I'm a Gummy Bear
"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.
| "I'm a Gummy Bear (The Gummy Bear Song)" | ||||
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| Single by Gummibär | ||||
| from the album I Am Your Gummy Bear | ||||
| Released | 10 June 2007 | |||
| Genre | Pop, novelty | |||
| Length | 3:10 | |||
| Label | Catchy Tunes | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Christian P. Schneider | |||
| Producer(s) | Tonekind, Papabar, Rene Rennefeld | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "The Gummy Bear Song" on YouTube | ||||
Subsequently, it became a global phenomenon as an Internet meme, in large part due to its corresponding videos on YouTube and MySpace. It has since been released in at least 43 languages, and the English version alone has spread virally worldwide, with more than 3 billion plays on YouTube alone.
The French version ("Funny Bear") was written by Peter Kitsch. The French music video has over 512 million views on YouTube as of 2 January 2023, making it one of the top-10 most-viewed French videos on the site. It peaked at number eight on the French Singles Chart.
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." 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.