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"Ooh-Wakka-Doo-Wakka-Day"
Song
B-side"But I'm Not"

Ooh-Wakka-Doo-Wakka-Day is a 1972 song by Gilbert O'Sullivan. While it only made #8 on the UK Singles Chart,[1] it was the first of three #1s on the Irish Singles Chart for him.[2]

The song was never released on a studio album, but in 2012 made it on to a remastered version of Back to Front.[3]

In 2013, a single-purpose version of the song which featured 300 people singing a reworded version of the song whilst going about their daily lives was used for an advert for the National Lottery.[4]

References

  1. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 411. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. ^ The Irish Singles Charts - Searchable Database Note: User must define "Gilbert O'Sullivan" as the search parameter. www.irishcharts.ie. Access date: 28-04-2010.
  3. ^ "Back to Front - Gilbert O'Sullivan". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  4. ^ "National Lottery backs new £2 Lotto game with £15m push". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 October 2013.