Fast Food Song

"Fast Food Song"
Single by Fast Food Rockers
from the album It's Never Easy Being Cheesy
Released 9 June 2003
Format CD
Recorded 2003
Genre Pop, bubblegum dance
Songwriter(s) Mike Stock, Steve Crosby, Sandy Rass, Eric Dikeb, Martin Neumayer, Bob Patmore
Producer(s) Mike Stock, Steve Crosby, Sandy Rass
Fast Food Rockers singles chronology
"Fast Food Song"
(2003)		 "Say Cheese (Smile Please)"
(2003)

"Fast Food Song"
(2003)		 "Say Cheese (Smile Please)"
(2003)

"Fast Food Song" is a song made famous by the British-based band the Fast Food Rockers, although it existed long before they recorded it,[1] as a popular children's playground song. The chorus was based on the Moroccan folk tune "A Ram Sam Sam". It mentions the fast food restaurants McDonald's, Kentucky Fried Chicken and Pizza Hut.[2]

It was released in June 2003 as the lead single from their album It's Never Easy Being Cheesy. The song was highly successful on the UK Singles Chart, reaching number two in the official charts. The song also achieved minor chart success worldwide and reached number twenty-four on the Irish Charts and number fifty-six on the Australian ARIA Charts. The song was co-written and produced by Mike Stock. The song is mildly controversial for supposedly promoting the excessive consumption of fast food by children, which is why some UK-based radio stations will not play the song when it is requested.

Another version, "De Pizzadans", recorded by Dynamite, had been a hit in Belgium.[3]

The song has also been used in many advertising campaigns in the United Kingdom, for fast food restaurants, especially around the time of the release. Many people have seen the song as promotional towards the chains, and see it as more of an advert than a song.

The band are widely considered to be one-hit wonders, though their two follow up singles "Say Cheese (Smile Please)" and "I Love Christmas" both achieved mild success in the UK Singles Chart reaching number 10 and 25, respectively. One version was written for Butlins, where the lyrics were changed.

Chart performance

Chart (2003) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100 Singles) 8
Ireland (IRMA)[4] 24
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[5] 1
United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company)[6] 2

DJ Ötzi version

"Burger Dance"
Single by DJ Ötzi
from the album Flying to the Sky
Released 28 July 2003
Format CD
Genre Pop
Length 3:24
Songwriter(s) Mike Stock, Steve Crosby, Sandy Rass, Eric Dikeb, Martin Neumayer, Bob Patmore
DJ Ötzi singles chronology
"Ramalamadingdong"
(2003)		 "Burger Dance"
(2003)		 "Not Without Us"
(2004)

"Ramalamadingdong"
(2003)		 "Burger Dance"
(2003)		 "Not Without Us"
(2004)

A version recorded by Austrian artist DJ Ötzi was released in July 2003 titled "Burger Dance". It reached number-one in Germany, peaked at number 3 in Austria, and at number 7 in Switzerland.

The song is largely based on "Fast Food Song", also using samples of "A Ram Sam Sam" and some sections of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" particularly "Glory Glory Hallelujah".

Track listings

CD Maxi-single (Europe, 2003)
  1. "Burger Dance" (Party Version) – 3:24
  2. "Summer Of '69" – 3:21
  3. "Burger Dance" (International Remix) – 3:17
  4. "Burger Dance" (Single Version) – 3:42
  5. "Burger Dance" (Karaoke Version) – 3:24

Chart performance

Chart (2003) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] 3
Germany (Media Control Charts)[8] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] 7

References

  1. ↑ Phyllis S Weikart and Jane Allman (1988), Movement plus rhymes, songs & singing games : activities for children ages 3–7, High/Scope Press, Ypsilanti, Michigan, p. 58
  2. ↑ Bullock, Darryl W (4 February 2015). The World's Worst Records: Volume One: An Arcade of Audio Atrocity. Bristol Green Publishing. p. 236. ISBN 978-1-4826-2446-5.
  3. ↑ Bubblegum Dancer: Fast Food Rockers
  4. ↑ Search for Irish peaks
  5. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2003-06-22". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  6. ↑ ""Life Is Life (Here We Go)", UK Singles Chart". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  7. 1 2 "Burger Dance", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  8. ↑ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
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