December 8, 2007 Issue

GUMMIBÄR
I Am A Gummy Bear (3:11)

Producers: Tonekind, Papabar, Rene Rennefeld
Writers: CP Schneider, CA Schneider
Publishers: Rennefeld, Ed. Gummibär
Label: Gummybear International

Music without novelty songs is like a cookout sans burgers. The latest confection to totter to US shores is “I Am A Gummy Bear” from Hungary, starring Gummibär, a “yummy, tummy, funny, lucky” green cartoon image of the rubbery candy. At home, a ringtone was No. 1 for eight months, while the accompanying album made the Top 20. The song has since crept virally across the globe as a 30 second animated videoclip that has reportedly garnered more than 30 million plays on social networking sites (myspace.com/funnygummy), leading to versions of “Gummy” in seven languages. The song follows the same template as equally silly “Pretty Donkey Girl” from Finland’s Holly Dolly earlier this year, with sped-up vocals and swirly synth production. The US album, out Nov. 13, features similar goofy originals and goofier covers, including an ode to the king of novelties, “Blue (Da Ba Dee)” from Eiffel 65, the last to actually score in the United States, reaching No. 6 in 1999. – CT

November 29th, 2007

I Am Your Gummy Bear
John Sekerka

Thank God for the Internet! How else could we be swept up by the worldwide phenomena of the bouncy breakdancing lime green chewable munchkin from Hungary? Hmmm, I’m Hungary just thinking about it. He wears yellow undies, shows his crack, delivers peppy techno tunes in a multitude of languages – he’s the ultimate cross-platform, cross-cultural phenomenon YouTube was designed to unleash. Coming to a ringtone near you. Easily digestible, especially with a purple Kool-Aid chaser. Yum.

Check out Eu Sou O Ursinho – The Full Length Brazilian Version of The Gummy Bear Song and Yo Soy Tu Gummy Bear – The Full Length Spanglish Version.

The video for the full English version of I Am A Gummy Bear (The Gummy Bear Song) is featured on the front page of MySpace Canada. This exposure has rocketed the video up to # 3 on the MySpace Animation Top Plays Chart.

“I Am Your Gummy Bear” by Gummibär is now officially available for download on iTunes. The download version does not include bonus tracks, videos or extras.

I Am A Gummy Bear (The Gummy Bear Song) is now available for download on iTunes. You can download each track individually, or you can download all 8 versions of The Gummy Bear Song for only $7.92. Here is the link –

If you are in the NYC area and listen to Elvis Duran’s morning show on Z100, you might have heard The Gummy Bear Song as well as a few other select cuts from the I Am Your Gummy Bear CD. Yeah, they rocked it.

An MP3 page has been added to this website where you can download MP3s of all of the tracks on the Gummibär album. All MP3s are high quality 192 kbps files and are playable on all MP3 players.

Current YouTube Honours
#88 – Most Viewed (This Month) – Film & Animation – Global
#76 – Top Rated (This Month) – Film & Animation – Global
#77 – Most Discussed (This Month) – Film & Animation – Global
#20 – Top Favourites (This Month) – Film & Animation – Global
#90 – Most Linked (This Month) – Film & Animation – Global

The video for “I Am A Gummy Bear” Full English Version has just received the following YouTube Honors:

#19 Top Favorites (This Month) Film & Animation
#94 Most Discussed (This Month) Film & Animation