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The band are widely considered to be [[one-hit wonder]]s, though their two follow up singles Smile Please and I Love Christmas both achieved mild success in the British Charts reaching number 10 and 25 respectively. |
The band are widely considered to be [[one-hit wonder]]s, though their two follow up singles Smile Please and I Love Christmas both achieved mild success in the British Charts reaching number 10 and 25 respectively. |
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The origin of the folk song is unclear as it has been a favorite of American children in scouting since at least the mid eighties. |
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Revision as of 14:31, 13 January 2013
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"The Fast Food Song" is the title of a song recorded by the British-based band the Fast Food Rockers. It was released in June 2003 as the lead single from their album It's Never Easy Being Cheesy. The song was highly successful on the UK Singles Chart, reaching number two in the official charts. The song also achieved chart success worldwide and reached number fifty-six on the Australian ARIA Charts. The song was co-written and produced by Mike Stock. The tune was mildly controversial for supposedly promoting the excessive consumption of fast food by children. Most recently, Matthew Wilkening of AOL Radio ranked the song at number 87 on the list of the 100 Worst Songs Ever, commenting, "We'd like to see Morgan Spurlock spend 30 days listening to nothing but this song. He'd never survive."[1] Another version, "De Pizzadans", recorded by Dynamite, had been a hit in Belgium.[2]
The band are widely considered to be one-hit wonders, though their two follow up singles Smile Please and I Love Christmas both achieved mild success in the British Charts reaching number 10 and 25 respectively.
The origin of the folk song is unclear as it has been a favorite of American children in scouting since at least the mid eighties.
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The chorus was based on the Moroccan folk tune "A Ram Sam Sam". Its chorus mentions the fast food restaurants McDonald's, Pizza Hut, and Kentucky Fried Chicken.
Chart performance
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100 Singles) | 8 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[3] | 24 |
| United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company)[4] | 2 |
Butlins Holiday Camps Version
The version was written for Butlins holiday camps where the lyrics were changed.
Version 1
A Burger Kind A Burger Kind Southern Fried Chicken And A Burger King At Butlins At Butlins.
Version 2
A Bar Rosso A Bar Rosso Southern Fried Chicken And A Bar Rosso At Butlins At Butlins.
In Version 1 the lyrics also where The Skyline So Invited and The Party Just Started In Reds And Centre Stage.
These 2 versions were done at the camps in 2003-2004 then they stopped using the party dance. The Minehead resort still do it but only have the main chorus changed and the rest of the song is theorginal lyics. At Skegness In 2008 a Halloween Edition was brought out as a party dance with lyics
Halloween
A Haunted House A Haunted House A Vampire Bat And A Haunted House A Zombie A Zombie
DJ Ötzi version
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A version recorded by Austrian artist DJ Ötzi was released in July 2003 titled "Burger Dance". It reached number-one in Germany, peaked at number 3 in Austria, and at number 7 in Switzerland.
Track listings
- CD Maxi-single (Europe, 2003)
- "Burger Dance" (Party Version) - 3:24
- "Summer Of '69" - 3:21
- "Burger Dance" (International Remix) - 3:17
- "Burger Dance" (Single Version) - 3:42
- "Burger Dance" (Karaoke Version) - 3:24
Chart performance
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] | 3 |
| Germany (Media Control Charts)[6] | 1 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] | 7 |
References
- ^ Wilkening, Matthew (September 11, 2010). "100 Worst Songs Ever". AOL Radio. Retrieved December 19, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Text "169800" ignored (help); Text "dl2" ignored (help); Text "main" ignored (help); Text "sec1_lnk1" ignored (help) - ^ Bubblegum Dancer: Fast Food Rockers
- ^ [www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement Search for Irish peaks]
- ^ ""Life Is Life (Here We Go)", UK Singles Chart". Chartstats. Retrieved 17 June 2008.
- ^ a b "Burger Dance", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
- ^ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
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