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{{Single infobox |
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| Name = Teletubbies Say "Eh-Oh!"
| Cover = Teletubbies-Say-Eh-Oh.jpg
| Artist = [[Teletubbies]]
| Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[television theme song]]
| Label = [[BBC Worldwide Music]]<ref name=CBBC/>
| Producer = Andrew McCrorie-Shand and Steve James
| Writer = Andrew McCrorie-Shand and Andrew Davenport
| Chart position = <ul><li>#1 <small>([[United Kingdom|UK]])</small></li></ul>
}}

"'''Teletubbies Say "Eh-Oh!"'''" is the only single from the [[Teletubbies]], making them a [[one-hit wonder]] in the UK. This single sold over a million copies and was number one for two weeks and remained in the Top 75 for 29 weeks after its first release and 3 weeks more after two re-releases.<ref name=CBBC>{{citation|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=ib4MyAIpe3MC|title=The Complete Book of the British Charts|author=Neil Warwick, Tony Brown, Jon Kutner|year=2004|isbn=9781844490585}}</ref> It is mostly a remix of the theme song from the hit [[BBC]] TV show.<ref>{{citation|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/37712.stm|title=Teletubbies top the charts
|publisher=BBC|date=December 7, 1997}}</ref>

[[BMG]] marketed the single in the UK while [[EMI]] managed it for the rest of Europe.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-10776489_ITM|publisher=Music Week|title=BBC strikes deal with Universal to promote children's TV music|date=Mar 31, 2001}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wyW7uaXV8E Video on YouTube]

{{start box}}
{{succession box
| before = "[[Perfect Day]]" by [[Various Artists]]
| title = [[UK Singles Chart]] [[List of number-one singles from the 1990s (UK)|Number 1 single]]
| years = [[December 7]] [[1997]] for 2 weeks
| after = "[[Too Much (Spice Girls song)|Too Much]]" by [[Spice Girls]]
}}
{{end box}}

[[Category:1997 songs]]
[[Category:Theme music]]
[[Category:Number-one singles in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Teletubbies]]
[[Category:BBC]]

Revision as of 13:47, 29 December 2008

"Teletubbies say "Eh-oh!""
Song

"Teletubbies Say "Eh-Oh!"" is the only single from the Teletubbies, making them a one-hit wonder in the UK. This single sold over a million copies and was number one for two weeks and remained in the Top 75 for 29 weeks after its first release and 3 weeks more after two re-releases.[1] It is mostly a remix of the theme song from the hit BBC TV show.[2]

BMG marketed the single in the UK while EMI managed it for the rest of Europe.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Neil Warwick, Tony Brown, Jon Kutner (2004), The Complete Book of the British Charts, ISBN 9781844490585{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Teletubbies top the charts, BBC, December 7, 1997
  3. ^ BBC strikes deal with Universal to promote children's TV music, Music Week, Mar 31, 2001
Preceded by UK Singles Chart Number 1 single
December 7 1997 for 2 weeks
Succeeded by