I'm A Gummy Bear (The Gummy Bear Song)
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| Single by Gummibär | ||||
| from the album I Am Your Gummy Bear | ||||
| Released | October 13, 2007 (U.S.) | |||
| Format | CD single, digital download, remixes EP | |||
| Genre | Dance-pop, electro, novelty | |||
| Length | 3:10 | |||
| Label | Gummybear International,[citation needed] [1] |
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| Writer(s) | Schneider, C.P.[2] | |||
| Producer | Tonekind, Papabar, Rene Rennefeld[3] | |||
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"I'm A Gummy Bear (The Gummy Bear Song)" is a novelty dance song by Gummibär referring to a brand of candy, Gummi bear. It was written by German composer Christian Schneider and released by Gummybear International; the song received international and internet meme success, in part, due to its corresponding 30-second Hungarian video clip "Itt van a Gumimaci".[3][4]
The song has since been released in at least twenty five languages and has virally spread worldwide with more than 1 billion plays of the corresponding videos on YouTube and MySpace.[3] 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."[1] It is heard on his debut albumI 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
The single has been released in the original Hungarian ("Itt van a Gummimaci"),[2] as well as versions in Estonian, (Kummipea) and Polish ("Ja jestem Gumi Miś"), Hebrew ("Ani Gummy bear" "אני גאמי בר"), Czech ("Jsem pouze z gumy méďa"), German ("Ich bin Dein Gummibär"),[5]Swedish ("Jag är en Gummibjörn"),[6]Spanish ("Osito Gominola"),[2] a version in Spanglish ("Yo Soy Tu Gummy Bear"), a version in Slovak ("Ja som len z gumy macko"), French ("Je m'appelle Funny Bear"),[7] as well as Dutch ("Ik ben een Gummybeer"), Russian ("Ya mishka Gummy Bear" "Я мишка Гумми Бер"), Irish ("Is mise an Gummy Bear"), Persian, and English. A Brazilian Portuguese version ("Eu Sou O Gummy Bear"), a Japanese Version, and a European Portuguese version ("Eu Sou O Ursinho Gummy") have also been added with their own videos.[8] There are also two songs in the Greek version, the original one ("Θα 'μαι καλό παιδί") and another one which is taken for a commercial.
Music video
The song has since been released in at least twenty five languages and the corresponding videos posted as well featuring a "jolly and jiggly" lime green cartoon of a rubbery candy gummy bear in orange underwear basically bouncing around and breakdancing. "Oh I'm a yummy, tummy, funny, lucky gummy bear" and "I'm a movin', groovin', jammin', singing gummy bear" are the most common and mostly understood lyrics of this song.[3][4][9]
Gummibär, the highly stylized green blue-eyed character is naked except for an orange underwear and sneakers. Gummibär also seems to be bitten with a small portion of the upper left ear missing, which may be because the song is about candy. The bear's muzzle or, allowing for anthropomorphism, his mustache and goatee, are sugar-crusted and he only has two small teeth spaced far apart on his lower jaw.
The video, a 30 second CGI pop promo animated in Softimage XSI, was directed, designed and animated by Peter Dodd and produced through Wilfilm in Copenhagen for Ministry of Sound GmbH in Berlin.[10]
Covers and parodies
- For the Chilean presidential election of 2009, there was a parody version devoted to candidate and past president Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle titled Gomilalo, taking its name from Gominola (one of the possible translations of Gummy Bear into Spanish) and Lalo (short form for Eduardo). In the parody, Gomilalo recalls some unsuccessful deeds during his presidency (1994–2000) and jokes about what would he do if elected again.
- The track "Funny DJ" is a cover of Daddy DJ's self titled hit single.
- The song is covered by the band Fanfare Ciocarlia in the album "Balkan Brass Battle", under the title "I'm Your Gummy Bear".
References
- ^ a b Sekerka, John (29 November 2007). "I'm A Gummy Bear". Ottawa Xpress. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
- ^ a b c "Gummibär: Discography". Billboard.com. 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-11-04. Retrieved 2007-12-10. Has listing for album as well
- ^ a b c d Taylor, Chuck (8 December 2007). "News and Reviews: I'm A Gummy Bear by Gummibar". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on 2007-12-02. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
- ^ a b Gummiy miop fished in the west (29 November 2007). "Two New Videos Have Just Been Added!". Gummybear International. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
- ^ Gummi (15 October 2007). "Ich bin Dein Gummibär - Full German Version". Gummybear International. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
- ^ Gummi (17 October 2007). "Jag är en Gummibjörn: Full Swedish Version". Gummybear International. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
- ^ Gummi (15 October 2007). "Je m'appelle Funny Bear - Full French Version". Gummybear International. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
- ^ Gummi (2007). "GUMMIBÄR - I'm A Gummy Bear CD". Gummybear International. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
- ^ YouTube - GUMMIBÄR
- ^ "GummiBear". Petedodd. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
