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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. | ||
John William Michael Field is an Australian composer and songwriter. He was a founding mainstay member of the Sydney pub rock band the Cockroaches on rhythm guitar and sharing lead vocals. He has written tracks for the children's music group, the Wiggles, including "Hot Potato". His brothers, Paul Field and Anthony Field, were also bandmates in the Cockroaches.
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