"Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)" is an American popular song written by Al Hoffman and Dick Manning.
The song is almost identical in melody and triple-time rhythm to a portion of Emmanuel Chabrier's 1883 composition, España.
Perry Como recorded "Hot Diggity" at Webster Hall in New York City.
[3] It is used as counterpoint[clarification needed] to the lines it precedes in the lyrics, as in the following excerpt: At the end of the song, Como exclaimed "Hot dog!"
[3] It appeared in a popular song in 1928, when Al Jolson was recorded saying "Hot diggity dog!