I'm a Gummy Bear explained

I'm a Gummy Bear
(The Gummy Bear Song)
Cover:I-Am-A-Gummy-Bear-The-Gummy-Bear-Song.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Gummibär
Album:I Am Your Gummy Bear
Released:10 June 2007
Genre:Pop, novelty
Length:3:10
Label:Catchy Tunes
Producer:Tonekind, Papabar, Rene Rennefeld[1]
Next Title:Cho Ka Ka O (Choco Choco Choco)
Next Year:2008

"I'm a Gummy Bear (The Gummy Bear Song)" is a novelty dance song by Gummibär, in reference to the gummy bear, a type of bear-shaped candy originating in Germany. It was written by German composer Christian Schneider and released by Gummibär's label Gummybear International. The song was first released in Hungary, where it spent eight months as number one atop the ringtones chart.[2]

Subsequently, it became a global phenomenon as an Internet meme, in large part due to its corresponding videos on YouTube and MySpace. It has since been released in at least 43 languages, and the English version alone has spread virally worldwide, with more than 3 billion plays on YouTube alone.

The French version ("Funny Bear") was written by Peter Kitsch. The French music video has over 512 million views on YouTube, making it one of the top-10 most-viewed French videos on the site.[3] It peaked at number eight on the French Singles Chart.[4]

With the song ready-made for ringtone use, one critic commented "he's the ultimate cross-platform, cross-cultural phenomenon YouTube was designed to unleash."[5] It is heard on his debut album I Am Your Gummy Bear released in 2007. Since the song's release, many songs, including a cover of "Blue (Da Ba Dee)", have been released by Gummibär.

Multiple languages

Several versions have been released in many languages. The song was originally released in German and English, and, as mentioned, the French version has received more than half a billion views.[6] Gummibär released a whole album of their new languages on YouTube.[7]

Other languages include Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Brazilian and European Portuguese, Hungarian, Swedish, Slovak, Swahili, Polish, Turkish, and several more.

An official version of the song has also been uploaded in Klingon.

Music video

Videos corresponding to at least 43 languages are currently uploaded featuring the titular gummy bear character in orange underwear bouncing and breakdancing.[1] [8] [9]

Gummibär is a blue-eyed, highly-stylized, green gummy bear. He is slightly overweight and wears orange Y-front briefs and white sneakers. He also seems to have a half-chewed right ear. His muzzle, or mustache and goatee, are sugar-crusted and with only two small teeth spaced far apart on his lower jaw.

The English music video, posted on October 9, 2007, has over 2.9 billion views on YouTube, making it one of the top-50 most-viewed videos on the site.[10]

In 2006, the video, a 30-second CGI pop promo animated in Softimage XSI, was directed, designed and animated by Pete Dodd and was produced through Wilfilm in Copenhagen for Ministry of Sound GmbH in Berlin.[11]

In popular culture

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2007)Position
Australia (ARIA)[16] 95
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[17] 72

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Taylor . Chuck . News and Reviews: I'm A Gummy Bear by Gummibar . . 9 November 2007 . 2007-12-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071202090647/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/content_display/reviews/singles/e3ida9c9ba3e6e83a938e9167279c2368ec . 2 December 2007 . dead .
  2. Web site: Gummy Bear set to take Crazy Frog's mantle. Richard. Alleyne. 2008-07-11. The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. 2020-11-30. subscription. 2021-03-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20210308192152/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2285316/Gummy-Bear-set-to-take-Crazy-Frogs-mantle.html. live.
  3. Web site: Les chansons francophones les plus vues classement (Playlist). fr. YouTube, JMF. YouTube. 2020-10-28. 2020-08-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20200823153920/https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhsz9CILh354KnaGU1UJas5IVf_j9NMAI. live.
  4. Web site: "Lescharts.com – FunnyBear – FunnyBear". fr. Les classement single. 2020-10-28. 2018-12-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20181231042617/https://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=FunnyBear&titel=FunnyBear&cat=s. live.
  5. News: Gummibär "I Am Your Gummy Bear". Ottawa XPress. April 13, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20071218204851/http://www.ottawaxpress.ca/music/spin.aspx?iIDDisque=4589. December 18, 2007. dead.
  6. Web site: Gummi . Je m'appelle Funny Bear - Full French Version . Gummybear International . 15 October 2007 . 2007-12-10 . 2015-11-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151113021948/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5H59Py7KApU . live .
  7. Web site: The Gummy Bear Song Around the World (Album) . 2022-04-01 . YouTube . 2022-04-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220401192030/https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOwfzI84VEW8Bqu3sRreXYxtZ-r-1kU6k . live .
  8. Web site: Gummy mop fished in the west . Two New Videos Have Just Been Added! . Gummybear International . 29 November 2007 . 2007-12-10 . 2008-07-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080723172018/http://www.gummybear.net/ . live .
  9. Web site: Original Gummy Bear video on YouTube. YouTube. 9 October 2007 . 2019-02-25. 2020-08-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20200801130506/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=astISOttCQ0&index=49&list=PLirAqAtl_h2r5g8xGajEwdXd3x1sZh8hC&t=0s. live.
  10. Web site: Top 1000 Most Viewed YouTube Videos of All Time. YouTube. May 9, 2020. August 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160809182529/https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLirAqAtl_h2r5g8xGajEwdXd3x1sZh8hC. live.
  11. Web site: GummyBear . Petedodd . October 8, 2020 . September 27, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200927014442/https://petedodd.com/portfolio_page/gummy-bear/ . live .
  12. Web site: Spree (2020) . IMDB . 20 February 2021 . 22 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220322075548/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11394332/soundtrack/?ref_=tt_trv_snd . live .
  13. Web site: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm Soundtrack Music - Complete Song List. 2020-10-24. Tunefind. en-us. 2020-10-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20201027031320/https://www.tunefind.com/movie/borat-subsequent-moviefilm-2020. live.
  14. Web site: Yes Day Soundtrack Music – Complete Song List. Tunefind. August 4, 2021. August 4, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210804204955/https://www.tunefind.com/movie/yes-day-2021. live.
  15. Digital Singles Charts - Greece (December 19, 2009). Billboard. 2013-06-17. 2018-12-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20181216202421/https://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2009-12-19/greece. live.
  16. Web site: ARIA End of Year Singles Chart 2007. Australian Recording Industry Association. April 28, 2020. September 21, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190921083852/https://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/2007/singles-chart. live.
  17. Web site: Årslista Singlar – År 2007. Sverigetopplistan. sv. April 28, 2020. March 24, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220324204602/https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/43?dspy=2007&dspp=1. live.

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