"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 its label Gummybear International. The song was first released in Hungary, where it spent eight months as number 1 atop the ringtones chart.[4]
| "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 | 10 June 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Genre | Bubblegum dance | |||
| Length | 3:10 | |||
| Label | Catchy Tunes[1] | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Schneider, C.P.[2] | |||
| Producer(s) | Tonekind, Papabar, Rene Rennefeld[3] | |||
| Gummibär singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "The Gummy Bear Song" on YouTube | ||||
Subsequently it became global as an Internet meme, in large part due to its corresponding videos on YouTube and MySpace.[3] It has since been released in at least twenty-five languages and has virally spread worldwide with more than 1 billion plays. The French version ("Funny Bear") was written by Peter Kitsch.
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[6] and English.
| Language | Original Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Hungarian | Itt van a Gumimaci[7] | Here's the Teddy Gummy Bear |
| Czech | Jsem pouze z Gumy Méďa | I'm Just a Gummy Bear |
| Dutch | Ik ben een Gummibeer | I am a Gummy Bea |
| Estonian | Ma olen Kummipea | I am Rubberhead |
| French | Je m'appelle Funny Bear[8] | My Name Is Funny Bear |
| German | Ich bin dein Gummibär[9] | I am Your Gummy Bear |
| Greek | Tha Mai Kalo Paidi (Θα 'μαι καλό παιδί)[i] | I'll Be a Good Kid |
| Hebrew | Ani Gami Ber (אני גאמי בר) | I'm a Gummy Bear |
| Irish | Is mise an Gummy Bear | I am the Gummy Bear |
| Polish | Ja jestem Gummi Miś | I'm Gummy Bear |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Eu Sou O Gummy Bear / Eu Sou O Ursinho | I am the Gummy Bear |
| European Portuguese | Eu Sou Ursinho Gummy | I'm Little Gummy Bear |
| Russian | Я мишка Гумми Бер (Ja miška Gummi Ber) | I am Gummy Bear |
| Slovak | Ja som len z gumy macko | I'm Only Teddy Gummy Bear |
| European Spanish | Osito Gominola[7] | Teddy Gummy Bear |
| Latin American Spanish | Yo Soy Tu Gummy Bear | I am Your Gummy Bear |
| Swedish | Jag är en Gummibjörn[10] | I'm A Gummy Bear |
| Japanese | グミベル (Gumiberu) 僕はグミベル (Boku wa Gumi-beru) |
Gummy Bear I am a Gummy Bear |
| Abaza | Ари тшы ГуммиБеар (Ari Tšy GummiBear) | I am a Gummy Bear |
| Nogai | Кешир блз ГуммиБеар (Keşir Blz GummiBear) | I am a Gummy Bear |
| Kabardian | И ауэ кумб ГуммиБеар (I awæ kumb GummiBear) | I am a Gummy Bear |
| Picard | Est pi del Gummy Ors | I am a Gummy Bear |
| Georgian | გუმმიბეარ (Gummibear) | Gummy Bear |
| Waray | Nga o han Ursidae Gummy | I am a Gummy Bear |
| Finnish | Nalle-Nami | Gummy Bear |
| Italian | Io Sono Gummy Bear | I am Gummy Bear |
| Armenian | Գամի Բեառ (Gami Bear) | Gummy Bear |
| Cebuano | Kun sa nga Gummy Bear | I am a Gummy Bear |
| Swahili | Gammy Dabu | Gummy Bear |
| Norwegian | Eg e ein gummi bjørn | I am a Gummy Bear |
| Romanian | Mă Cheamă Gummy Bear | My name is Gummy Bear |
| Lithuanian | O as meškiukas guminukas | I am a Gummy Bear |
| Crimean Tatar | Ise laf bir Gummy Bear | I am a Gummy Bear |
| Yiddish | Gummy bear (גאמי בר) | Gummy Bear |
| Chechen | Долу боху а ГуммиБеар (Dolu boxu a GummiBear) | I am a Gummy Bear |
| Fijian | Tu na ko Gummy Bear | I am a Gummy Bear |
| Welsh | Yn o byw Gummy Arth | I am a Gummy Bear |
| Esperanto | La sur kaj Gummy Urso | I am a Gummy Bear |
| Malay | Beruang Gummy | Gummy Bear |
| Interlingua | De le un Gummy Bear | I am a Gummy Bear |
| Sicilian | Na di li Gummy Bear | I am a Gummy Bear |
| Asturian | La de se Gummy Bear | I am a Gummy Bear |
| Mandarin | Gummybear 粘粘雄 (Zhān zhān xióng) | Gummy Bear |
| Cantonese | Gummybear 粘熊猫 | Gummy Bear |
| Dungan | Җанҗан щүн | Gummy Bear |
| Breton | Hag e ar Gummy Bear | I am a Gummy Bear |
| Zulu | Kodwa lona Gummy Bear | I am a Gummy Bear |
