"Yummy Yummy Yummy" is a song by

Arthur Resnick Arthur Resnick (born 1937) is an American songwriter, record producer and musician. His most successful songs as a writer include " Under the Boardwalk" (co-written with Kenny Young), "Good Lovin'" (co-written with Rudy Clark), and " Yummy Yumm ...

and

Joey Levine Joey Levine (born May 29, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer of pop music, who has been active since 1966. Career Levine sang lead vocals on several Top 40 singles including "Run Run Run" by The Third Rail (1966), "Y ...

, first recorded by

Ohio Express The Ohio Express is an American bubblegum pop band formed in Mansfield, Ohio, in 1967. Though marketed as a band, it would be more accurate to say that the name "Ohio Express" served as a brand name used by Jerry Kasenetz's and Jeffry Katz's ...

in 1968. Their version reached No. 4 on the U.S. Pop Singles chart in June and No. 5 on the

UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...

. 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. 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 The 1910 Fruitgum Company is an American bubblegum pop band of the 1960s. The group's ''Billboard'' Hot 100 hits were "Simon Says", "May I Take a Giant Step", " 1, 2, 3, Red Light", "Goody Goody Gumdrops", " Indian Giver", "Special Delivery", a ...

's "(Poor Old) Mr. Jensen" played in reverse.

Later uses

"Yummy Yummy Yummy" has been used in the films ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. In television, the song has been used on ''

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'' in the episodes " Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie" and "

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"; 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 ''

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'', where it is sung by the titular characters with modified lyrics. New wave band

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would borrow the opening guitar chords for their 1978 hit "

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band

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would then in turn borrow the riff for their 2003 hit "

Stacy's Mom "Stacy's Mom" is a song by American rock band Fountains of Wayne. It is the third track on their third studio album, ''Welcome Interstate Managers'', and was released to radio as the album's first single on May 19, 2003, through S-Curve Recor ...

", with their opening riff being based on "Just What I Needed".http://radio.com/2014/05/20/fountains-of-wayne-stacys-mom-that-thing-you-do-single-again/

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Cover versions

*Labelmates The 1910 Fruitgum Company recorded their own vocals over the same backing track for their album ''1, 2, 3 Red Light''. * Giorgio Moroder released a version as single A-side in 1968 (as ''Giorgio''). *

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recorded a Euro Pop version in the 1970s. * Julie London recorded a cover for her album ''Yummy Yummy Yummy'' in 1968. * The Residents recorded a cover for their album The Third Reich 'n Roll in 1975. * L7 recorded a cover for their album Fast & Frightening in 2016.

References

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Lyrics of this song
* * {{Authority control 1968 singles Ohio Express songs 1910 Fruitgum Company songs RPM Top Singles number-one singles Number-one singles in New Zealand 1968 songs Joey Levine songs Songs written by Joey Levine Buddah Records singles Songs written by Artie Resnick