Gummibär
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Gummibär is a meme
Meme
A meme is "an idea, behaviour or style that spreads from person to person within a culture."A meme acts as a unit for carrying cultural ideas, symbols or practices, which can be transmitted from one mind to another through writing, speech, gestures, rituals or other imitable phenomena...

 character who sings the Gummy bear-related series of songs on various albums I Am Your Gummy Bear
I Am Your Gummy Bear
"I'm A Gummy Bear " 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...

and La La Love to Dance
La La Love to Dance
La La Love to Dance is a novelty album by Gummibär released on the Gummybear International label as a follow-up of the successful I Am Your Gummy Bear. It contains 19 songs interpreted by Gummibär.-Tracklist:#Mr...

and most famous for the song and video for "I Am Your Gummy Bear (The Gummy Bear Song)".

The name Gummibär comes from the German brand of baby bear-shaped gum candy. The highly stylized green blue-eyed character is usually naked except for orange underwear and sneakers
Athletic shoe
Athletic shoe is a generic name for the footwear primarily designed for sports or other forms of physical exercise but in recent years has come to be used for casual everyday activities....

. Gummibär also seems to be bitten
Bite
A bite is a wound received from the mouth of an animal, including humans.Animals may bite in self-defense, in an attempt to predate food, as well as part of normal interactions. Other bite attacks may be apparently unprovoked. Self inflicted bites occur in some genetic illnesses such as...

 with a small portion of the upper left ear missing, which may be because the song is about candy
Candy
Candy, specifically sugar candy, is a confection made from a concentrated solution of sugar in water, to which flavorings and colorants are added...

. The bear's muzzle or, allowing for anthropomorphism
Anthropomorphism
Anthropomorphism is any attribution of human characteristics to animals, non-living things, phenomena, material states, objects or abstract concepts, such as organizations, governments, spirits or deities. The term was coined in the mid 1700s...

, his mustache and goatee
Goatee
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, are sugar
Sugar
Sugar is a class of edible crystalline carbohydrates, mainly sucrose, lactose, and fructose, characterized by a sweet flavor.Sucrose in its refined form primarily comes from sugar cane and sugar beet...

-crusted and he only has two small teeth spaced far apart on his lower jaw.

The video, a 30 second CGI
Computer-generated imagery
Computer-generated imagery is the application of the field of computer graphics or, more specifically, 3D computer graphics to special effects in art, video games, films, television programs, commercials, simulators and simulation generally, and printed media...

 pop promo animated in Softimage XSI
Softimage XSI
Autodesk Softimage, or simply Softimage is a 3D computer graphics application, owned by Autodesk, for producing 3D computer graphics, 3D modeling, and computer animation...

, was directed, designed and animated
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...

 by Peter Dodd
Peter Dodd
Peter George Dodd was an Australian politician. Born in Sydney, he was a solicitor and trade union official before entering politics. In 1993, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for the Queensland seat of Leichhardt. He held the seat until his defeat in...

 and produced through Wilfilm in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
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 for Ministry of Sound
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...

 GmbH in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...

.

Gummibär's popularity as a phenomenon is very similar to that of Axel F
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...

 and Crazy Frog
Crazy Frog
Crazy Frog, originally known as Adam King, is a computer-animated character created in 2003 by Erik Wernquist. Marketed by the ringtone provider Jamba!, the animation was originally created to accompany a sound effect produced by Daniel Malmedahl in 1997 while attempting to imitate the sound of a...

, characterized by repetition of lyrics and singing of catchy melodies. The related products are marketed by Gummybear International that is responsible for the creation, development, and branding of animated entertainment properties, as well as musical content and production. Merchandise includes musical and video products (CDs, DVDs, downloads and ringtones) and video games. The company is headquartered in New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...

 in the United States.

Return ans collaboration in 2012

With La danse des canards
Chicken Dance
The "Chicken Dance" is an oom-pah song and its associated fad dance is now a contemporary American folk dance. The song was composed by accordion player Werner Thomas from Davos, Switzerland, in the 1950s....

, Bébé Lilly
Bébé Lilly
Bébé Lilly is an animated baby girl singer in France. She has released thirteen singles, mainly in French, but several have also been recorded in other languages. She also has four albums and a DVD...

, Pigloo
Pigloo
Pigloo is a baby penguin and the main character of a Franco-German bubblegum dance musical project. The project's first and most successful single came in 2006: "Papa Pingouin," a cover of a song performed in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1980. Pigloo is most popular in France.-Biography:An...

, Crazy Frog
Crazy Frog
Crazy Frog, originally known as Adam King, is a computer-animated character created in 2003 by Erik Wernquist. Marketed by the ringtone provider Jamba!, the animation was originally created to accompany a sound effect produced by Daniel Malmedahl in 1997 while attempting to imitate the sound of a...

, René la Taupe
René la Taupe
René la taupe is a virtual singing character created in 2009 by Fox Mobile Group studios. The character, which is in fact a groundhog, was made famous through a music for mobile phone and a music video available on the Internet...

and others.
On January 2012.

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