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'Teletubbies say "Eh-oh!"' is a hit single which was number one in the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in December 1997. It remained in the Top 75 for 29 weeks after its first release and three weeks more after two re-releases and sold well enough to be certified as double-platinum.[5][1] It is mostly a remix of the theme song from the hit BBC TV show, Teletubbies.[6] The Teletubbies have not had another such hit, making them a one-hit wonder.
Christmas race
There was considerable anticipation that it would be the Christmas number one in 1997 and it was the betting favorite at William Hill at odds of 6–4.[7] This race was said to have been decided by under-10 age group as the rival Spice Girls were popular with seven-year old girls while the Teletubbies were more popular with younger children.[8] Siobhan Ennis, the singles manager at Tower Records' flagship store in Piccadilly Circus said, "The race for the Christmas No 1 is really exciting. At this time of year, people aren't being so serious about their purchasing. We've taken a hell of a lot of the Teletubbies record. The singles market is driven by children, and not just at Christmas."[9] The Teletubbies were beaten by the Spice Girls' Too Much and so were just the Christmas number two.[10] The outcome of this close race may be incorrectly recalled, however. For example, a year later, the BBC was embarrassed when its answer to a pop quiz had the Teletubbies as the Christmas number one.[11]
Marketing
BMG marketed the single in the UK while EMI managed it for the rest of Europe.[12] A&R executive Simon Cowell made this deal with the BBC saying, "I heard another record label were about to sign the Teletubbies, so I got the BBC in my office and told them I would give them £500,000 in advance. We knew a record like that would make over £2 million."[13] It then sold 317,000 copies in its first week to debut at number one; 1,103,000 copies by the end of the year and total UK sales were 1.3 million.[14][15][16]
A rival single, "Tubby Anthem", was made by Yorkshire musician Vince Brown for the charity ChildLine. The BBC threatened legal action and so it was withdrawn.[17]
Reception
Teletubbies say "Eh-oh!" was number one in the UK singles chart for two weeks in December 1997. It remained in the Top 75 for 29 weeks after its first release and 3 weeks more after two re-releases.[1] The single was shortlisted for the Novello songwriting award[18] but others consider it to be an annoying tune—sickly and irritating.[19] It has repeatedly placed high in polls of awful songs, such as that run by VH1 in which it placed third to The Millennium Prayer and Mr Blobby.[20]
References
- ^ a b c Neil Warwick, Tony Brown, Jon Kutner (2004). The Complete Book of the British Charts. ISBN 9781844490585.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Andrew McCrorie-Shand, The British Academy of Composers and Songwriters
- ^ The Gold Coast Bulletin, News Limited Australia, May 16, 2002
- ^ Judith Woods (17 Jan 2008), Andrew Davenport, The Daily Telegraph
- ^ "Novelty Tunes Have Good Shot at Top Spot on Brit Christmas List", Billboard, 112 (51): 15, Dec 16, 2000
- ^ "Teletubbies top the charts". BBC. 1997-12-07.
- ^ Andrew Smith (Dec 21, 1997), The race for No 1, The Sunday Times, pp. Culture
- ^ Matthew Wright (Dec 22, 1997), Top of the Tots, The Daily Mirror, p. 15
- ^ Paul Sexton (Dec 3, 1997), Yes, it's barmy time again, The Times, p. 34
- ^ All the Festive Hits and Near Misses, Scottish Daily Record, Dec 22, 2006, p. 8
- ^ Eh-Oh! Beeb's blunder over Christmas No 1, Scottish Daily Record, December 16, 1998
- ^ "BBC strikes deal with Universal to promote children's TV music". Music Week. 2001-03-31.
- ^ Grant Rollings (Dec 5, 2001), So what has Simon Cowell ever given us?, The Sun, p. 28
- ^ David Rowan (Dec 10, 1997), Analysis: Music charts: A plea by these fine musicians . . . we want you to buy our Christmas single. A chart-topper now can make careers and fortunes: so how can they ensure a hit?, The Guardian, p. 17
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ Alexandra Johnson (Mar 18, 2007), Teletubbies by Numbers - Ten years in Laa-Laa land, The Sunday Telegraph, p. 15
- ^ Georgina Reid (Jul 19, 2007), Many Tubby returns, The Sun, p. 39
- ^ The Teletubbies are aiming for the Christmas pop charts, The Times, Oct 22, 1997, p. 1
- ^ "Eh-Oh in line for a Novello". Daily Record. 1998-04-01.
- ^ Shannon Kyle (May 29, 2005), Aaaargh Tunes!, The Sunday People, p. 6
- ^ Sean Hamilton (Aug 14, 2004), Music fans' horror list, The Sun, p. 6
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