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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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restaurant chains

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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 UK Singles Chart 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

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. 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 pizza dans" by Dynamite, which was a number-one hit in Belgium's

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region, and "Burger Dance" by

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and Dikeb, which reached number one in Germany.

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All tracks were written by

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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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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 "

" and some sections of "

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" particularly "Glory Glory Hallelujah".

Track listing

German maxi-CD single # "Burger Dance" (party version) – 3:24 # "

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" – 3:21 # "Burger Dance" (international remix) – 3:17 # "Burger Dance" (single version) – 3:42 # "Burger Dance" (karaoke version) – 3:24

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fast Food Song 2003 songs 2003 debut singles Fast Food Rockers songs Number-one singles in Scotland Number-one singles in Germany Polydor Records singles Songs written by Mike Stock (musician) UK Independent Singles Chart number-one singles Ultratop 50 Singles (Flanders) number-one singles Novelty songs Songs about food and drink