Crazy Frog, originally known as Adam King, is a computer-animated character created in 2003 by
Erik WernquistErik Wernquist is a Swedish actor, playwright and director. He is probably best known to the general public for his 3-D animation "The Annoying Thing", now known as the Crazy Frog....
. Marketed by the ringtone provider
Jamba!Jamba! is a premium-rate monthly SMS mobile phone content provider, based in Berlin, Germany. In China and the company's English-speaking markets—currently Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States—the company operates under the name...
, the animation was originally created to accompany a sound effect produced by
Daniel MalmedahlDaniel Malmedahl is a computer components salesman from Gothenburg, Sweden who is best known for developing the "ring ding ding" voice of the Crazy Frog. The sound was created while trying to create an imitation of a two-stroke moped engine...
in 1997 while attempting to imitate the sound of a
TrabantThe Trabant is a car that was produced by former East German auto maker VEB Sachsenring Automobilwerke Zwickau in Zwickau, Sachsen. It was the most common vehicle in East Germany, and was also exported to countries both inside and outside the communist bloc...
, the East-German car powered by a two-stroke engine .
The Crazy Frog spawned a worldwide hit single with a remix of "Axel F", which reached the number one spot in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Turkey, New Zealand, Australia and most of Europe. The subsequent album
Crazy Frog Presents Crazy HitsCrazy Frog Presents Crazy Hits is an album by the Crazy Frog, released on July 25, 2005. It is a collection of songs mixed with the Crazy Frog ringtone, including "Axel F" and "Popcorn"....
and second single "Popcorn" also enjoyed worldwide chart success, and a second album entitled
Crazy Frog Presents More Crazy HitsCrazy Frog Presents More Crazy Hits is the second album from Crazy Frog, and has been released in the UK on June 26. "We Are the Champions " was released as the first single on June 5th.More Crazy Hits was released in Canada July 25....
was released in 2006. The Crazy Frog has also spawned a range of merchandise and toys, and two video games.
History
In 1997, 17-year-old student
Daniel MalmedahlDaniel Malmedahl is a computer components salesman from Gothenburg, Sweden who is best known for developing the "ring ding ding" voice of the Crazy Frog. The sound was created while trying to create an imitation of a two-stroke moped engine...
recorded himself impersonating the noises produced by internal combustion engines. He posted this on a website and caught the attention of a Swedish television researcher, who convinced Daniel to perform the sound live on air. After it debuted on television, recordings of his performance began appearing on file sharing networks and various websites under the filename "2TAKTARE.MP3" ("Tvåtaktare" is Swedish for "Two stroker").
The sound was adopted as the sound of a formula one car as early as 2001 in the form of "Deng Deng Form" and later "The Insanity Test" both of which were a static background of a Ferrari Formula One car accompanied by the sound. However the sound was later adopted as that of a motorcycle for its most well known format.
In late 2003, fellow Swede
Erik WernquistErik Wernquist is a Swedish actor, playwright and director. He is probably best known to the general public for his 3-D animation "The Annoying Thing", now known as the Crazy Frog....
encountered the sound effect and, not knowing about the previous incarnations of the sound, was inspired to create the 3D animated character he named "The Annoying Thing" to accompany it. Wernquist worked on the first animation in his spare time using the
LightWaveLightWave 3D is a high end computer graphics program developed by NewTek. The latest release of LightWave runs on Windows and Mac OS X.- Overview:...
3D modeling application, and the whole process took between 6 to 8 weeks. In October 2003 he posted it on his website and on the CGTalk forum.
The animation was a popular attraction at Erik's website, but the sound was credited to "Anonymous". Eventually, word reached Daniel that his impressions had been used in a now well-known animation. He contacted Erik, apparently giving an impromptu performance to confirm his claims. Erik was convinced, and gave credit to Daniel for his creation.
