Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum) Explained

Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)
Cover:	Cheeky_song_(touch_my_bum).jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	the Cheeky Girls
Album:	Partytime
Recorded:	2002
Length:	3:21
Label:	Multiply
Producer:	The Cheeky Boyz
Next Title:	Take Your Shoes Off
Next Year:	2003

"Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)" is a song by contestants the Cheeky Girls. Written by Pete Kirtley and Tim Hawes (under the name The Cheeky Boyz) and the girls' mother Margit Irimia, the song was released as a single on 13 October 2002, while the show was still running, and was later included on the group's debut album PartyTime. The song spent four non-consecutive weeks at number two in the UK Singles Chart in December 2002 and January 2003. It was also successful in several other European countries, reaching the top 10 in the Netherlands and the Flanders region of Belgium. Despite its success, the song was voted the worst pop record of all time in a Channel 4 poll, in January 2004.^[1]

Track listings

UK CD1^[2]

1. "Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)" (radio edit) – 3:21
2. "Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)" (Christmas mix) – 3:27
3. "Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)" (clubstar remix) – 6:09

UK CD2^[3]

1. "Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)" (radio edit) – 3:21
2. "Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)" (LMC remix) – 5:18
3. "Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)" (extended mix) – 6:05
4. "Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)" (video)

UK 12-inch single^[4]

A1. "Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)" (radio edit)

A2. "Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)" (extended original mix)

B1. "Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)" (LMC remix)

B2. "Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)" (clubstar remix)UK cassette single^[5]

1. "Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)" (radio edit)
2. "Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)" (LMC remix)

European CD single^[6]

1. "Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)" (radio edit) – 3:21
2. "Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)" (clubstar remix) – 6:09

Australian CD single^[7]

1. "Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)" (radio edit) – 3:23
2. "Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)" (Christmas mix) – 3:29
3. "Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)" (clubstar remix) – 6:06
4. "Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)" (LMC remix) – 5:21
5. "Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)" (video)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2002–2003)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[8]	4
Romania (Romanian Top 100)^[9]	42

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)	Position
Ireland (IRMA)^[10]	99
UK Singles (OCC)^[11]	24

Chart (2003)	Position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[12]	33
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[13]	98
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[14]	42
UK Singles (OCC)^[15]	67

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United Kingdom	2 December 2002	CD	Multiply	^[16]
Australia	3 February 2003			^[17]

See also

• 2002 in British music charts
• List of music considered the worst
• List of music released by Romanian artists that has charted in major music markets

External links

• "The Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)" video at YouTube

Notes and References

1. Web site: 100 worst pop records . Channel 4. 25 November 2009.
2. Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum). The Cheeky Girls. 2002. UK CD1 liner notes. Multiply Records. CXMULTY97.
3. Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum). The Cheeky Girls. 2002. UK CD2 liner notes. Multiply Records. CDMULTY97.
4. Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum). The Cheeky Girls. 2002. UK 12-inch single sleeve. Multiply Records. TMULTY97.
5. Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum). The Cheeky Girls. 2002. UK cassette single sleeve. Multiply Records. CAMULTY97.
6. Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum). The Cheeky Girls. 2002. European CD single liner notes. Multiply Records. TWR0056-2.
7. Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum). The Cheeky Girls. 2002. Australian CD single liner notes. Multiply Records. 2467800572.
8. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 21. 2–3. 20. 11 January 2003. 13 May 2020. See last week column.
9. Web site: Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 9, saptamina 10.03–16.03, 2003. Romanian Top 100. ro. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20050217230630/http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10060.html. 17 February 2005. 13 May 2020.
10. Web site: Top 100 Songs of 2002. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 2002. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20040602113021/http://www.rte.ie/2fm/charts/top100_2002.html. 2 June 2004. 16 March 2022.
11. Web site: 2002 UK Singles Chart. UKChartsPlus. 10 February 2011.
12. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2003. Ultratop. nl. 1 December 2009.
13. Web site: Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 2003. Dutch Top 40. 29 March 2020.
14. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Single 2003. nl. 17 May 2018.
15. Web site: 2002 UK Singles Chart. UKChartsPlus. 10 February 2011.
16. New Releases – For Week Starting 2 December 2002: Singles. Music Week. 23. 30 November 2002. 30 August 2021.
17. Web site: The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 3rd February 2003. ARIA. 26. 3 February 2003. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20030106130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20030107-0000/Issue676.pdf. 6 January 2003. 28 June 2021.