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| "Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Benny Hill | ||||
| from the album Words and Music | ||||
| B-side | "Ting-A-Ling-A-Loo" | |||
| Released | 1971 | |||
| Recorded | Abbey Road Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Novelty | |||
| Length | 3:52 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Benny Hill | |||
| Producer(s) | Walter J. Ridley | |||
| Benny Hill singles chronology | ||||
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"Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)" is an innuendo-laden comedy or novelty song, written and performed by the English comedian Benny Hill. The song was first performed on television in 1970, and released as a successful recording, topping the UK Singles Chart in December 1971,[1] reaching the Christmas number one spot. The song also peaked at number 1 in Australia in February 1972.[2] Hill received an Ivor Novello Award from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors in 1972.
The single's B-side, "Ting-A-Ling-A-Loo", is a music hall parody.[3] Hill later suggested that the melody of "Ting-A-Ling-A-Loo" had been largely plagiarised in the Spitting Image 1986 hit song "The Chicken Song".[4][5]
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums. London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 252. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 138. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ Dave Holland (5 August 2008). David! Put Your Head Back in the Dragon!. Lulu Enterprises Incorporated. p. 64. ISBN 9781409211303. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ Ross, Robert (30 October 2014). Benny Hill - Merry Master of Mirth. Batsford. ISBN 9781849942584 – via Google Books.
- ^ Benny Hill - Merry Master of Mirth. Batsford Books. 30 October 2014. ISBN 978-1-84994-258-4.