Yummy Yummy Yummy
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| "Yummy Yummy Yummy" | ||
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| Single by The Ohio Express | ||
| B-side(s) | Zig Zag | |
| Released | 1968 | |
| Format | 45 | |
| Genre | Bubblegum pop | |
| Writer(s) | Arthur Resnick and Joey Levine | |
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"Yummy Yummy Yummy" is a song by Arthur Resnick and Joey Levine, first recorded by The Ohio Express in 1968. It has since been covered by many artists. The song is considered by some to be the epitome of bubblegum pop, saccharine sweet. Ohio Express was a studio concoction, and none of the "official" members appear on the record. Joey Levine on lead vocals.[1]
The song was covered by Julie London on her 1969 album of the same name.
The song was featured in several popular television shows and movies:
- At the end of an episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus, called "How Not To Be Seen," it is featured as cover music for multiple shots of empty stage. This was a cover version and not the original recording.
- It was also featured in two episodes of The Simpsons, in "The Heartbroke Kid" while Bart munches his way to obesity due to an addictive set of snack machines being installed at Springfield Elementary, and in "Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie", where Homer listens to and sings along
- Was used in the 1998 film Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, when Duke and Dr. Gonzo are at a chapel.
- It was also featured in an end scene from the popular documentary from Morgan Spurlock, Super Size Me in which Spurlock is eating his "Last McSupper", as dubbed in the movie while joined by a crowd of fans and friends.
- The song as performed by Julie London was part of the soundtrack for the HBO series Six Feet Under.
- In 2007, the song was used by Nestlé in a United Kingdom TV commercial for their Shreddies brand.
- Timon and Pumbaa starred in a version of "Yummy Yummy Yummy" in their TV series.
