Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)

"Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)" is a song by Popstars: The Rivals 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]

"Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)"
Single by the Cheeky Girls
from the album Partytime
Released	13 October 2002 (2002-10-13)
Recorded	2002
Genre	Dance-pop
Length	3:21
Label	Multiply
Songwriter(s)	The Cheeky Boyz, Margaret Irimia
Producer(s)	The Cheeky Boyz
The Cheeky Girls singles chronology
"Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)" (2002) "Take Your Shoes Off" (2003)

Track listings

UK CD1[2] "Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)" (radio edit) – 3:21 "Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)" (Christmas mix) – 3:27 "Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)" (clubstar remix) – 6:09 UK CD2[3] "Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)" (radio edit) – 3:21 "Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)" (LMC remix) – 5:18 "Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)" (extended mix) – 6:05 "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] "Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)" (radio edit) "Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)" (LMC remix) European CD single[6] "Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)" (radio edit) – 3:21 "Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)" (clubstar remix) – 6:09 Australian CD single[7] "Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)" (radio edit) – 3:23 "Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)" (Christmas mix) – 3:29 "Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)" (clubstar remix) – 6:06 "Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)" (LMC remix) – 5:21 "Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)" (video)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2002–2003) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[8] 59 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[9] 4 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[10] 10 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[11] 4 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[12] 16 France (SNEP)[13] 19 Germany (GfK)[14] 52 Hungary (Single Top 40)[15] 5 Ireland (IRMA)[16] 12 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[17] 6 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[18] 4 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[19] 42 Scotland (OCC)[20] 1 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[21] 28 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 73 UK Singles (OCC)[23] 2

Year-end charts Chart (2002) Position Ireland (IRMA)[24] 99 UK Singles (OCC)[25] 24 Chart (2003) Position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[26] 33 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[27] 98 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[28] 42 UK Singles (OCC)[29] 67

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[30]	Gold	400,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	2 December 2002	CD	Multiply	[31]
Australia	3 February 2003			[32]

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

References

1. "100 worst pop records". Channel 4. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
2. Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum) (UK CD1 liner notes). The Cheeky Girls. Multiply Records. 2002. CXMULTY97.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
3. Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum) (UK CD2 liner notes). The Cheeky Girls. Multiply Records. 2002. CDMULTY97.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
4. Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum) (UK 12-inch single sleeve). The Cheeky Girls. Multiply Records. 2002. TMULTY97.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
5. Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum) (UK cassette single sleeve). The Cheeky Girls. Multiply Records. 2002. CAMULTY97.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
6. Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum) (European CD single liner notes). The Cheeky Girls. Multiply Records. 2002. TWR0056-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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8. "Issue 677" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
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10. "The Cheeky Girls – Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
11. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 21, no. 2–3. 11 January 2003. p. 20. Retrieved 13 May 2020. See last week column.
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13. "The Cheeky Girls – Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
14. "The Cheeky Girls – Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
15. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
16. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
17. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 5, 2003" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
18. "The Cheeky Girls – Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
19. "Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 9, saptamina 10.03–16.03, 2003" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 17 February 2005. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
20. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
21. "The Cheeky Girls – Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
22. "The Cheeky Girls – Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
23. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
24. "Top 100 Songs of 2002". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 2002. Archived from the original on 2 June 2004. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
25. "2002 UK Singles Chart" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
26. "Jaaroverzichten 2003" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
27. "Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 2003". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
28. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 2003" (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 May 2018.
29. "2002 UK Singles Chart" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
30. "British single certifications – Cheeky Girls – Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
31. "New Releases – For Week Starting 2 December 2002: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 30 November 2002. p. 23. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
32. "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 3rd February 2003" (PDF). ARIA. 3 February 2003. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 January 2003. Retrieved 28 June 2021.

External links

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