Hot Potato

"Hot Potato" was the first track off of Yummy Yummy.

It was originally written by John William Field during The Wiggles' busking years. 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 just about every Wiggles concert known, and it's the song that people mostly associate The Wiggles with.

Yummy Yummy (1994)

 * Written by: J. Field, M. Cook, J. Fatt, A. Field, G. Page
 * Published by EMI Music
 * Engineered by: Tony Douglass, Steve Promfrett
 * Recorded at: Tracking Station Studios 1994
 * M. Cook: Bass Guitar, Vocal
 * A. Field: Guitar, Vocal
 * J. Fatt: Piano, Vocal
 * G. Page: Vocal

The Wiggles Movie Soundtrack (Little Wiggles version)

 * Written by: J. Field, M. Cook, J. Fatt, A. Field, G. Page
 * Published by: EMI/Wiggly Tunes
 * Vocals: Anthony Silvestrini, Sofia Silvestrini, Leonardo Silvestrini
 * Backing Vocals: Paul Paddick
 * Guitars: Murray Cook
 * Bass: Murray Cook
 * All Other Keyboards: Jeff Fatt
 * Drums: Tony Henry
 * Recorded by: Chris Brooks
 * Mixed by: Chris Brooks, Phil Judd, Anthony McKenzie
 * Assistant Engineer: Matt Varon Bon Acland

Yummy Yummy (1998)

 * Written by: M. Cook, J. Fatt, A. Field, G. Page
 * Published by: Wiggly Tunes
 * Lead 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!

 * Written by: M. Cook, J. Fatt, A. Field, G. Page, J. Field
 * Published by: EMI Music Publishing Australia
 * Music Produced by Anthony Field
 * Musical Arrangements: The Wiggles, Dominic Lindsay
 * Vocals: Greg Page
 * Backing Vocals: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, 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

 * Written by: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page, John Field
 * Published by: Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd
 * Musical Arrangements: The Wiggles, Dominic Lindsay
 * Music Produced by: Anthony Field
 * Audio Post Production: Craig Abercrombie
 * Front of House Engineer: Alex Keller

Play Piano with... The Wiggles (sheet music)

 * Written by: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page, John Field
 * Published by Wiggly Tunes
 * Music Arrangements by: The Wiggles and Dominic Lindsay

Play Piano with... The Wiggles (audio)

 * Written by: John Field
 * Published by Wiggly Tunes
 * Arranged by: Tony Celiberti
 * Music Arrangements by: The Wiggles and Dominic Lindsay

Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles

 * Written by Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page, John Field
 * Music Produced by Anthony Field
 * Special Thanks to: Don Bartley, Chris Brooks, Tony Henry.

The Wiggles Meet the Orchestra!

 * Written by: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, John Field, Greg Page
 * Published by: Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd
 * Music Produced by: Anthony Field
 * Vocals: Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins
 * Orchestrations by Joseph Twist
 * The Wiggles Recorded at Hot Potato Studios
 * Orchestra Recorded at Iwaki Auditorium
 * The Wiggles Recorded by Alex Keller
 * Orchestral Recording Engineered by Nicholas Miernich and Tim Symonds
 * Orchestral Recording Mixed by Christo Curtis
 * Album Mixed and Mastered by Virginia Read

Wiggle Around Australia

 * Written by: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, John Field, Greg Page
 * Published by: 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)

 * Written by: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, John Field, Greg Page
 * Published by: 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 and Mixed by: Alex Keller
 * Music Recorded at: Hot Potato Studios, Sydney

1994 Version
Greg: Hot potato, hot potato

Hot potato, hot potato

Hot potato, hot potato

Potato

Potato, potato, potato

Cold spaghetti, cold spaghetti (Wiggles: Cold spaghetti, cold spaghetti)

Cold spaghetti, cold spaghetti (Cold spaghetti, cold spaghetti)

Cold spaghetti, cold spaghetti (Spaghetti

Spaghetti (Spaghetti)

Spaghetti, spaghetti, spaghetti

John the Cook: Ooh, jiggy, jiggy, jiggy, ooh, jiggy, jiggy, jiggy

Captain Feathersword: Gimmie that, gimmie that, gimmie that food

John the Cook: Ooh, jiggy, jiggy, jiggy, ooh, jiggy, jiggy, jiggy

Captain Feathersword: Gimmie that, gimmie that, gimmie that food

Greg: Mashed banana, mashed banana (Wiggles: Mashed banana, mashed banana)

Mashed banana, mashed banana (Mashed banana, mashed banana)

Mashed banana, mashed banana (Banana)

