Can We Fix It?

"Can We Fix It?"
Single by Bob the Builder
from the album Bob the Builder: The Album
B-side"Bob's Line Dance"
Released4 December 2000 (2000-12-04)
Genre
Length3:09
Label
Songwriter(s)Paul K. Joyce
Producer(s)Grant Mitchell
Bob the Builder singles chronology
"Can We Fix It?"
(2000)
"Mambo No. 5"
(2001)

"Can We Fix It?" is the name of the theme song from the British children’s animated television programme Bob the Builder. It was written by Paul K. Joyce and produced by Hot Animation. The song's title is derived from the catchphrase of the programme's titular character, and the chorus of the song features this phrase prominently, as well as the response, "Yes we can!" Vocals on the song are provided by Neil Morrissey, 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 Westlife's "What Makes a Man" to the top spot and ending the group's run of seven consecutive number-one singles.[2] 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 Official Charts Company.[3] On 13 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 Lou Bega'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 UK Albums Chart.[4]

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  2. ^ Masterton, James (24 December 2000). "Week Ending December 30th 2000". Chart Watch UK. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  3. ^ Sedghi, Ami (4 November 2012). "UK's million-selling singles: the full list". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
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