Soon it was the most recognized and popular ringtone downloaded from the Internet. The release of the ringtone was accompanied by a barrage of advertising in the U.K. The ringtone and animation were named Crazyįrog. The next step toward fame for The Annoying Thing occurred in 2004 when the Jamba! group licensed Wernquist's animation and the accompanying sound to create a mobile phone ringtone. The character makes hand-movements as if twisting the controls of a motorcycle, whilst making his 'crazy' comedic sounds. The Annoying Thing is an amphibian that wears a motorcycle helmet, goggles and leather jacket. In 2003 another Swede named Erik Wernquist created a 3D animated figure called The Annoying Thing to accompany the sound effect. Daniel Malmedahl of Sweden created a recording of his imitation in 1997 that eventually spread through peer to peer file sharing on the Internet. First it was simply a vocal imitation of an internal combustion engine.
Approximately every 15 minutes this little animation dances around our screens. A computer generated thing that doesn't look much like a frog at all has been invading our TV channels, not just one or two, but seemingly every single one of them. Unfortunately the vast majority of us know exactly what the Crazyįrog is all about. The suspicion that this is a get rich quick attempt to cash in on the overnightįor those of you who haven't been living on a desert island free from any interaction with the human race you won't know a thing about the Crazyįrog. The minimal presence of the Frog on most of the tracks merely serves to underline (There It Is), Hot Butter’s 1972 top 10 hit, Popcorn (the next single), Ana Barbara's Latino club Included in the mix are Frog versions of Tag Team’s Whoomp! Hits is a stagnant collection of lazy dance-floorįrog ringtones. The brainchild of German club duo, Bass Bumpers (aka Reinhard
It was only a matter of time, therefore, before the pesky amphibian spawnedĪlbum of work. Of Sound off the top spot in the singles chart, while also keeping U2 atīay. Unfortunate phenomenon, kept Coldplay's Speed TheĬharacter has reached peaks of international music charts and generated millionsį, a version of Harold Faltermeyer's classic and the tune that started the Frog also known as The Annoying Thing has become a cultural phenomenon.
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