The animation received attention through filesharing and word of mouth, and when
Ringtone EuropeJamba! is a premium-rate monthly SMS mobile phone content provider, based in Berlin, Germany. In China and the company's English-speaking markets—currently Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States—the company operates under the name...
and Jamster België (now both merged into Jamba!) got wind of this, realizing the monetary possibilities through capitalizing on the underground cult-status they licensed the rights to the creation, renaming it "Crazy Frog" and starting to market it in mid-2004.
In an interview with
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Wernquist expressed his displeasure at the choice of name:
- “If I had known that this was going to be such a big thing I would not have allowed them to use that stupid name. It has nothing to do with the character. It’s not a frog and it’s not particularly crazy either”
Musical history
The Crazy Frog was broadcast for the first time on Belgian Television in mid-2004. There it was marketed as Albert Motàr.
"
Axel F"Axel F" is the electronic instrumental theme from the 1984 film Beverly Hills Cop performed by Harold Faltermeyer. The title comes from the main character's name, Axel Foley , in the film. It topped musical charts in 1985 and remains a popular remix track. Mixes of "Axel F" topped European pop...
" (a remix of the 1980s
Harold Faltermeyer song"Axel F" is the electronic instrumental theme from the 1984 film Beverly Hills Cop performed by Harold Faltermeyer. The title comes from the main character's name, Axel Foley , in the film. It topped musical charts in 1985 and remains a popular remix track. Mixes of "Axel F" topped European pop...
), was released on 23 May 2005 and became one of the most successful singles of the year 2005. "Axel F" debuted at number one in the UK, remaining there for four weeks. The song was then knocked off the charts by rapper 2Pac's single 'Ghetto Gospel'. Similar success took place in Australia and many parts of Europe, and the song remained on the charts for many months in various countries worldwide. However, the song apparently failed to catch on as well in the US and Japan, where it reached No.50 and No.48 respectively. The "Axel F" music video was produced by Kaktus Film and Erik Wernquist, and centers on the pursuit of the Crazy Frog by a
bounty hunterA bounty hunter captures fugitives for a monetary reward . Other names, mainly used in the United States, include bail enforcement agent and fugitive recovery agent.-Laws in the U.S.:...
. He reprises his role as pursuer of the Crazy Frog in all subsequent videos.
Popcorn (a remix of the Gershon Kingsley song) was released on 22 August and premiered with a choreographed cheerleader performance on
Top of the PopsTop of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. After 25 December 2006 it became a radio program, now hosted by Tony Blackburn...
.The performance does the same thing in
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. It also reached No.16 in Australia and Top 20 in much of Europe, in many cases while "Axel F" was still charting.
Riding on the popularity of these initial single releases, an album entitled
Crazy Frog Presents Crazy HitsCrazy Frog Presents Crazy Hits is an album by the Crazy Frog, released on July 25, 2005. It is a collection of songs mixed with the Crazy Frog ringtone, including "Axel F" and "Popcorn"....
was released on 25 July. It contained several Frog remixes of existing songs like "Pump Up the Jam" and the Pink Panther theme, as well as several original tracks such as "In the 80's" and "Dirty Frog". It reached No.5 in the UK, No.8 in Australia and topped the charts in New Zealand. Surprisingly the album performed much better in the US than the "Axel F" single, reaching #19.
A special Christmas edition of Crazy Hits with numerous holiday-themed bonus tracks was released in November, backed with a double A-side single release of "
Jingle Bells/U Can't Touch This"Jingle Bells/U Can't Touch This" is a 2005 Crazy Frog cover of the Christmas song "Jingle Bells" and a cover of "U Can't Touch This",...
". The single peaked at No.4 in Australia and No.5 in the UK.
