Yummy Yummy Yummy

For the Julie London album, see Yummy, Yummy, Yummy (album). For the national anthem of Vanuatu, see Yumi, Yumi, Yumi.
"Yummy Yummy Yummy"
Cover of the German release
Single by Ohio Express
from the album Ohio Express
B-side"Zig Zag"
ReleasedApril 1968
Genre
Length2:30
LabelBuddah
Songwriter(s)Arthur Resnick and Joey Levine
Producer(s)

Engineer: Bruce Staple
Ohio Express singles chronology
"Try It"
(1968) 		"Yummy Yummy Yummy"
(1968) 		"Down at Lulu's"
(1968)
Official audio
"Yummy Yummy Yummy" on YouTube

"Yummy Yummy Yummy" is a song by Arthur Resnick and Joey Levine, first recorded by Ohio Express in 1968. Their version reached No. 4 on the U.S. Pop Singles chart[3] in June and No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart.[4] 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.[5] It ranked No. 2 in Dave Barry's Book of Bad Songs.

The single's flip-side, titled "Zig-Zag", is an instrumental version of the 1910 Fruitgum Company's "(Poor Old) Mr. Jensen" played in reverse.

  1. ^ Ebenkamp, Becky (2001). "Will the Real Ohio Express Please Stand Up?". In Cooper, Kim; Smay, David (eds.). Bubblegum Music is the Naked Truth. Los Angeles: Feral House. pp. 80–85.
  2. ^ Stanley, Bob (13 September 2013). "Bubblegum is the Naked Truth: The Monkees". Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. Faber & Faber. p. 275. ISBN 978-0-571-28198-5.
  3. ^ "Artist Search for "ohio express"". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  4. ^ "Mockingbird | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
  5. ^ Rollins, Samantha (2011-03-15). "The Ohio Express, 'Yummy Yummy Yummy' | Top 10 Songs with Silly Lyrics | TIME.com". Time. Retrieved 2016-10-02.