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"Yummy Yummy Yummy" is a bubblegum pop song by Arthur Resnick and Joey Levine, first recorded by Ohio Express in 1968. Their version reached #4 in the U.S. Pop Singles chart[1] in June and #5 in the UK Singles Chart.[2] It has since been covered by many artists. Ohio Express was a studio concoction and none of the "official" members appear on the record. Joey Levine sang lead vocals.
Joey Levine sang "Yummy Yummy Yummy" live for the first time ever in Henderson, Tennessee at the Caravan Of Stars XV, on May 17, 2008.
In the years since it was a hit, the song has become a standard. In Time Magazine's 2011 list of top 10 songs with silly lyrics it ranked #8. It ranked #2 in Dave Barry's Book of Bad Songs. It has been used in a commercial for Kinder chocolate, in a food-themed scene in the television show The Simpsons, in Monty Python's Flying Circus in episode How Not to Be Seen, in Futurama in episode Saturday Morning Fun Pit, and in "Last McSupper" scene of the film Super Size Me.[3]
Chart performance
| Chart (1968) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart[2] | 5 |
| Austrian Singles Chart[4] | 5 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles[5] | 1 |
| Dutch Top 40[6] | 27 |
| Irish Singles Chart[7] | 5 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[8] | 8 |
| US Billboard Pop Singles[1] | 4 |
Cover versions
- The song was covered by 1910 Fruitgum Company on the 1968 album, 1, 2, 3, Red Light.
- It was covered by The Royal Guardsmen on their 1968 album "Snoopy For President." [9]
- Giorgio Moroder released a version as single a-side in 1968 (as Giorgio),(as George).
- Julie London recorded the song as the title track for her 1969 album.
- An instrumental version of the song, played on a Moog synthesizer, was featured on the 1969 album entitled The Moog Machine - Switched-On Rock.
- Ernie Sabella and Quinton Flynn made a cover for this song as Pumbaa and Timon in a episode of their show.
Other cover versions were recorded by The Residents on The Third Reich 'n Roll (1976), Spanish disco group Baccara on their 1978 album Light My Fire, rockabilly band Elvis Hitler on their 1992 album Supersadomasochisticexpialidocious, and experimental rock band Tub Ring on their 1995 album ...And the Mashed Potato Mountain Etiquette.
In 1988, famous Serbian female rock singer Viktorija recorded a cover version of the song with lyrics in Serbian written by Riblja Čorba frontman Bora Đorđević. This version was entitled "Sami" ("Alone").[10]
The song was performed live by the all-female punk rock band L7 for the 1990 SST Records compilation The Melting Plot.
References
- ^ a b Ohio Express charting singles Retrieved October 14, 2011
- ^ a b "Chart Stats - Ohio Express - Yummy Yummy Yummy". Retrieved May 21, 2009.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ List of Top 10 songs with silly lyrics Time Magazine March 16, 2011
- ^ "Ohio Express - Yummy Yummy Yummy - austriancharts.at (in German)". Retrieved May 21, 2009.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "RPM Volume 9 No. 17, June 22, 1968 - RPM". Retrieved May 21, 2009.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 - Week 30, 1968 (in Dutch)". Retrieved May 21, 2009.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "The Irish Charts Search the Charts". Retrieved May 21, 2009.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Ohio Express - Yummy Yummy Yummy - hitparade.ch (in German)". Retrieved May 21, 2009.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/snoopy-for-president-mw0000862429
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMqs7rGwgwU Viktorija - "Sami" on YouTube
External links
- "Yummy Yummy Yummy" at Discogs (list of releases)