In May 2006 the Crazy Frog contributed two tracks to a British compilation album entitled Football Crazy released to coincide with the
2006 World CupThe 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
— "Ole Ole Ole (Do the Froggy Wave)" and "Na Na Na, Hey Hey". A second album entitled
Crazy Frog Presents More Crazy HitsCrazy Frog Presents More Crazy Hits is the second album from Crazy Frog, and has been released in the UK on June 26. "We Are the Champions " was released as the first single on June 5th.More Crazy Hits was released in Canada July 25....
was released in June 2006, continuing in the musical vein of the first release with Frog versions of songs such as "
I Will Survive"I Will Survive" is a song first performed by American singer Gloria Gaynor, released in October 1978. It was written by Freddie Perren and Dino Fekaris...
", "
Ice Ice Baby"Ice Ice Baby" is a hip hop song written by American rapper Vanilla Ice and DJ Earthquake. The song samples the bassline of "Under Pressure" by Queen and David Bowie, who did not initially receive songwriting credit or royalties until after it had become a hit...
", and "
I'm Too Sexy"I'm Too Sexy" is a song by English trio Right Said Fred from their album Up. The single topped the American charts for three weeks in early 1992, after having peaked at number two in Britain less than six months earlier....
". The second single release is "
We Are the Champions (Ding a Dang Dong)"We Are the Champions " is a 2006 song by Crazy Frog inspired by Queen's 1977 hit "We Are the Champions". It was released as a single on June 5, 2006...
", again a World Cup-oriented track perhaps drawing inspiration from the earlier Football Crazy songs.
The third album, titled
Everybody Dance NowEverybody Dance Now is the third album from Crazy Frog, and has been released on 19 August 2009. "Daddy DJ", "Cha Cha Slide", and "Safety Dance" were the three singles released from the album...
was released on 13 July 2009 and the first single, a new version of
Daddy DJDaddy DJ is a dance act from France consisting of David Le Roy and Jean-Christophe Belval.Their debut self-titled single "Daddy DJ" released in October 2000, reached 2nd position in the French top 100 for almost 5 months...
, on August 2009.
Unofficial releases
On 17 February 2005, a group of producers naming themselves Pondlife announced the release of an unofficial single featuring the Crazy Frog sound entitled "Ring Ding Ding". This release was backed by DJs
Wes ButtersWes Butters , is a radio broadcaster, formerly of BBC Radio 1, and writer.-Early life:...
, Trevor Jordan and
Daryl DenhamDaryl Denham is a British radio DJ, and songwriter, currently presenting the drive-time show at Real Radio in Yorkshire.-Early career:Denham's career started at school, where he was active in producing pop music productions in school concerts, organizing pop quizzes and writing and performing...
along with studio-owner Maurice Cheetham.
On 19 March 2005, Pondlife held open auditions to find a live action Crazy Frog to star in their accompanying music video. "Ring Ding Ding" was released on 6 June 2005 and reached No.11 on the
UK Singles ChartThe UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
, two weeks after the Axel F version had charted.
On 27 June 2005, a dancehall
reggaeReggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
song by
L.O.C.Liam O'Connor is a Danish rapper, more commonly known as L.O.C. He is a former member of Alzheimer Klinikken and B.A.N.G.E.R.S...
sampling the Crazy Frog sound titled "Ring Ding Ding (Frog)" was released in the UK. It reached No.58 on the UK pop charts, and higher on reggae charts.
On 10 January 2011,Crazy Frog released a remix of
James Bond ThemeThe "James Bond Theme" is the main signature theme of the James Bond films and has featured in every Eon Productions Bond film since Dr. No. The piece has been used as an accompanying fanfare to the gun barrel sequence in almost every James Bond film....
.It is called The Crazybond
Crazy Frog premiered cheograped
burlesqueBurlesque is a literary, dramatic or musical work intended to cause laughter by caricaturing the manner or spirit of serious works, or by ludicrous treatment of their subjects...
troupe in blazer with
ChanelChanel S.A. is a French fashion house founded by the couturier Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, well established in haute couture, specializing in luxury goods . She gained the name "Coco" while maintaining a career as a singer at a café in France...
logos,skirts and white boots.
