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"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 Gummibär's label Gummybear International. The song was first released in Hungary, where it spent eight months as number one atop the ringtones chart.[3]

"Gummy bear song" redirects here. For other uses, see Gummy Bear (disambiguation).
"I'm a Gummy Bear
(The Gummy Bear Song)"
Single by Gummibär
from the album I Am Your Gummy Bear
Released10 June 2007
Recorded2006
GenrePop,[1] novelty
Length3:10
LabelCatchy Tunes
Songwriter(s)Christian P. Schneider[2]
Producer(s)Tonekind, Papabar, Rene Rennefeld[1]
Gummibär singles chronology
"I'm a Gummy Bear
(The Gummy Bear Song)"
(2007)		 "Cho Ka Ka O (Choco Choco Choco)"
(2008)
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.[1] It has since been released in at least twenty-five languages and has virally spread worldwide with more than 2 billion plays.

The French version ("Funny Bear") was written by Peter Kitsch. The French music video has over 480 million views on YouTube as of 16 September 2021, making it one of the top 10 most viewed French videos on the site.[4] It peaked number eight on the French Singles Chart.[5]

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."[6] 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[7] and English. The French version was seen by millions.[8] Gummibär released a whole album of their new languages on YouTube.[9]

Other languages include Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Portuguese, Hungarian, Swedish, German, Slovak, Swahili, Turkish, and several more.


Music video


Videos corresponding to at least 43 languages are currently uploaded featuring the titular character in orange underwear bouncing and breakdancing.[1][10][11]

Gummibär, the highly stylized character, is fat and wears orange Y-front briefs and white sneakers. The character 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, posted on October 10, 2007 has over 2.9 billion views on YouTube as of November 2022, making it one of the top 50 most viewed videos on the site.[12]

In 2006, the video, a 30-second CGI pop promo animated in Softimage XSI, was directed, designed and animated by Pete Dodd and was produced through Wilfilm in Copenhagen for Ministry of Sound GmbH in Berlin.[13]



The song is featured in the 2020 horror-comedy film Spree directed by Eugene Kotlyarenko.[14]

A remix of the song by Fanfare Ciocărlia is used near the end of the 2020 Sacha Baron Cohen mockumentary Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.[15]

It is featured in an episode of Paradise PD features parody of the song known as I am a Bunny Dog.


The song is featured in the video game Just Dance Kids 2.


The song is also featured in the 2021 Netflix family film Yes Day.[16]


Charts



See also



References


  1. 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.
  2. "Gummybear: Discography". Billboard.com. 1991. Archived from the original on 2007-11-04. Retrieved 2007-12-10. Has listing for album as well
  3. Alleyne, Richard (2008-07-11). "Gummy Bear set to take Crazy Frog's mantle". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  4. YouTube, JMF. "Les chansons francophones les plus vues classement (Playlist)". YouTube (in French).
  5. Les classement single. ""Lescharts.com – FunnyBear – FunnyBear"" (in French).
  6. "Gummibär "I Am Your Gummy Bear"". Ottawa XPress. Archived from the original on December 18, 2007. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  7. berlin0708 (2006-07-14), GUMMIBÄR, archived from the original on 2021-12-12, retrieved 2018-05-13
  8. Gummi (15 October 2007). "Je m'appelle Funny Bear - Full French Version". Gummybear International. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
  9. "The Gummy Bear Song Around the World (Album) - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  10. Gummy mop fished in the west (29 November 2007). "Two New Videos Have Just Been Added!". Gummybear International. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
  11. "Original Gummy Bear video on YouTube". YouTube.
  12. "Top 1000 Most Viewed YouTube Videos of All Time". YouTube. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  13. "GummyBear". Petedodd. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  14. "Spree (2020)". IMDB. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  15. "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm Soundtrack Music - Complete Song List". Tunefind. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
  16. "Yes Day Soundtrack Music - Complete Song List". Tunefind. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  17. "Gummibear – I'm Your Funny Bear". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  18. "Gummybear – GUMMYBEAR SONG". Singles Top 100. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  19. "Gummybear – Ich bin dein Gummiybear" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  20. "Digital Singles Charts - Greece (December 19, 2009)". Billboard.
  21. "Gummy Bear Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  22. "Gummibär Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  23. "Gummibär Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  24. "ARIA End of Year Singles Chart 2007". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  25. "Årslista Singlar – År 2007" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved April 28, 2020.

На других языках

[de] Ich bin dein Gummibär

Ich bin dein Gummibär ist ein Popsong des Produzentenduos Gummibär mit Bezug auf Gummibärchen. Es wurde vom deutschen Komponisten Christian Schneider geschrieben und vom Label Gummybear International veröffentlicht.
- [en] I'm a Gummy Bear

[es] Yo soy tu gominola

«Yo soy tu gominola» (más conocida como Osito gominola) es una canción de origen alemán compuesta por Christian Schneider y distribuida por Gummibär Internacional. La canción fue traducida en 35 idiomas y se propagó en todo el mundo gracias a YouTube.


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