Rubber Duckie
| "Rubber Duckie" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Ernie (Jim Henson) | |
| from the album The Sesame Street Book and Record | |
| B-side | "(Can You Tell Me How to Get to) Sesame Street" |
| Released | 1970 |
| Recorded | 1970 |
| Genre | Children's, pop |
| Length | 2:25 |
| Label | Columbia |
| Songwriter(s) | Jeff Moss |
| Producer(s) | Thomas Z. Shepard |
"Rubber Duckie" is a song written by Jeff Moss, arranged by Joe Raposo and originally sung by Jim Henson who performed it as the Muppet character Ernie on the television program Sesame Street. The song is named after Ernie's toy, a rubber duck affectionately named Rubber Duckie.
The song's debut was on a Sesame Street episode which aired February 25, 1970. "Rubber Duckie" was popular enough to be recorded and released as a 45 rpm single and became a surprise mainstream hit, peaking at No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 26, 1970, and at No. 10 in Australia.
It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Recording for Children in 1971 but lost out to the album The Sesame Street Book & Record, which contained the song. The song was followed by other Sesame Street songs about Ernie and his rubber duck, including "Do De Rubber Duck", "D-U-C-K-I-E", "The Honker Duckie Dinger Jamboree", and 1988's "Put Down the Duckie", performed by Hoots the Owl but also featuring Ernie.