Controversy
In February 2005, viewers submitted a number of complaints to the United Kingdom's
Advertising Standards AuthorityThe Advertising Standards Authority is the self-regulatory organisation of the advertising industry in the United Kingdom. The ASA is a non-statutory organisation and so cannot interpret or enforce legislation. However, its code of advertising practice broadly reflects legislation in many instances...
(ASA) regarding Jamster!'s advertising campaign, complaining that Crazy Frog appeared to have a visible
penisThe penis is a biological feature of male animals including both vertebrates and invertebrates...
and
scrotumIn some male mammals the scrotum is a dual-chambered protuberance of skin and muscle containing the testicles and divided by a septum. It is an extension of the perineum, and is located between the penis and anus. In humans and some other mammals, the base of the scrotum becomes covered with curly...
. Some parents complained that this made inappropriate viewing for children. There were also complaints regarding the frequency with which the advertisement appeared on television, reportedly up to twice an hour across most of the day, with some channels showing it more than once per commercial break.
The ASA did not uphold the complaints, pointing out that the advert was already classified as inappropriate for airing during children's television programmes as it contained a premium rate telephone number, and that it was the broadcasters' decision how often an advertisement should be shown. Jamster! voluntarily
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the character's genital area (via
pixelizationPixelization is a video- and image-editing technique in which an image is blurred by displaying part or all of it at a markedly lower resolution. It is primarily used for censorship...
) in later broadcasts of its advertisements. Similar action occurred in Australia, with similar results.
In April 2005, television viewers complained about misleading advertisements produced by Jamba!, trading as Jamster! and RingtoneKing. Viewers felt that it was not made sufficiently clear that they were subscribing to a service, rather than paying a one-time fee for their ringtone. The complaints were upheld; the full adjudication (PDF) is available online.
In May 2005, viewers inundated the ASA with new complaints regarding the continuous airing of the latest Crazy Frog advertisements. The intensity of the advertising was unprecedented in British television history. According to
The GuardianThe Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
, Jamster bought 73,716 spots across all TV channels in May alone — an average of nearly 2,378 slots daily — at a cost of about £8 million, just under half of which was spent on
ITVITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
. 87% of the population saw the Crazy Frog adverts an average of 26 times, 15% of the adverts appeared twice during the same advertising break and 66% were in consecutive ad breaks. An estimated 10% of the population saw the advert more than 60 times. This led to many members of the population finding the crazy frog, as its original name suggests, immensely irritating.
As the authority had already adjudicated on the matter and confirmed the matter was not within its remit, the unusual step was taken of adding a notice to their online and telephone complaints system informing viewers that Jamster!-related complaints should be directed towards the broadcaster or the regulator,
OfcomOfcom is the government-approved regulatory authority for the broadcasting and telecommunications industries in the United Kingdom. Ofcom was initially established by the Office of Communications Act 2002. It received its full authority from the Communications Act 2003...
.
On 21 September 2005, the ASA ruled that the Crazy Frog, along with other Jamba ringtone advertisements, could not be shown before 9 pm. This adjudication was revised on 25 January 2006, maintaining the 'upheld' decision but revising the wording of one of the points.
In March 2005, anti-virus vendors discovered the
W32/Crog.worm computer virusA computer virus is a computer program that can replicate itself and spread from one computer to another. The term "virus" is also commonly but erroneously used to refer to other types of malware, including but not limited to adware and spyware programs that do not have the reproductive ability...
(a
contractionA contraction is a shortened version of the written and spoken forms of a word, syllable, or word group, created by omission of internal letters....
of Crazy Frog), which spreads through file-sharing networks and MSN Messenger, exploiting the Crazy Frogs notoriety with a promise of an animation depicting his demise.
