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1968 single by Ohio Express
"Yummy Yummy Yummy " is a song by
Arthur Resnick and
Joey Levine , first recorded by
Ohio Express in 1968. Their version reached No. 4 on the
U.S. Pop Singles chart
[3] in June and No. 5 on the
UK Singles Chart .
[4] 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.
Time magazine included it in its 2011 list of songs with silly lyrics.
[5] It ranked No. 2 in
Dave Barry's Book of Bad Songs .
The single's flip-side, titled "Zig-Zag", is an instrumental version of the
1910 Fruitgum Company 's "(Poor Old) Mr. Jensen" played in reverse.
Later uses
"Yummy Yummy Yummy" has been used in the films
Super Size Me ,
[6]
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 ,
[7] and
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas .
In television, the song has been used on
The Simpsons in the episodes "
Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie " and "
The Heartbroke Kid "; in the
Monty Python's Flying Circus episode "How Not to Be Seen" (credited to the fictional band "
Jackie Charlton and the Tonettes"); in the
Futurama episode "
Saturday Morning Fun Pit "; and a short musical segment of
Timon and Pumbaa , where it is sung by
the titular characters with modified lyrics.
The Beatles borrowed the introduction of the Ohio Express single for their 1968
White Album opener "
Back in the U.S.S.R. "
New wave band
The Cars would borrow the opening guitar chords for their 1978 hit "
Just What I Needed ".
[8]
Pop rock band
Fountains of Wayne would then in turn borrow the riff for their 2003 hit "
Stacy's Mom ", with their opening riff being based on "Just What I Needed".
[9]
Chart performance
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Cover versions
References
^ Ebenkamp, Becky (2001). "Will the Real Ohio Express Please Stand Up?". In Cooper, Kim; Smay, David (eds.). Bubblegum Music is the Naked Truth . Los Angeles:
Feral House . pp. 80–85.
^ Stanley, Bob (13 September 2013). "Bubblegum is the Naked Truth: The Monkees".
Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop . Faber & Faber. p. 275.
ISBN
978-0-571-28198-5 .
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b
"Artist Search for "ohio express" " .
AllMusic . Retrieved 2016-10-02 .
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a
b
"Mockingbird | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company" .
Official Charts .
^ Rollins, Samantha (2011-03-15).
"The Ohio Express, 'Yummy Yummy Yummy' | Top 10 Songs with Silly Lyrics | TIME.com" . Time . Retrieved 2016-10-02 .
^ Rollins, Samantha (March 15, 2011).
"The Beatles, 'I Am the Walrus' | Top 10 Songs with Silly Lyrics" .
Time . New York City:
Meredith Corporation . Archived from
the original on March 20, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2016 .
^
"Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013) : Soundtracks" . IMDb.com . Retrieved October 2, 2016 .
^
Milano, Brett (1995).
Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology (liner notes).
The Cars .
Elektra Traditions /
Rhino Records . R2 73506.
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dead link ]
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"Go-Set National Top 40, 31 July 1968" . Poparchives.com.au . Retrieved 31 May 2023 .
^ Steffen Hung.
"Ohio Express - Yummy Yummy Yummy" . Austriancharts.at . Retrieved 2016-10-02 .
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"Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada" . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . Retrieved 2016-10-02 .
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"Top 40-lijst van week 30, 1968" . Top40.nl . 1968-07-27. Retrieved 2016-10-02 .
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"The Irish Charts Search the Charts" . Archived from
the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved May 21, 2009 .
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"SA Charts 1965–March 1989" . Rock.co.za . Retrieved 5 September 2018 .
^ Steffen Hung.
"Ohio Express - Yummy Yummy Yummy" . Hitparade.ch . Retrieved 2016-10-02 .
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"Cash Box Top 100 6/22/68" . Tropicalglen.com . Retrieved 31 May 2023 .
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"Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada" . Collectionscanada.gc.ca .
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"Top 20 Hit Singles of 1968" . Rock.co.za . Retrieved 26 December 2018 .
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"Top 100 Hits of 1968/Top 100 Songs of 1968" . Musicoutfitters.com . Retrieved 19 December 2018 .
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"Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1968" . Tropicalglen.com . Retrieved 31 May 2023 .
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