The Fast Food Rockers are a British pop group known briefly for their

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. The band met at a fast-food convention in

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in the summer of 2003.

Career

Their most successful hit was their 2003 release " Fast Food Song", which parodies the traditional

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". The Dutch DJ Eric Dikeb claims to have made a Dutch song out of that traditional melody in 2001, called "Pizzahaha", explaining that at that moment, he was taking part in the Dutch television show ''Big Diet'', in which contestants had to lose as much weight as they could over a few months. Dikeb further claims to have come up with the idea to use the names of his favourite fast-food restaurants in the song. Pizzahaha did not make it to the Dutch charts, but in Belgium the band Dynamite made a big hit out of it, with a Belgian version called "De Pizzadans". It also topped the charts in Germany, called "Burgerdance", by

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. The Fast Food Rockers' version, adapted by

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, Steve Crosby and

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, was the first release of independent record label Better The Devil Records. In June 2003 it reached #2 in the UK Singles Chart, despite the criticism of cultural analysts who lamented the "collapse of culture into product placement". The single would go on to sell 150,000 copies in the UK, and was in the year-end Top 40. Their second single, " Say Cheese (Smile Please)", reached #10. After their attempt at a Christmas single only reached #25, and an album that failed to make the

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, the group disbanded in March 2004. After the disbandment, the band members found non-music-related jobs, and in 2006, former band member Martin Rycroft left his job as a bartender to take part in the

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/ E4 show ''Boys Will Be Girls'', where three former male popstars (including

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) tried to convincingly create a new girl band by former

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star Nathan Moore. In 2003, rumours surfaced that the band did not sing on their own records. However, in an interview with

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'', Meggitt stated she "trained for three years at a performing arts school, Ria's been in the business for a long time, Martin's been in the business for a long time and we're very proud to say we do sing on

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song". In April 2024, the group members unofficially announced on

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that they were planning a long-awaited reunion since their 2004 disbandment. Their first public performance in 21 years was at the Lincoln Pride 2024 festival in

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, on 17 August.

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

External links

Band

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Fast Food Rockers biography, news, discography
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Members

Martin Rycroft's official homepageRia Scott's official Myspace page

Songwriters and producers

Mike Stock official website
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