" – 3:55
- "Come Sail Away" (Eric Cartman) – 5:12
- "Mentally Dull (Think Thank Remix)" (Vitro) – 3:45
[edit] Chart performance
"Chocolate Salty Balls (P.S. I Love You)" reached #1 on the UK Singles Chart[1] and was also a top 20 hit in Australia, peaking at #14 in February 1999[2]. The song was never played on the BBC's weekly TV chart show Top of the Pops, despite hitting number 1, because it hit number 1 in Christmas week when there was no show.
[edit] Chart positions
| Charts (1998-1999) | Peak position |
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| Australian ARIA Singles Chart[2] | 14 |
| Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders)[3] | 15 |
| Dutch Top 40[4] | 8 |
| French Singles Chart[5] | 82 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart[6] | 5 |
| Swedish Singles Chart[7] | 17 |
| UK Singles Chart[1] | 1 |
[edit] Chart procession and succession
| Preceded by "Goodbye" by Spice Girls |
UK Singles Chart number-one single December 27, 1998 - 2 January 1999 |
Succeeded by "Heartbeat / Tragedy" by Steps |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Chart Stats - Chef - Chocolate Salty Balls (PS I Love You)
- ^ a b australian-charts.com - Chef - Chocolate Salty Balls
- ^ ultratop.be - Chef - Chocolate Salty Balls
- ^ dutchcharts.nl - Chef - Chocolate Salty Balls
- ^ lescharts.com - Chef - Chocolate Salty Balls
- ^ norwegiancharts.com - Chef - Chocolate Salty Balls
- ^ swedishcharts.com - Chef - Chocolate Salty Balls
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