Other incarnations
On 1 July 2005, UK-based
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Digital JestersDigital Jesters was a British video game publisher, based in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire. The company was founded in 2003 by veterans from CDV UK , and their first UK-releases were TrackMania and Virtual Skipper 3, both by Nadeo.In the beginning, they concentrated on the UK market only, but...
announced that they had acquired the rights to the video game licence for the Crazy Frog. Crazy Frog Racer (featuring The Annoying Thing), released in December 2005 on
PlayStation 2The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...
and PC as a
racing gameA racing video game is a genre of video games, either in the first-person or third-person perspective, in which the player partakes in a racing competition with any type of land, air, or sea vehicles. They may be based on anything from real-world racing leagues to entirely fantastical settings...
. A year later in 2006 a sequel was released, entitled 'Crazy Frog Racer 2'. However, it was extremely negatively received by critics.
A string of Crazy Frog merchandise was released in the UK,
The German production company The League of Good People is in talks with broadcasters about a TV series based on Crazy Frog.
The Crazy Frog toured Australia in late 2005, beginning in Perth on 4 December and continuing through other major capital cities. He made appearances at numerous shopping centres and major hospitals around the country.
In 2007 the Animation World Network wrote in connection with The Annoying Thing that there was a "planned feature film" to "be completed by the end of next year" into an animated feature film.
Albums
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| UK The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
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Crazy Frog Presents Crazy HitsCrazy Frog Presents Crazy Hits is an album by the Crazy Frog, released on July 25, 2005. It is a collection of songs mixed with the Crazy Frog ringtone, including "Axel F" and "Popcorn"....
- Released: 25 July 2005 (EU)
23 August 2005 (US)
- Label: Ministry of Sound
Ministry of Sound London, commonly referred to as simply Ministry of Sound or MoS, is a nightclub based in London, United Kingdom and an associated record label. It was ranked fourth in the 2010 DJ Magazine top 100 clubs poll 2010. As well as the nightclub in London, there is another in Egypt and...
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New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
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Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
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Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
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The British Phonographic Industry is the British record industry's trade association.-Structure:Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all four "major" record companies , associate members such as manufacturers and distributors, and hundreds of independent music companies...
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Crazy Frog Presents More Crazy Hits Crazy Frog Presents More Crazy Hits is the second album from Crazy Frog, and has been released in the UK on June 26. "We Are the Champions " was released as the first single on June 5th.More Crazy Hits was released in Canada July 25....
Released: 26 June 2006
Label: Ministry of SoundMinistry of Sound London, commonly referred to as simply Ministry of Sound or MoS, is a nightclub based in London, United Kingdom and an associated record label. It was ranked fourth in the 2010 DJ Magazine top 100 clubs poll 2010. As well as the nightclub in London, there is another in Egypt and...
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Everybody Dance Now Everybody Dance Now is the third album from Crazy Frog, and has been released on 19 August 2009. "Daddy DJ", "Cha Cha Slide", and "Safety Dance" were the three singles released from the album...
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Label: Ministry of SoundMinistry of Sound London, commonly referred to as simply Ministry of Sound or MoS, is a nightclub based in London, United Kingdom and an associated record label. It was ranked fourth in the 2010 DJ Magazine top 100 clubs poll 2010. As well as the nightclub in London, there is another in Egypt and...
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CAN The Canadian Singles Chart is currently compiled by the U.S.-based music sales tracking company, Nielsen SoundScan . The chart is compiled every Wednesday, and is published by Jam! Canoe on Thursdays....
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GER The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...
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FRA The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry...
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BELBelgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
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EU The European Hot 100 Singles has been compiled by Billboard and Music & Media magazine since March, 1984. The chart is based on national singles sales charts in 15 European countries: Austria, Belgium , Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden,...
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Crazy Frog Presents Crazy HitsCrazy Frog Presents Crazy Hits is an album by the Crazy Frog, released on July 25, 2005. It is a collection of songs mixed with the Crazy Frog ringtone, including "Axel F" and "Popcorn"....
