It's a Wiggly Wiggly World

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It's a Wiggly Wiggly World
It's a Wiggly Wiggly World cover.jpg
Studio album by
the Wiggles
Released20 March 2000 [1]
Recorded1999–2000
StudioAlbert Studios, Sydney, Australia
Genre Children's music
Length42:00
Label ABC (AUS)
HIT Entertainment (US & UK)
Koch (US)
Producer The Wiggles
The Wiggles chronology
Toot Toot!
(1998)		It's a Wiggly Wiggly World
(2000)		 Wiggle Time!
(2000)

It's a Wiggly Wiggly World is the tenth album by Australian band The Wiggles, released in 2000 by ABC Music distributed by EMI. It was nominated for the 2000 ARIA Music Award for Best Children's Album but lost to Hi-5's Jump and Jive with Hi-5.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page except spoken and listed below

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."In the Wiggles' World"Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field 1:11
2."Here Come the Wiggles"Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, Dominic Lindsay2:54
3."In the Big Red Car We Like To Ride" 1:48
4."Let's Meet Slim Dusty" (spoken intro) 0:17
5."I Love To Have A Dance With Dorothy" (featuring Slim Dusty)Pat Alexander2:32
6."Let's Meet Christine Anu" (spoken intro) 0:27
7."Taba Naba" (featuring Christine Anu)Trad1:53
8."Let's Meet Rolf Harris [note 1] " (spoken intro) 0:29
9."Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport [note 1] " (featuring Rolf Harris)Rolf Harris1:38
10."Let's Meet Kamahl" (spoken intro) 0:15
11."Sing With Me" (featuring Kamahl) Johnny Edward, Susan Edward2:17
12."Let's Meet Human Nature" (spoken intro) 0:44
13."One Little Coyote" (featuring Human Nature) Douglas B. Green 4:57
14."Hey, Hey, Hey We're All Pirate Dancing"Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field2:38
15."Another Cuppa"Edward, Susan Edward2:47
16."Let's Meet Tim Finn" (spoken intro) 0:23
17."Six Months in a Leaky Boat (Wiggly Version)" (featuring Tim Finn)Tim Finn2:50
18."Blow Me Down"John Field, Greg Truman2:00
19."Let's Go (We're Riding in the Big Red Car)"Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field2:09
20."Porcupine Pie" Neil Diamond 1:49
21."Let's Meet Jimmy Little" (spoken intro) 0:32
22."Morningtown Ride" (featuring Jimmy Little) Malvina Reynolds 2:29
23."Intro To Haru Ga Kita" (spoken) 0:55
24."Haru Ga Kita" (featuring Atsuko Arai)Trad1:20

Personnel

The Wiggles

Additional musicians

Charts

Chart performance for It's a Wiggly Wiggly World
Chart (2000)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [2] 39

Certifications

Certifications for It's a Wiggly Wiggly World
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [3] Gold35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Video

It's a Wiggly Wiggly World
Directed byChisholm McTavish
Produced byPaul Field
Starring Greg Page
Anthony Field
Murray Cook
Jeff Fatt
Paul Paddick
Christine Anu
Kamahl
Rolf Harris
Slim Dusty
Jimmy Little
Tim Finn
Atsuko Arai
Music by The Wiggles
Distributed byRoadshow/ABC Video
Release date
  • 25 July 2000 (2000-07-25) [4]
Country Australia

It's a Wiggly Wiggly World is a video released by Australian children's band the Wiggles in July 2000. [5]

Song List

  1. "In the Wiggles World"
  2. "Here Comes the Wiggles"
  3. "In the Big Red Car We Like To Ride"
  4. "I Love To Have A Dance With Dorothy (featuring Slim Dusty)"
  5. "Taba Naba (featuring Christine Anu)"
  6. "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport (featuring Rolf Harris)"
  7. "Sing With Me (featuring Kamahl)"
  8. "Hey Hey Hey We're all Pirate Dancing"
  9. "Another Cuppa"
  10. "Starry Night"
  11. "Six Months in a Leaky Boat (featuring Tim Finn)"
  12. "One Little Coyote"
  13. "Blow Me Down"
  14. "Let's Go (We're Riding in the Big Red Car)"
  15. "Morningtown Ride (featuring Jimmy Little)"
  16. "Haru Ga Kita (featuring Atsuko Arai)"

Releases

VHS

  • Australia: 25 July 2000
  • United States: 22 January 2002

DVD

  • United States: 26 April 2005 [6]
  • Australia: 14 June 2005
  • United Kingdom: 12 September 2005 [7]

Other

In 2020, the video was released in multiple segments on their YouTube channel. The sections pertaining to Rolf Harris were removed. [8]

Cast

The Wiggles

Cast

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" and its introduction were removed from digital download in July 2014 after Rolf Harris was convicted of indecent assault - Cooper, Max (1 July 2014). "Harris stripped of ARIA induction". Brisbane Times . Retrieved 6 August 2014.

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