"Fast Food Song" is a song made famous by British-based band

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, although it existed long before they recorded it, as a popular children's

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. The chorus is based on the Moroccan folk tune "

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and

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. The song was released on 16 June 2003 as the lead single from their album ''It's Never Easy Being Cheesy''. The song was highly successful in the United Kingdom, reaching number two on the

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and number one on the

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. The song also achieved minor chart success worldwide and reached number 24 on the Irish Charts and number 56 on the Australian

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. The song was co-written and produced by Mike Stock. The band are widely considered to be a

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, though their two follow up singles " Say Cheese (Smile Please)" and "I Love Christmas" both achieved moderate success in the UK Singles Chart, reaching numbers 10 and 25, respectively. One version was written for

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, where the lyrics were changed. The original version of this song was written and recorded in Dutch by Eric Dikeb, called "Pizza-ha-ha", even though it is better known as "De Pizza Hut". "Fast Food Song" is only one of the many adaptations of the Dutch original. Other versions include "De Pizzadans", recorded by Dynamite, which was a hit in Belgium, and "Burger Dance" by

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and Dikeb, which reached number one in Germany.

Track listings

All tracks were written by Mike Stock,

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, Eric Dikeb, Martin Neumayer, and Bob Patmore. UK CD single and Dutch maxi-CD single # "Fast Food Song" ('Deep Pan' radio mix) – 3:10 # "Fast Food Song" (Extra Large 'Deep Pan' radio mix) – 4:16 # "Fast Food Song" (Shanghai Surprise 'Go Large' club mix) – 6:05 # "Fast Food Song" (Sing-A-Long-A-Fast-Food) – 3:08 # "Fast Food Song" (video) UK cassette single # "Fast Food Song" ('Deep Pan' radio mix) – 3:10 # "Fast Food Song" (Sing-A-Long-A-Fast-Food) – 3:08

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Release history

DJ Ötzi version

A version recorded by Austrian singer

featuring Eric Dikeb was released in July 2003 titled "Burger Dance". It reached number one in Germany, number three in Austria, and number seven in Switzerland. The song is based on the original Dutch "Pizza ha-ha", including the parts that invite audience participation. It therefore also uses samples of "

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Track listing

German maxi-single # "Burger Dance" (party version) – 3:24 # "Summer of 69" – 3:21 # "Burger Dance" (international remix) – 3:17 # "Burger Dance" (single version) – 3:42 # "Burger Dance" (karaoke version) – 3:24

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References

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