Banana (Banana)

Banana, banana, banana

John the Cook: Ooh, jiggy, jiggy, jiggy, ooh, jiggy, jiggy, jiggy

Captain Feathersword: Gimmie that, gimmie that, gimmie that food

John the Cook: Ooh, jiggy, jiggy, jiggy, ooh, jiggy, jiggy, jiggy

Captain Feathersword: Gimmie that, gimmie that

Greg: Hot potato, hot potato

Hot potato, hot potato

Hot potato, hot potato

Potato

Potato, potato, potato

1998 Version
Greg: Hot potato, hot potato

Hot potato, hot potato

Hot potato, hot potato

Potato

Potato, potato, potato

Cold spaghetti, cold spaghetti (Wiggles: Cold spaghetti, cold spaghetti)

Cold spaghetti, cold spaghetti (Cold spaghetti, cold spaghetti)

Cold spaghetti, cold spaghetti (Spaghetti

Spaghetti (Spaghetti)

Spaghetti, spaghetti, spaghetti

Paul the Cook: Wow wiggy wiggy wiggy, wow wiggy wiggy wiggy

Captain Feathersword: Gimmie that, gimmie that, gimmie that food

Paul the Cook: Wow wiggy wiggy wiggy, wow wiggy wiggy wiggy

Captain Feathersword: Gimmie that, gimmie that

Greg: Mashed banana, mashed banana (Wiggles: Mashed banana, mashed banana)

Mashed banana, mashed banana (Mashed banana, mashed banana)

Mashed banana, mashed banana (Banana)

Banana (Banana)

Banana, banana, banana

Paul the Cook: Wow wiggy wiggy wiggy, wow wiggy wiggy wiggy

Captain Feathersword: Gimmie that, gimmie that, gimmie that food

Paul the Cook: Wow wiggy wiggy wiggy, wow wiggy wiggy wiggy

Captain Feathersword: Gimmie that, gimmie that

Greg: Hot potato, hot potato (Wiggles: 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.
 * In 1998 concerts from February to September, Captain Feathersword tickles the Wiggles during the chorus and third verse.
 * The Taiwanese version is called Sweet Corn because potatoes are not eaten as commonly in Taiwan.
 * Most instrumental versions such as the one on Play Piano with The Wiggles sound the same as the one in the 1994 version. Musical director from "Barney the Dinosaur" Joe Phillips did the music for the US trailer of The Wiggles.
 * 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. Other verses cold spaghetti and mashed banana followed.
 * 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.
 * So popular that the first live cd the group made was named after it.
 * An instrumental track is played over the credits of the Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles 2010 DVD.
 * The 2013 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 Hot Potato 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.

Video Performances

 * Yummy Yummy
 * Wiggledance! Live in Concert
 * Yummy Yummy (1998 video)
 * The Wiggles Movie
 * The Wiggles: Live at Disneyland
 * The Wiggly Big Show
 * 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
 * The Wiggles' Big Birthday!


 * Wiggle Around Australia


 * Nursery Rhymes


 * Dorothy the Dinosaur's Travelling Show


 * Dorothy the Dinosaur's Beach Party


 * Happy 15th Birthday!


 * On the Road with The Wiggles


 * The Wiggles Meet the Orchestra!


 * Dorothy the Dinosaur's Memory Book


 * The Best of The Wiggles


 * Everybody Come Wiggle!


 * Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles (2014 video)

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


 * Little Sir Echo (Instrumental)


 * Hot Potato (Series 9 episode)


 * Hot Potato (Series 10 episode)


 * The Wiggly Plane


 * Irish Dancing


 * Emma, the Firefighter


 * Yummy Yummy (Series 9 episode)


 * Watch, Learn, Dance, Sing

Album Appearances

 * Yummy Yummy
 * The Wiggles Movie Soundtrack
 * Live Hot Potatoes!
 * Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles


 * The Wiggles' Big Birthday!


 * Hit Songs and Rarities


 * Hot Potatoes & Cold Spaghetti!


 * The Best of The Wiggles on Vinyl


 * The Best of The Wiggles


 * Dorothy the Dinosaur's Travelling Show


 * Dorothy the Dinosaur's Beach Party


 * Karaoke Songs 1


 * ReWiggled - A Tribute To The Wiggles


 * Wiggly Party & Other Kiddy Hits


 * The Wiggles Meet the Orchestra!


 * Everybody Come Wiggle!

Medley Performances

 * Wiggly Medley-third song
 * The Wiggly Owl Medley-second song
 * Go, Go, Go! Medley-third song