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, Margaret Irimia, the song was released as a single on 2 December 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	2 December 2002 (2002-12-02)
Length	3:21
Label	Multiply
Songwriters	The Cheeky Boyz, Margaret Irimia
Producer	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 Singles (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