"Hot Potato" is the first track from Yummy Yummy.
It was originally written by John William Field during the busking years of The Wiggles. The song was originally called "Hot Tamale", but it was re-written as "Hot Potato" once it got a studio release.
This song has been performed at almost every Wiggles concert known since its creation, and is one of the most recognizable and iconic Wiggles songs.
Song Credits
Yummy Yummy (1994)
- Written by J. Field, M. Cook, J. Fatt, A. Field and G. Page (EMI Music)
- Produced by M. Cook, J. Fatt, A. Field and G. Page
- Engineered by Tony Douglass and Steve Pomfrett
- Recorded at Tracking Station Studios 1994.
- M. Cook: bass guitar, vocal • A. Field: vocal
J. Fatt: piano, vocal • G. Page: vocal
Yummy Yummy (1999 album)
- Music and Lyrics by Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt,
Anthony Field, Greg Page, John Field - Vocals:
Greg Page - Backing Vocals:
The Wiggles - Guitars:
Murray Cook - Drums:
Tony Henry - Recorded and Mixed in Sydney, Australia by
Chris Brooks - Produced by
The Wiggles - Mastered by
Don Bartley, Studio 301, Sydney, Australia
LIVE Hot Potatoes!
- M. Cook, J. Fatt, A. Field, G. Page, J. Field
(EMI Music Publishing Australia/Wiggly Tunes) - Produced By: Anthony Field
Musical Arrangements: The Wiggles,
Dominic Lindsay
Vocals: Greg Page
Backing Vocals: The Wiggles, Craig
Abercrombie, Sam Moran, Greg Truman
Guitars: Murray Cook, Rex Goh
Bass: John O'Grady
Keyboards: Tony Gardner
Brass: Dominic Lindsay
Drums: Tony Henry - Recorded at the Sydney Entertainment
Centre by Robin Gist. Mixed and
mastered at Electric Avenue Studios,
Sydney, Australia by Robin Gist
Wiggledancing! Live in Concert
- Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page, John Field
(Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd) - Music Produced By: Anthony Field
- Musical Arrangements: The Wiggles and Dominic Lindsay
- Recorded by Alex Keller
- Mixed by Craig Abercrombie
Play Piano with... The Wiggles
- Music Arrangements by The Wiggles and Dominic Lindsay
- Transcriptions by Tony Celiberti (Scarlet Music)
- CD Backing track by Sean Peter (Autopilot Productions)
- Words & Music by Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page and John Field
- © 1994 Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd
Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles
- Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page, John Field
(Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd) - Music Produced by Anthony Field
Dorothy the Dinosaur's Traveling Show!
- Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page, John Field
(Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd) - Music Produced by Anthony Field
- Captain Feathersword Vocals: Lachlan Gillespie
- Dorothy the Dinosaur Vocals: Emma Pask
- Voice of Fairy Clare: Clare Field
- Voice of Fairy Larissa: Emma Watkins
- John the Cook Vocals: Nat Jobe
ReWiggled: A Tribute To The Wiggles
- (Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page,
John Field - Wiggly Tunes Pty. Ltd.) - © 2011 The Living End
- Recorded at Red Door Sounds, Collingwood, Melbourne
- The Living End appear courtesy of Dew Process Recordings
Dorothy the Dinosaur's Beach Party!
- Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page, John Field
(Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd) - Music Produced by:
Anthony Field - Music Mixed by
Ben Hardie, Alex Keller - Music Mastered by
Don Bartley - Captain Feathersword Vocals:
Paul Paddick - Dorothy the Dinosaur Vocals:
Bláthnaid Conroy Murphy - Additional Vocals: James Arthur Chen,
Paul Paddick, Chloe Zuel
The Wiggles Meet The Orchestra!
- Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, John Field, Greg Page (Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd)
- Music Produced by
Anthony Field - Orchestrations by
Joseph Twist - The Wiggles Recorded at
Hot Potato Studios - Orchestra Recorded at
Iwaki Auditorium, ABC, Southbank, Melbourne - The Wiggles Recorded by
Alex Keller - Orchestral Recording Engineered by
Nicholas Miernich & Tim Symonds - Orchestral Recording Mixed by
Christo Curtis - Album Mixed and Mastered by
Virginia Read - Vocals:
Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins
Wiggle Around Australia
- Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, John Field, Greg Page (Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd)
- Music Produced by
Anthony Field
Lachlan Gillespie - Live Show Recorded by
Alex Keller
Jack Richardson - Mastered by
Don Bartley
Nursery Rhymes (video)
- Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, John Field, Greg Page
(Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd) - Vocals: Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins
- Acoustic Guitar: Anthony Field
- Bass Guitar: Alex Keller
- Piano: Lachlan Gillespie
- Drums: Jackie Barnes
- Music Produced By Anthony Field & Lachlan Gillespie
- Music Recorded at Hot Potato Studios, Sydney
- Music Recorded & Mixed by Alex Keller
Listen
Song Lyrics
Yummy Yummy (album)
Hot potato, hot potato
Hot potato, hot potato
Hot potato, hot potato, Potato, Potato, potato, potato
Cold spaghetti, cold spaghetti (Cold spaghetti, cold spaghetti)
Cold spaghetti, cold spaghetti (Cold spaghetti, cold spaghetti)
Cold spaghetti, cold spaghetti (Spaghetti)
Spaghetti (Spaghetti), Spaghetti, spaghetti, spaghetti
Chorus
Ooh, jiggy, jiggy, jiggy, ooh, jiggy, jiggy, jiggy
Gimmie that, gimmie that, gimmie that food
Ooh, jiggy, jiggy, jiggy, ooh, jiggy, jiggy, jiggy
Gimmie that, gimmie that, gimmie that food
Mashed banana, mashed banana (Mashed banana, mashed banana)
Mashed banana, mashed banana (Mashed banana, mashed banana)
Mashed banana, mashed banana (Banana)
Banana (Banana), Banana, (banana), banana, banana, banana
Chorus
Yummy Yummy (US album)
Hot potato, hot potato
Hot potato, hot potato
Hot potato, hot potato
Potato
Potato, potato, potato
Cold spaghetti, cold spaghetti (Cold spaghetti, cold spaghetti)
Cold spaghetti, cold spaghetti (Cold spaghetti, cold spaghetti)
Cold spaghetti, cold spaghetti (Spaghetti)
Spaghetti (Spaghetti)
Spaghetti, spaghetti, spaghetti
Chorus
Wow wiggy wiggy wiggy, wow wiggy wiggy wiggy
Gimmie that, gimmie that, gimmie that food
Wow wiggy wiggy wiggy, wow wiggy wiggy wiggy
Gimmie that, gimmie that
Mashed banana, mashed banana (Mashed banana, mashed banana)
Mashed banana, mashed banana (Mashed banana, mashed banana)
Mashed banana, mashed banana (Banana)
Banana (Banana)
Banana, banana, banana
CHORUS
Hot potato, hot potato (Hot potato, hot potato)
Hot potato, hot potato (Hot potato, hot potato)
Hot potato, hot potato (Potato)
Potato (Potato)
Potato, potato, potato
Whoo!
The Best of The Wiggles
Hot potato, hot potato (Hot potato, hot potato)
Hot potato, hot potato (Hot potato, hot potato)
Hot potato, hot potato (Potato)
Potato (Potato)
Potato, potato, potato
Cold spaghetti, cold spaghetti (Cold spaghetti, cold spaghetti)
Cold spaghetti, cold spaghetti (Cold spaghetti, cold spaghetti)
Cold spaghetti, cold spaghetti (Spaghetti)
Spaghetti (Spaghetti)
Spaghetti, spaghetti, spaghetti
Ah, wow wiggy wiggy wiggy, wow wiggy wiggy wiggy
Gimmie that, gimmie that, gimmie that food
Wow wiggy wiggy wiggy, wow wiggy wiggy wiggy
Gimmie that, gimmie that
Mashed banana, mashed banana (Mashed banana, mashed banana)
Mashed banana, mashed banana (Mashed banana, mashed banana)
Mashed banana, mashed banana (Banana)
Banana (Banana)
Banana, banana, banana
Ah, wow wiggy wiggy wiggy, wow wiggy wiggy wiggy
Gimmie that, gimmie that, gimmie that food
Wow wiggy wiggy wiggy, wow wiggy wiggy wiggy
Gimmie that, gimmie that
Hot potato, hot potato (Hot potato, hot potato)
Hot potato, hot potato (Hot potato, hot potato)
Hot potato, hot potato (Potato)
Potato (Potato)
Potato, potato, potato
Whoo!
