"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 Yummy ...

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), " ...

, 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. 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 ''

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''. 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", ...

'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 " The Heartbroke Kid"; in the ''

Monty Python's Flying Circus ''Monty Python's Flying Circus'' (also known as simply ''Monty Python'') is a British surreal humour, surreal sketch comedy series created by and starring Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Terry Gilliam, w ...

'' episode "How Not to Be Seen" (credited to the fictional band "

Jackie Charlton John Charlton (8 May 193510 July 2020) was an English professional footballer and manager who played as a centre-back for Leeds. He was part of the England national team that won the 1966 World Cup and managed the Republic of Ireland natio ...

and the Tonettes"); in the ''

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'' episode "

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"; and a short musical segment of ''

Timon and Pumbaa Timon and Pumbaa are an animated meerkat and warthog duo introduced in Disney's 1994 animated feature film ''The Lion King'' and its franchise. Timon was played through his many appearances by Nathan Lane (in all three films and early episodes ...

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

The Beatles The Beatles were an English Rock music, rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. The core lineup of the band comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are widely regarded as the Cultural impact of the Beatle ...

borrowed the introduction of the Ohio Express single for their 1968 White Album opener "

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" New wave band

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would borrow the opening guitar chords for their 1978 hit " Just What I Needed".

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band

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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".

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Cover versions

*Labelmates 1910 Fruitgum Company, The 1910 Fruitgum Company recorded their own vocals over the same backing track for their album ''1, 2, 3 Red Light''. *

Giorgio Moroder Giovanni Giorgio Moroder (, ; born 26 April 1940) is an Italian composer and music producer. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Father of Disco", Moroder is credited with pioneering Euro disco and electronic dance music. His work ...

- as single A-side in 1968 (as ''Giorgio''). *

Baccara Baccara was a Spanish female vocal duo formed in 1977 by Spanish artists Mayte Mateos (born 7 February 1951) and María Mendiola (4 April 1952 – 11 September 2021). The duo rapidly achieved international success with their debut single " Yes ...

recorded a Euro Pop version in the 1970s. *

Julie London Julie London (born Julie Peck; September 26, 1926 – October 18, 2000) was an American singer and actress whose career spanned more than 40 years. A torch song, torch singer noted for her contralto voice, London recorded over thirty album ...

- for her album '' Yummy, Yummy, Yummy'' in 1968. *

The Residents The Residents are an American art collective and art rock band best known for their avant-garde music and multimedia works. Since their first official release, ''Meet the Residents'' (1974), they have released over 60 albums, numerous music vid ...

- for their album The Third Reich 'n Roll in 1975. * L7 included it on their album Fast & Frightening in 2016.
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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