| Albanian | Në të më Gummy Bear | I am a Gummy Bear |
| Malagasy | Ny no sy Gummy Bear | I am a Gummy Bear |
| Vietnamese | Bài Hát Gấu Nho | The Gummy Bear Song |
| Serbo-Croatian | Gumi Medo / Гуми Медо | Gummy Bear |
| Extremaduran | De los se Gummy Bear | I am a Gummy Bear |
| West Flemish | De in da Gummy Bear | I am a Gummy Bear |
| Occitan | La los e Gummy Bear | I am a Gummy Bear |
| Quechua | Kay tukuy Gummy Bear | I am a Gummy Bear |
| Bulgarian | Sas Mecho Gummy Dnes | I am Gummy Bear |
| Tagalog | Ako Gummy Bear[ii] | I'm Gummy Bear |
| Indonesian | Aku Gummy Bear[ii] | I'm Gummy Bear |
| Danish | Jeg er en Gummibjørn | I am a Gummy Bear |
| Hindi | मैं हूँ गमीबेर (Main Hoon Gummybear) | I am Gummy Bear |
| Thai | เพลงหมีเหนียว | Gummy Bear Song |
| Korean | 구미 베어 노래 (Gumi Beeo Nolae) | Gummy Bear Song |
| Klingon | ngalbogh mIl'oD jIH | I am a sabre bear that is chewy |
Music video
Videos corresponding to at least 25 languages are currently uploaded featuring the titular character in orange underwear bouncing and breakdancing.[3][11][12]
Gummy bear, the highly stylized character, is naked except for orange Y-front briefs and sneakers. Gummy bear also seems to be bitten with a small portion of the upper left ear missing. The bear's muzzle or mustache and goatee, are sugar-crusted and with only two small teeth spaced far apart on his lower jaw.
The music video has over 1.8 billion views on YouTube as of October 2019, making it one of the top 60 most viewed videos on the site.[13]
In 2006, The video, a 30-second CGI pop promo animated in Softimage XSI, was directed, designed and animated by Peter Dodd and was produced through Wilfilm in Copenhagen for Ministry of Sound GmbH in Berlin.[14]
Weekly charts
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Greece Digital Songs (Billboard)[15] | 1 |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[16] | 87 |
| US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[17] | 28 |
| Japan (Japan Hot 100)[18] | 36 |
| Invalid chart entered Germany2 | 53 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[19] | 11 |
| Australia (ARIA)[20] | 12 |
References
- ^ https://www.discogs.com/Gummybear-I-Am-Your-Gummy-Bear/release/3357322
- ^ "Gummybear: 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 Taylor, Chuck (9 November 2007). "News and Reviews: I'm A Gummy Bear by Gummibar". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
- ^ "Gummy Bear set to take Crazy Frog's mantle". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ "Gummibär "I Am Your Gummy Bear"". Ottawa XPress. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
- ^ berlin0708 (2006-07-14), GUMMIBÄR, retrieved 2018-05-13
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Gummibär: Discography". Billboard.com. 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-11-04. Retrieved 2007-12-10. Has listing for album as well
- ^ Gummi (15 October 2007). "Je m'appelle Funny Bear - Full French Version". 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.
- ^ Gummy mop fished in the west (29 November 2007). "Two New Videos Have Just Been Added!". Gummybear International. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
- ^ "Original Gummy Bear video on YouTube".
- ^ "Most Viewed Videos of All Time (Over 450M views)". YouTube. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
- ^ "GummyBear". Petedodd. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
- ^ "Digital Singles Charts - Greece (December 19, 2009)". Billboard.
- ^ "Gummibär Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
- ^ "Gummibär Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
- ^ "Gummy Bear Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
- ^ "Gummybear – GUMMYBEAR SONG". Singles Top 100. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
- ^ "Gummybear – I'M YOUR FUNNY BEAR". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved August 1, 2013.