"Fast Food Song" is a song made famous by British-based band Fast Food Rockers, although it existed long before they recorded it, as a popular children's playground song. The chorus is based on the Moroccan folk tune "A Ram Sam Sam" and mentions fast food restaurant chains McDonald's, Kentucky Fried Chicken and Pizza Hut. The lyrics have circulated since at least 1990.

The song was released on 16 June 2003 as the lead single from their album It's Never Easy Being Cheesy. The song was highly successful in the United Kingdom, reaching number two on the UK Singles Chart and number one on the Scottish Singles Chart. The song also achieved minor chart success worldwide and reached number 24 on the Irish Charts and number 56 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart. The song was co-written and produced by Mike Stock.

The original version of this song was written and recorded in Dutch by Eric Dikeb, called "Pizza-ha-ha", even though it is better known as "De Pizza Hut". "Fast Food Song" is only one of the many adaptations of the Dutch original. Other versions include "De pizza dans" by Dynamite, which was a number-one hit in Belgium's Flanders region, and "Burger Dance" by DJ Ötzi and Dikeb, which reached number one in Germany.

Track listings

All tracks are credited to Mike Stock, Steve Crosby, Sandy Rass, Eric Dikeb, Martin Neumayer, and Bob Patmore.

UK CD single and Dutch maxi-CD single

  1. "Fast Food Song" ('Deep Pan' radio mix) – 3:10
  2. "Fast Food Song" (Extra Large 'Deep Pan' radio mix) – 4:16
  3. "Fast Food Song" (Shanghai Surprise 'Go Large' club mix) – 6:05
  4. "Fast Food Song" (Sing-A-Long-A-Fast-Food) – 3:08
  5. "Fast Food Song" (video)

UK cassette single

  1. "Fast Food Song" ('Deep Pan' radio mix) – 3:10
  2. "Fast Food Song" (Sing-A-Long-A-Fast-Food) – 3:08

Charts

Weekly charts

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Year-end charts

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!scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)

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Certifications

Release history

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|Better the Devil

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|Sony Music Entertainment Australia

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DJ Ötzi version