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I Love the World, also known as I Love the Whole World, is an advertising campaign launched by Discovery Channel in 2008 in promotion of their new tagline: "The World is Just... Awesome". The song used in the ad is a re-writing of a traditional camping song known as I Love the Mountains or I Love the Flowers, depending on the lyrics, with a distinctive chorus of "boom-de-ya-da, boom-de-ya-da".

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I Love the World, also known as I Love the Whole World, is an advertising campaign launched by Discovery Channel in 2008 in promotion of their new tagline: "The World is Just... Awesome". The song used in the ad is a re-writing of a traditional camping song known as I Love the Mountains or I Love the Flowers, depending on the lyrics, with a distinctive chorus of "boom-de-ya-da, boom-de-ya-da".
Cast and visuals with lyrics
The cast and visuals of the ad are numerous, as it features many hosts and famous scenes/locations from various Discovery Channel shows. There are also several alternate versions of the commercial where some visuals were replaced; the new visuals in those versions are indicated.
First version
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(Dialogue) Astronaut 1: It never gets old, huh? Astronaut 2: Nope. Astronaut 1: It kinda makes you want to... Astronaut 2: Break into song? Astronaut 1: Yep. | Two astronauts on a space walk | I love the mountains, I love the clear blue skies | | I love big bridges | A shot of the Millau Viaduct bridge | | I love when great whites fly | A great white shark jumping out of the ocean in an attack (Shark Week) | | I love the whole world | Les Stroud with a camera lying in a desert (Survivorman) | | And all its sights and sounds | A shot of the Hong Kong skyline at night | | Boom-de-ah-da, boom-de-ah-da (twice) | Alaskan crab fishermen (Deadliest Catch) | | An African tribe dancing, with one getting near the camera (Going Tribal/Last Man Standing) | | I love the oceans | A surfer paddling out | | I love the dirty things | Mike Rowe in a sewer with rats (Dirty Jobs) | | I love to go fast | A man in a land speed record breaking vehicle | | I love Egyptian kings | A scientist examining an Egyptian mummy | | I love the whole world | A temple of Buddhist monks; in alternate versions, a space shuttle launch | | And all its craziness | A deep sea sub with James Cameron and a cirrate octopus | | Boom-de-ah-da, boom-de-ah-da (twice) | A Dilated Peoples concert | | Richard Machowicz firing a Milkor MGL grenade launcher (Future Weapons) | | A construction catching Machowicz's fire | | I love tornadoes | Josh Bernstein standing in front of a tornado (Into The Unknown With Josh Bernstein) | | I love arachnids | Bear Grylls examining a tarantula (Man vs. Wild) | | I love hot magma | A man in a fire proximity suit next to a lava flow | | I love the giant squids | A humboldt squid | I love the whole world It's such a brilliant place | A collection of people on a beach watching fireworks | | Boom-de-ah-da, boom-de-ah-da (repeating until fade) | Adam Savage setting Jamie Hyneman's arm on fire (MythBusters) | | Stephen Hawking in a lecture hall (through his voice synthesizer); in alternate versions, a climber on Mount Everest flashing a V sign (Everest: Beyond the Limit), although Hawking's synthesizer is still heard | | A man BASE jumping into the Cave of Swallows (Planet Earth). | | The two astronauts from the beginning floating in space. | | "The World is Just Awesome" appears on the screen, then the Discovery Channel logo appears |
Short version
Canadian long version
An alternate version was commissioned for CTVgm-based Discovery Channel, with clips representing series appearing exclusively on that network replacing generic clips and clips for shows exclusive to the American version.