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| "Jingle Bells/U Can't Touch This "Jingle Bells/U Can't Touch This" is a 2005 Crazy Frog cover of the Christmas song "Jingle Bells" and a cover of "U Can't Touch This",...
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Crazy Frog Presents More Crazy Hits Crazy Frog Presents More Crazy Hits is the second album from Crazy Frog, and has been released in the UK on June 26. "We Are the Champions " was released as the first single on June 5th.More Crazy Hits was released in Canada July 25....
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"Crazy Frog in the House "Crazy Frog in the House " is a song by Crazy Frog released as the second single from the album Crazy Frog Presents More Crazy Hits. This song is an interpolation of Reggaeton music and the Knight Rider theme...
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Everybody Dance Now Everybody Dance Now is the third album from Crazy Frog, and has been released on 19 August 2009. "Daddy DJ", "Cha Cha Slide", and "Safety Dance" were the three singles released from the album...
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| "Cha Cha Slide The "Cha Cha Slide" is a song often played at dance clubs, school dances/proms, parties, skating rinks, bar mitzvahs and weddings in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and the United Kingdom , created by Chicago's DJ Casper...
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DVD
Crazy Frog Presents Crazy Video Hits is a DVD that includes all the character's music videos. The North American version of the DVD includes an altered version of the Axel F video with the Frog's genitalia—visible in the original version—removed.
Track listing:
- "Axel F"
- "Popcorn"
- "We Are The Champions (Ding a Dang Dong)"
- "Crazy Frog In The House (Knightrider)
"Crazy Frog in the House " is a song by Crazy Frog released as the second single from the album Crazy Frog Presents More Crazy Hits. This song is an interpolation of Reggaeton music and the Knight Rider theme...
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- "Pump Up the Jam
"Pump Up the Jam" is the opening track on Technotronic's album Pump Up the Jam: The Album. The song was a worldwide hit, reaching number two in the United Kingdom in 1989. The song was also a landmark release for the Belgian EBM – and New Beat – influenced house music. It was able to tackle the...
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- "Copa Banana
"Copacabana", also known as "Copacabana ", is a 1978 song which was sung by Barry Manilow and written by Jack Feldman, Barry Manilow, and Bruce Sussman.-Song information:...
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- "Jingle Bells
"Jingle Bells" is one of the best-known and commonly sung winter songs in the world. It was written by James Lord Pierpont and published under the title "One Horse Open Sleigh" in the autumn of 1857...
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- The Making of the Crazy Frog Videos
See also
- Ringtone
- Mobile phone
- LightWave
LightWave 3D is a high end computer graphics program developed by NewTek. The latest release of LightWave runs on Windows and Mac OS X.- Overview:...
The program that the creator made this character with.
Fictional characters
- Gummibär
Gummibär is a meme character who sings the Gummy bear-related series of songs on various albums I Am Your Gummy Bear and La La Love to Dance and most famous for the song and video for "I Am Your Gummy Bear "....
, a singing gummy bear.
- Schnappi
Schnappi das kleine Krokodil is a German children's cartoon character. The introductory song "Schnappi, das kleine Krokodil" became an Internet hit before it reached № 1 on the German charts in January 2005, and was widely popular in other European countries as well, topping the singles charts in...
, a crocodile.
- Mickael Turtle
Mickael Turtle from New Caledonia is a fictional turtle who hit the French music charts with a reworking of the Ghostbusters theme. He has also made a teaser video .-External links:****...
, a turtle.
- Holly Dolly, an anthropomorphic donkey (sponsored by Jamba!)
- Schnuffel
Schnuffel is an animated cartoon rabbit made at the end of 2007 by the German media company Jamba! for the marketing of one of its ringtones. The ringtone was turned into a song by Sebastian Nussbaum and Andreas Wendorf and recorded under the title Kuschel Song .The single was released in February...
, a rabbit (sponsored by Jamba!)
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