"Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)" is an American popular song written by Al Hoffman and Dick Manning, and published in 1956. The melody and triple-time rhythm are almost identical to a portion of Emmanuel Chabrier's 1883 composition, España.
The song was recorded by Perry Como.
Background
Perry Como recorded "Hot Diggity" at Webster Hall in New York City. The conductor was Mitchell Ayres and the producer was Joe Carlton. The back-up vocals were provided by the Ray Charles Singers.
The song's title, repeated throughout the song, is "a general excl[amation] of pleasure or surprise". It is used as counterpoint to the lines it precedes in the lyrics, as in the following excerpt:
:"Hot diggity, dog ziggity, boom
:What you do to me,
:When you're holding me tight."
At the end of the song, Como exclaimed "Hot dog!" before the last two chords.
The phrase "hot diggity" or "hot diggity dog!" dates to at least 1906. and reached #4 on the British charts in May.