I Am Your Gummy Bear

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"I Am Your Gummy Bear (The Gummy Bear Song)"
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Single by Gummibär
from the album 'I Am Your Gummy Bear'
Released November 13, 2007 (2007-11-13) (US)
Format CD single, digital download, remixes EP
Genre Dance-pop, electro, techno
Length 3:18
Label Gummibear International,[1]
4 West[2], Koch[3]
Writer Schneider, C.P.[2]
Producer Tonekind, Papabar, Rene Rennefeld[4]
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HARIBO's Gold-bears, the namesake of the song "I Am Your Gummy Bear" were first introduced in the 1950s in Germany.

"I Am Your Gummy Bear (The Gummy Bear Song)" is a novelty dance song by Hungarian composer Gummibär and released by Gummibear International that received international and internet meme success with a 30-second video clip of a "jolly and jiggly" lime green cartoon image of a rubbery candy gummi bear in yellow underwear bouncing around and breakdancing while singing lyrics like "yummy, tummy, funny, lucky".[4][5][6] The song has since been released in at least seven languages and has virally spread worldwide with more than 30 million plays of the corresponding videos on YouTube and MySpace.[4] 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."[3] "[W]ith sped-up vocals and swirly synth production" the original Hungarian version was a No. 1 ringtone for eight months while the full album was in the top 20.[4]

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[edit] Gummibär origins

The Gummi bear originates from Germany where it is hugely popular under the name Gummibär (help·info) (rubber bear) or Gummibärchen (help·info) (little rubber bear). The German company Haribo from Bonn first produced bear-shaped sweets in 1922 and introduced its Gold-bear product in the 1960s.[7][8][9] The success of Gummi Bears has spawned many gummi animals and objects and today, many brands of gummi bears exist on the market.

[edit] Multiple languages

The single has been released in the original Hungarian ("Itt van a Gumimaci"),[2] as well as versions in German ("Ich bin dein Gummibär"),[10] Swedish ("Jag är en Gummibjörn"),[11] Spanish ("Osito Gominola"),[2] French ("Je m'appelle Funny Bear")[12] and English. A Brazilian version ("Eu Sou O Ursinho") and a Spanglish version ("Yo Soy Tu Gummy Bear") have also been added with their own videos.[13]

[edit] Chart success

In the spring of 2007 "Ich bin dein Gummibär" listed for five weeks on the Germany Singles Top 100 entering at position 69 where it peaked for 3 weeks.[14] "Ich bin dein Gummibär" is also been released on the double CD Mallorca Party 2007[15]

"Gummybear Song" has listed for seventeen weeks on the Sweden Singles Top 60 entering the chart at position 14 and peaking at number 11, as of December 2007 it is at position 30.[16]

As of December 2007 it has been listed for eight weeks on the Australia Singles Top 50 chart entering at position 13 and peaked at number 12, where it stayed for 2 weeks.[17]

[edit] Appearance

The highly stylized Gummibär character is naked except for yellow underwear and sneakers. Gummibär also seems to be bitten with a small portion of the upper left ear missing, which may be due to the fact that 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.

[edit] Merchandising

In addition to all the songs and associated ringtones for sale a line of t-shirts in adult as well as infant sizes is available as well as coffee mugs all featuring the cartoon gummi bear or phrases from the song.[18]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Itunes
  2. ^ a b c d Gummibär: Discography. Billboard.com (2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-10. Has listing for album as well
  3. ^ a b Sekerka, John (29 November, 2007). I Am Your Gummy Bear. Ottawa Xpress. Retrieved on 2007-12-10.
  4. ^ a b c d Taylor, Chuck (8 December,2007). News and Reviews: I Am Your Gummy Bear by Gummibar. Billboard.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-10.
  5. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5hJK--Nd24
  6. ^ Gummi (29 November, 2007). Two New Videos Have Just Been Added!. Gummybear International. Retrieved on 2007-12-10.
  7. ^ Bellis, Mary (2007). The History of Gummi Candy. About.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-11.
  8. ^ Alfter, Marco (2007). History of Gold Bear; Planet Haribo - Museum. Haribo GmbH, Bonn, Germany. Retrieved on 2007-12-11.
  9. ^ Gummi Bears and Gummi Candy: History of Gummi Bears and Gummi Candy. National Confectioner's Association (1999-2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-11.
  10. ^ Gummi (15 October, 2007). Ich Bin Dein Gummibär - Full German Version. Gummybear International. Retrieved on 2007-12-10.
  11. ^ Gummi (17 October, 2007). Jag är en Gummibjörn: Full Swedish Version. Gummybear International. Retrieved on 2007-12-10.
  12. ^ Gummi (15 October, 2007). Je m'appelle Funny Bear - Full French Version. Gummybear International. Retrieved on 2007-12-10.
  13. ^ Gummi (2007). GUMMIBÄR - I Am Your Gummy Bear CD. Gummybear International. Retrieved on 2007-12-10.
  14. ^ "Ich bin dein Gummibär" Global Chart Positions and Trajectories. αCharts (2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-12.
  15. ^ Mallorca Party 2007. Billboard (11 May, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-12.
  16. ^ "Gummybear Song" Global Chart Positions and Trajectories. αCharts (2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-12.
  17. ^ "I'm Your Funny Bear" Global Chart Positions and Trajectories. αCharts (2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-12.
  18. ^ Buechler, Volker (2007). MouseMeetsCheese.de - Suchergebnisse. deutschrock.de. Retrieved on 2007-12-10.

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