| "Jumbo Breakfast Roll" | |
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| Single by Pat Shortt | |
| Released | 16 February 2006 |
| Recorded | 2006 |
| Genre | Novelty |
| Length | 3:37 |
| Label | Sony BMG |
| Songwriter(s) | Pat Shortt |
| Producer(s) | Dave Keary |
"Jumbo Breakfast Roll" is a 2006 single by Irish comedian Pat Shortt, under the guise of Showband singer 'Dicksie Walsh'. The subject of the song is the ubiquitous (in Ireland) breakfast roll.
The song was a number one hit in the Republic of Ireland for six weeks.[citation needed] It was the best selling song of 2006 in Ireland,[1] outselling Shakira's "Hips Don't Lie" by 500 copies.
According to figures compiled by GfK Chart-Track Jumbo Breakfast Roll came in at number 11 on the list of top selling songs of the decade. Pat Howe, music manager for HMV Ireland described it as a "guilty pleasure" and noted the Irish have a thing for novelty songs.[2]
- ^ "best of 2006". IRMA. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ^ Jan Battles (2010-01-10). "Six makes hit of the decade". The Sunday Times. News International. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
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