"The Chase" is an instrumental song from the US release of the Yummy Yummy album. It was used in The Wiggles Movie and during the end credits of Series 1 when The Wiggles and their friends get involved in a chase with each other.
Chase Scenes[]
There are five chase scenes used for this song in Series 1. Either Wags or Captain Feathersword will lead the chase while the Wiggles, Officer Beaples, Henry, and Dorothy join in once the leading character passes them. The chase scene concludes in one of the two following locations: a path with wired fences, and a path with a park bench in the distance, although the characters will keep moving after that. Dorothy is always the last one and will wave goodbye to the viewers once the chase scene ends.
- Tennis Ball Chase: After Officer Beaples tells the Wiggles that they have enough time to play one more tennis game, they quickly begin playing. Jeff hits the ball too high and it lands in Captain Feathersword's mouth while he is riding a bike. The Wiggles and their friends chase after him.
- Butterfly Chase: Wags tries to catch a big butterfly, but he accidentally catches Dorothy instead, although the butterfly gets the net off her. The Wiggles (who were busy cleaning a flower garden) and their friends join Wags in chasing after the butterfly.
- Keyboard Chase: After playing with Jeff's musical keyboard, they head off to see Wags, leaving the keyboard behind. Captain Feathersword finds it and, not knowing that its Jeff's, decides to borrow it for a while. The Wiggles find Wags observing a dog statue. After Captain Feathersword passes by, they see that he has Jeff's keyboard and go after him. Henry does not appear in this chase scene and is replaced with a ballerina.
- Beach Chase: While playing at the beach, Wags takes some of the beach toys while playing tag with Captain Feathersword. The Wiggles and their friends chase after Wags, although Dorothy does not join until the very end of the chase scene.
- Laundry Chase: While hanging laundry, Wags (who was playing tag with Captain Feathersword) bumps into the wash and gets entangled in a pink towel. The Wiggles and their friends pursue him. Again, Dorothy does not join until the very end.
Song Credits[]
Written by Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, and Greg Page, published by Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd.
Trivia/Goofs[]
- The CD versions runs 3 minutes longer than any of the video versions and fades out at the end.
- The song is used in the 2000 North American release of Wake Up Jeff!, replacing "Everybody Is Clever".
- It is the only song on the 2000 North American release of Wake Up Jeff! where The Wiggles are seen in their 1997-2001 outfits.
- The 1998 version plays in C whereas the 2017 version plays in B-flat, B and C.
- An electric guitar styled-version of the track appears in the 2017 TV series Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle!.
- The original version also appears in Lights, Camera, Action, Wiggles!, Ready, Steady, Wiggle! (Series 6), and Wiggle and Learn (YouTube Series).
- During the butterfly chase, Officer Beaples lost their left shoe at the end.
- In the butterfly chase, if one looks closely enough, they can see strings attached to the butterfly.
- The scene with the distant park bench differs from both of its appearances. In the keyboard chase, there was a low-hanging branch that the group had to pass through. In the beach chase, it was gone.
- Although Wags appears to be the one being chased in the butterfly chase, the other characters are really helping him catch the butterfly, therefore making the butterfly the one being chased.
Performances/Appearances[]
Video Performances[]
- Wake Up Jeff! (North American version)
- The Wiggles Movie
Album Appearances[]
- Yummy Yummy (North American version)
TV Appearances[]
- The Wiggles (Season 1)
- Lights, Camera, Action, Wiggles!
- Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle!
- Ready, Steady, Wiggle! (Series 6)
- Wiggle and Learn (2024 YouTube Series)