Trivia
- In late 1996, The Wiggles put in a different instrumental track for the song.
- The Taiwanese version is called Sweet Corn because potatoes are not eaten as commonly in Taiwan.
- The song was written on the spot by John Field when he and the four Wiggles would busk in the early days. The song was intended as a response to the Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons' Rag Doll, and was originally called Hot Tamale. According to Murray, the Wiggles believed that many children would not know what a tamale is, so they changed it to the more universal Hot Potato.
- This song is included in the Just Dance Kids video game by Ubisoft, which was released on November 9, 2010.
- The music that uses this song was originally written by John Field who was in The Cockroaches in the 80s.
- An karaoke track is played over the credits of the Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles DVD.
- The Wigglemania version of the song is played on the game Dance to the Wiggly Radio.
- On The Wiggles' YouTube channel, the Nursery Rhymes version was uploaded on June 1st 2017, the Wiggle Around Australia version of both this song and Fruit Salad were uploaded on August 3rd 2017, and the Meet the Orchestra version was uploaded on March 22nd 2018.
- The "Whoo!" at the very end wasn't added until 1996.
- The 1994 version is played on the Big Red Car Kiddie Ride.
- Jeff Fatt is uncredited for playing the keyboards in the 1998 version.
- On Xuxa's album and video "Xuxa Só Para Baixinhos", the Brazilian version is called Batatinha Bem Quentinha.
Gallery
Appearances
Video Performances
- Yummy Yummy
- Wiggledance! Live in Concert
- Yummy Yummy (1998 video)
- The Wiggles: Live at Disneyland
- The Wiggly Big Show
- Dorothy the Dinosaur Goes to Hospital
- LIVE Hot Potatoes!
- Splish Splash Big Red Boat in a rock'n'roll style
- Wiggledancing! Live in the USA
- Wiggledancing! Live in Concert
- The Wiggles' Big Big Show!
- Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles
- Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles (2014 video)
- The Wiggles Meet the Orchestra!
- Nursery Rhymes
- Wiggle Around Australia
- The Best of The Wiggles
- The Wiggles Reunion Show
- Dorothy the Dinosaur's Memory Book
- Dorothy the Dinosaur's Travelling Show!
- Dorothy the Dinosaur's Beach Party
- Happy 15th Birthday!
- On the Road with The Wiggles
- Everybody Come Wiggle!
Episode Appearances
- Foodman
- Funny Greg (Concert)
- Wiggle Food
- Play (a.k.a. At Play) (concert)
- Work
- Hygiene
- Garden Fun
- Hot Potato (episode)
- Dorothy's Ballet
- Prehistoric Party
- S.S Feathersword
- A Lot Of Camelot!
- Clean Your Teeth (episode) (Concert)
- The Gorilla Dance (Concert)
- The Glass Is Half Full (Concert)
- Is That Simon?
- Driving in the Big Red Car!
- We Like Fruit
- Hot Potato (Series 9 episode)
- Hot Potato (Series 10 episode)
- Irish Dancing
- Yummy Yummy (Series 9 episode)
- Watch, Learn, Dance, Sing
Album Appearances
- Yummy Yummy
- LVE Hot Potatoes!
- Hot Potatoes! The Best Of The Wiggles
- Hit Songs And Rarities
- The Best Of The Wiggles On Vinyl
- The Best Of The Wiggles
- ReWiggled: A Tribute To The Wiggles
- Everybody Come Wiggle!
Medley Performances
- Wiggly Medley-third song
- The Wiggle Owl Medley-second song
- Wiggly Medley-third song