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(Dialogue) Astronaut 1: It never gets old, huh? Astronaut 2: Nope. Astronaut 1: It kinda makes you want to... Astronaut 2: Break into song? Astronaut 1: Yep. | Two astronauts on a space walk | I love the mountains, I love the clear blue skies | | I love big bridges | A shot of the Millau Viaduct bridge | | I love when great whites fly | A great white shark jumping out of the ocean in an attack (Shark Week) | | I love the whole world | Les Stroud with a camera lying in a desert (Survivorman) | | And all its sights and sounds | A shot of the Hong Kong skyline at night | | Boom-de-ah-da, boom-de-ah-da (twice) | Alaskan crab fishermen (Deadliest Catch) | | An African tribe dancing, with one getting near the camera (Going Tribal/Last Man Standing) | | I love the planet | Jay Ingram (Daily Planet), standing on the ocean coast, followed by a meteor shooting around a planet (Race to Mars) | | I love the dirty things | Mike Rowe in a sewer with rats (Dirty Jobs) | | I love to go fast | A man in a land speed record breaking vehicle | | I love Egyptian kings | A scientist examining an Egyptian mummy | | I love the whole world | A temple of Buddhist monks; in alternate versions, a space shuttle launch | | And all its craziness | Ryan Stock locked in a crossface submission hold (Guinea Pig) | | Boom-de-ah-da, boom-de-ah-da (twice) | A Dilated Peoples concert | | Richard Machowicz firing a Milkor MGL grenade launcher (Future Weapons) | | A construction catching Machowicz's fire | | I love tornadoes | Josh Bernstein standing in front of a tornado (Into The Unknown With Josh Bernstein) | | I love arachnids | Bear Grylls examining a tarantula (Man vs. Wild) | | I love hot magma | A man in a fire proximity suit next to a lava flow (Smash Lab) | | I love the giant squids | A humboldt squid | | I love the whole world | A group of people in a car, followed by Adam Growe standing outside a cab in Toronto (Cash Cab); in alternate versions, the contestants are not seen, and Growe is sitting on top of his cab at the Toronto night sky. | | It's such a brilliant place | A collection of people on a beach watching fireworks | | Boom-de-ah-da, boom-de-ah-da (repeating until fade) | Adam Savage setting Jamie Hyneman's arm on fire (MythBusters) | | Stephen Hawking in a lecture hall (through his voice synthesizer); in alternate versions, a climber on Mount Everest flashing a V sign (Everest: Beyond the Limit), although Hawking's synthesizer is still heard | | Andrew Younghusband smashing a car window with a rock (Canada's Worst Driver). | | The two astronauts from the beginning floating in space. | | "The World is Just Awesome" appears on the screen, then the Discovery Channel logo appears |
Canadian short version
| Lyric | Visual shown |
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I love the mountains, I love the clear blue skies | Two astronauts on a space walk | |
| I love big bridges | A shot of the Millau Viaduct bridge | | I love when great whites fly | A great white shark jumping out of the ocean in an attack (Shark Week) | | I love the whole world | Bear Grylls with an emperor scorpion on his shoulder (Man vs. Wild) | | And all its craziness | Ryan Stock locked in a crossface submission hold (Guinea Pig) | | Boom-de-ah-da, boom-de-ah-da | Alaskan crab fishermen (Deadliest Catch) | | Andrew Younghusband atop a pile of cars at the Driver Rehabilitation Centre (Canada's Worst Driver) | | Boom-de-ah-da, boom-de-ah-da | An African tribe dancing, with one getting near the camera (Going Tribal/Last Man Standing) | | I love to try stuff | Adam Savage setting Jamie Hyneman's arm on fire (MythBusters) | | I love the dirty things | Mike Rowe in a sewer with rats and then splattering mud on the camera (Dirty Jobs) | | I love the planet | Jay Ingram (Daily Planet), standing on the ocean coast, followed by a meteor shooting around a planet (Race to Mars) | | I love Egyptian kings | A scientist examining an Egyptian mummy | | I love the whole world | A collection of people on a beach watching fireworks; in alternate versions, Adam Growe (Cash Cab) atop his cab, staring at the Toronto night sky. | | It's such a brilliant place | A collection of people on a beach watching fireworks | | Boom-de-ah-da, boom-de-ah-da (repeating until fade) | "The World is Just Awesome" appears on the screen, then the Discovery Channel logo appears |
Full Credits
- Client: Discovery Channel
- Agency: 72andSunny
- Creative Director: Glenn Cole
- CD/Designer: Bryan Rowles
- CD/Copywriter: Jason Norcross
- Agency Executive Producer: Sam Baerwald
- Agency Producer: Angelo Ferrugia
- Production Company: Outsider
| | Director: James RouseDirector of Photography: Max GoldmanProducer: Jeremy BarrettEditorial Company: Mad River PostEditor: Lucas EskinProducer (Editorial): Ann KirkTelecine: Company 3Colorist: Stefan Sonnenfeld | | VFX: MethodVFX/Online Artist: Alex KolansinskiVFX Producer: Helena LeeMusic: Beacon Street StudiosComposer: Brian ChapmanProducer (Music): Adrea LavezzoliSound Design: Lime StudiosMixer: Loren Silber |
In popular culture
- The June 27, 2008 comic of xkcd did its own version of the commercial, featuring its characters and various recurring themes. The comic can be found . Subsequently, this comic was turned into a short video and posted on Youtube ().
- The October 2, 2008 comic of Looking for Group did its own version of the song, featuring Richard doing a distinctly more sinister version of the lyrics. The comic can be found .
- Destructoid, a popular gaming website, made a parody of the commercial for Thanksgiving. The video can be seen
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