"Can We Fix It?" is the name of the

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from the British children's animated television programme ''

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''. It was written by Paul K. Joyce and produced by Hot Animation. Vocals on the song are provided by

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, who voiced Bob at the time of the track's recording. It was released as a single on 4 December 2000 in the United Kingdom. "Can We Fix It?" became the UK Christmas number-one single of 2000, beating

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's " What Makes a Man" to the top spot and ending the group's run of seven consecutive number-one singles. It was the biggest-selling single of 2000 in the United Kingdom, appearing at number 10 on the decade-end chart in 2009. The song has sold over one million copies in the United Kingdom according to the

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. In August 2001, the song was released in Australia and reached number one that September, becoming the ninth-best-selling single of the year there. A second single by Bob the Builder, " Mambo No. 5", with the lyrics adapted from

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's 1999 hit version, also reached number one on the UK chart in September 2001. An album entitled ''The Album'' followed, which debuted at number four on the

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Critical reception

The song was rated 8/10 by ''

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'', saying "kids TV themes getting to number one is a thing to be savoured, especially when a), it stops pretentious tosh like " Stan" from reigning at the top of the charts and b), when it actually has a much better 2-step beat than any of the garage number ones from the previous 18 months."

Track listings

UK and Australian CD single # "Can We Fix It?" # "Bob's Line Dance" # "Can We Fix It?" (karaoke version) # "Can We Fix It?" (video) UK cassette single # "Can We Fix It?" # "Bob's Line Dance"

Personnel

Personnel are adapted from the UK cassette single sleeve. * Paul K. Joyce – writing *

– vocals * Grant Mitchell – production, arrangement * Graham Dickson – mixing, engineering

Charts

Weekly charts

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Decade-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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