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| The Wiggles Movie Soundtrack | ||||
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| Released | October 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1997 | |||
| Genre | Children's music | |||
| Length | 42:19 | |||
| Label | ABC | |||
| Producer | The Wiggles | |||
| The Wiggles chronology | ||||
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The Wiggles Movie Soundtrack is the eighth Wiggles album. It was released in 1997 and serves as the companion soundtrack for The Wiggles Movie .
The Wiggles Movie Soundtrack was released in October 1997. According to ABC label manager Rex Barry, its "24th track" contains "interactive multimedia is designed specifically to educate the under-six-year-olds by simplifying the navigation and encouraging and rewarding exploration of the disc. The package features full-screen, full-motion, real-time video action footage from the film, the Wiggles themselves talking about the movie, illustrations that can be printed out for colouring in, plus a game, 'kiddie safe' Internet links and general Wiggles information". [1]
All tracks are written by M.Cook, J.Fatt, A.Field, G.Page except noted below
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hey There Wally" | 1:45 | |
| 2. | "Dorothy (Would You Like to Dance?)" | 1:38 | |
| 3. | "Can You Point Your Fingers and Do the Twist?" | 1:35 | |
| 4. | "Rock-a-Bye Your Bear" | 1:25 | |
| 5. | "We Like to Say Hello" (instrumental) | 0:34 | |
| 6. | "Quack Quack" | 1:56 | |
| 7. | "Rockin' and a Rollin' Sea" | 1:57 | |
| 8. | "Boom Boom" | John Field | 1:45 |
| 9. | "Mrs. Bingles Theme" | John Field | 1:37 |
| 10. | "Tap Wags" | John Field | 1:16 |
| 11. | "Ballerina, Ballerina" | John Field | 1:29 |
| 12. | "Ooh It's Captain Feathersword" | John Field | 2:38 |
| 13. | "Hot Potato" | John Field, Cook, Fatt, Field, Page | 1:18 |
| 14. | "Romp Bomp a Stomp" | 1:24 | |
| 15. | "I'm a Cow" | 0:30 | |
| 16. | "Nya Nya Nya" | 1:46 | |
| 17. | "Wally's Dream Music" | 1:13 | |
| 18. | "Magic Club Music" | 1:37 | |
| 19. | "Hey There Wally" (instrumental) | 2:20 | |
| 20. | "Let's Have a Party" (instrumental) | 2:33 | |
| 21. | "Let's Have a Party" | 2:35 | |
| 22. | "Wiggly Medley" | 3:15 | |
| 23. | "Wigglemix" | 3:32 | |
| Total length: | 42:19 | ||
The Wiggly Medley includes the following songs:
| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA) [2] | 36 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA) [3] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
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