| "Jumbo Breakfast Roll" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Pat Shortt | |
| Released | 17 February 2006 |
| Format | Compact Disc |
| Recorded | 2006 |
| Genre | Novelty |
| Length | 03:37 |
| Label | Sony BMG |
| Writer(s) | Pat Shortt |
| Producer | Dave Keary |
"Jumbo Breakfast Roll" is a 2006 single by Irish comedian Pat Shortt, under the guise of Showband singer 'Dicksie Walsh'. The subject of the song is the ubiquitous (in Ireland) breakfast roll.
The song was a number one hit in the Republic of Ireland for six weeks. It was the best selling song of 2006 in Ireland, outselling Shakira's "Hips Don't Lie" by 500 copies.
According to figures compiled by GfK Chart-Track Jumbo Breakfast Roll came in at number 11 on the list of top selling songs of the decade. Pat Howe, music manager for HMV Ireland described it as a "guilty pleasure" and noted the Irish have a thing for novelty songs.[1]
| Preceded by "That's My Goal" by Shayne Ward |
Irish Singles Chart number-one single 23 February 2006 – 30 March 2006 |
Succeeded by "Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley |