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[[image:Crazy Frog Promotional.png|right|thumb|Crazy Frog advert produced by Germany based mobile phone content distributor, Jamba! GmbH]] Crazy Frog is the marketing title of a ring tone based on The Annoying Thing, a computer animation created by Erik Wernquist. The animation was originally created to accompany a sound effect produced by Daniel Malmedahl whilst attempting to imitation the sound of a two-stroke moped engine. == Description == The Annoying Thing is an anthropomorphic amphibian, who wears only a white motorcycle helmet with the chinstrap unfastened, a leather jacket, and goggles. His toes are webbed, and the iris (anatomy) of one eye is significantly larger than the other. Also present is a set of ambiguous, but controversial, genitalia. The character imitates the hand movements required to rotate the twistgrip controls of a motorcycle while making the sound of an engine ignition. As the imaginary engine starts, the character begins to levitate as exhaust fumes are discharged from his body. The character then disappears into the distance at high speed. == Origin == In 1997, 17 year old Sweden Daniel Malmedahl had a serious interest in imitating the sounds produced by different internal combustion engines. When friends heard Daniel's impressions, they immediately identified the comedic qualities of his talent and posted a recording of Daniel in action to a website. Soon, a researcher for a Swedish television programme found the recording and persuaded Daniel to perform the sound live on their show. From there, Daniel's recording began appearing on peer to peer file sharing networks and websites under the filename "2TAKTARE.MP3" ("2taktare" being Swedish language for "two-stroke cycle"). The sound effect was quickly incorporated into Macromedia Flash animations that spread Viral marketing over the internet. The most notable example was an "Insanity test", which required test subjects to keep a straight face while staring at a picture of a Formula 1 car and listening to the sound effect. Test subjects were informed, "If you start laughing consider yourself legally insane". An archived version of The Insanity Test can still be viewed at the Internet Archive, [http://web.archive.org/web/20011221211300/http://www.iqx.ionichost.com/other/instest.html here] and [http://members.aol.com/pethumor/insane.swf here (Flash file only)]. In 2003, when fellow Swede Erik Wernquist encountered the sound effect, he was inspired to create the 3D animation ''The Annoying Thing'' to accompany it using the popular LightWave 3D_computer_graphics#Modeling application. The animation was a popular attraction at Erik's website, but the sound was only credited to Anonymous. Eventually, word reached Daniel that his sound effect was in use in a well-known animation, he contacted Erik, apparently giving an impromptu performance to confirm his claims. Erik was convinced, and gave due credit to Daniel for his creation. == Ringtone == In 2004, the Germany based Jamba! group (ultimately owned by Verisign) licensed the animation and sound for distribution as a mobile phone ringtone. Jamba!, trading under names such as Jamster!, RingtoneKing, and others, accompanied the release of the ringtone with a barrage of Television commercial, E-marketing, radio and print advertising, making it the most recognisable commercially available ringtone in the United Kingdom. Jamba! decided to market the ringtone as The Crazy Frog rather than the existing title. Jamba! have earned an estimated £14 million from the ringtone ([http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2095-1512482_1,00.html source]), making it the most commercially successful ringtone of all time. The frog replaced the rarely seen Rhino and Rat as Jamba!'s mascot. Attempting to repeat the Frog's success, Jamba! commissioned new animated creature ringtones, Sweety the Chick and Nessie the Dragon. === Lyrics === :Beh-ding ding ding ding dididing ding bing bing pscht, :Dorhrm bom bom bedom bem bom bedom bom bum ba ba bom bom, :Bouuuuum bom bom bedahm, Bom be barbedarm bedabedabedabeda :Bbrrrrrimm bbrrrrramm bbbrrrrrrrrraammmmm ddddddraammm, :Bah bah baah baah ba wheeeeeee-eeeee-eeeee! === Controversy === ==== Advertising ==== In February 2005, a number of complaints were submitted to the United Kingdom's Advertising Standards Authority regarding Jamba!'s advertising campaign, complaining that Crazy Frog appeared to have genitalia. Some parents complained that this made inappropriate viewing for children, claiming that the commercial had prompted embarrassing questions. Complaints were also submitted about the frequency the advert appeared on television, up to twice an hour across most of the day ([http://news.scotsman.com/entertainment.cfm?id=551242005 source]), with some channels showing it more than once per commercial break. The ASA did not uphold the complaints, pointing out that the advert was already classified as inappropriate for airing during children's television programmes as it contained a premium rate telephone number, adding that it was for the broadcaster to decide how often an advert should be shown. However, Jamba! voluntarily censored the character's genital area in later broadcasts of its advertisements. The [http://www.asa.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/ECE03B9D-119D-4150-8F22-48ADADD9AC09/0/ASA_Broadcast_Rulings_2Feb05.pdf full adjudication (PDF)] is available online. In April 2005, television viewers complained about misleading adverts produced by Jamba!, trading as Jamster! and RingtoneKing. Viewers were concerned that it was not made sufficiently clear that they were subscribing to a service, rather than paying a one-time fee for their ringtone. The complaints were upheld, the [http://www.asa.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/8311D4FA-1657-4440-AA83-6285F6CFED19/0/Broadcast_rulings_6_April_05.pdf full adjudication (PDF)] is available online. In May 2005, the ASA were inundated with new complaints by viewers regarding the continuous airing of the latest Crazy Frog advertisements. The intensity of the advertising was unprecedented in British television history. According to ''The Guardian'', Jamster bought 73,716 spots across all TV channels in May alone – an average of nearly 2,378 slots daily – at a cost of about £8 million, just under half of which was spent on ITV. 87% of the population saw the Crazy Frog adverts an average of 26 times, 15% of the adverts appeared twice during the same advertising break and 66% were in consecutive ad breaks. An estimated 10% of the population saw the advert more than 60 times. (source: ''Media Guardian'', 20 June 2005) As the authority had already adjudicated on the matter and confirmed the matter was not within its remit, the unusual step was taken of adding a notice to their online and telephone complaints system informing viewers that Jamster!-related complaints should be directed towards the broadcaster or the regulator, Ofcom. (source: [http://news.scotsman.com/entertainment.cfm?id=551242005], [http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2005230259,00.html]) ==== Computer virus ==== In March 2005, anti-virus vendors discovered the W32/Crog.worm computer virus (a Contraction_(linguistics) of Crazy Frog), which spreads through file-sharing networks and MSN Messenger, exploiting the ''Crazy Frog'''s notoriety with a promise of an animation depicting his demise. (source [http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_132209.htm], [http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.serflog.a.html]). == Single releases == === Crazy Frog - Axel F === ''Main article: Axel F (Crazy Frog song)'' A German dance duo named Bass Bumpers made a dance single starring the Crazy Frog, mixed with Harold Faltermeyer's "Beverly Hills Cop#Soundtrack". The single was released on May 23, 2005 and reached the number one spot in the UK Singles Chart[http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1491625,00.html], outselling the nearest contender, Coldplay, by three or four copies to one. This is the official song endorsed by Jamster! which actually samples the original sound, while the other songs below created their own samples of the sound. * [http://www.axelfrog.com Single website] * [http://www.noblepr.co.uk/Press_Releases/gut/crazy_frog.htm Press release, including sound clips] ==== Music video ==== The Ministry of Sound commissioned Kaktus Film and Erik Wernquist, the original creator of the Crazy Frog, to produce a full-length animated music video to accompany the release of "Axel Frog," featuring the Crazy Frog character. The animation is set in the future and centers on the pursuit of the Crazy Frog by a bounty hunter. The bounty hunter receives notification of a dollar reward for the capture of the Crazy Frog, who is only identified as "The most annoying thing in the world," a reference to Wernquist's original name for the creature. === Pondlife - Ring Ding Ding === On February 17, 2005, a group of producers naming themselves Pondlife announced that the Crazy Frog would be released as a single. The people behind this are radio DJs Wes Butters, Trevor Jordan and Daryl Denham along with studio-owner Maurice Cheetham. On March 19, 2005, Pondlife held Audition (performing arts) to find a live action Crazy Frog to star in their accompanying music video. Clips of the live action frog can be found [http://www.crazyfrogchorus.com/ here] The track is called "Ring Ding Ding," and was released on 6 June 2005. It reached #11 on the UK Singles Chart, two weeks after the Axel F version. * [http://www.crazyfrogchorus.com/ Single website] * [http://www.noblepr.co.uk/Press_Releases/gut/crazy_frog_ring_ding.htm Press release] * [http://www.mtv.co.uk/mtv.co.uk/news/article.jhtml?articleId=30117263 Announcing auditions] === Frog Must Die - Kill The Frog === On June 20 2005, a song called "Kill The Frog" by Frog Must Die will be released in the UK. Some information on this is at the bottom of this page: [http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/entertainment/57892004.htm] === L.O.C. - Ring Ding Ding (Frog) === On June 27 2005, a song called "Ring Ding Ding (Frog)" by L.O.C. (music) will be released in the UK. Some information on this is at the bottom of this page: [http://www.jetstar.co.uk/LOC.asp] === Het Feestteam - 50cc === In the winter of 2004, Dutch skihut act Het Feestteam released a single called "[http://www.berkmusic.nl/labelrelease.php?labelid=5&releaseid=7760 50cc]" containing the sound. A remix single was released in April 2005. == Quotations == * "When we recorded it, we found it very, very funny. We laughed until we got tears." - Daniel Malmedahl, January 2005. * "We appreciate that the frequent broadcast of the same, or similar, commercials can be annoying to some viewers. However, it is for the advertiser and broadcaster to decide how often a particular advertisement is shown." - Advertising Standards Authority, February 2005. * "'Crazy Frog' is what the market persist on calling my character The Annoying Thing. I personally hate that name and deeply regret I didn't put a stop to that early on." - Erik Wernquist, April 2005. * "From [the] reactions [to The Annoying Thing I've received] I think the absence of pants is a success (when it comes to annoyance). I will definately keep them off."[http://www.cgtalk.com/showpost.php?p=670496&postcount=12] - Erik Wernquist, April 2003. == See also == * Ringtone * Mobile phone * LightWave * The Crazy Frog has been Parody on the British children's television programme, ''Ministry of Mayhem''. * The Crazy Frog has also been parodied by the BBC Television Show ''Dead Ringers (comedy)'', where the frog was replaced with David Frost (broadcaster). * Schnappi, a similar phenomenon. === External links and references === * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/4611757.stm BBC article: ''Crazy Frog clings on to top spot.''] * [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2095-1512482_1,00.html The Times: ''Crazy Frog turns into a real prince.''] * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4210407.stm BBC article: ''The Crazy Frog sound? That's my fault.''] * [http://www.verisign.com/verisign-inc/news-and-events/news-archive/us-news-2004/page_003188.html Verisign Press Release: ''Verisign acquires Jamba!''] * [http://www.newtek-europe.com/uk/community/lightwave/wernquist/1.html Erik Wernquist interview] * [http://www.bloggerheads.com/archives/2005/01/the_evolution_o.asp Short history, including links to flash animations using the sound effect] * [http://www.turboforce3d.com/annoying/index.htm ''The Annoying Thing'' Homepage] * [http://www.kaktusfilm.com/ Kaktus Film Homepage] * [http://www.asa.org.uk/asa/focus/case_studies/Jamster+Crazy+Frog.htm ASA: A Frog's Tale that spawned viewer outrage.] * [http://www.crazyfrogfootball.com Crazy Frog Football] Advertising characters Fictional frogs Fads Internet memes Web humor Jamster ringtones

Crazy Frog



{| class="Talk-Notice" |- | |This article was the subject of two previous Wikipedia:Deletion policy: archived records of the discussion can be found Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/ and Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Crazy Frog (2nd nomination). |} == Article name == Shouldn't it be moved to The Annoying Thing since that's the actual name? // User:Liftarn :That may have been its original given name, but following an international saturation-level advertising campaign across dozens of TV channels, I think "Crazy Frog" is probably the best-known name. User:Blufive 19:43, 11 Mar 2005 (UTC) == Spoiler Warning? == What does this article give away? I don't think it's a spoiler. == NPOV? == ''Daniel Maldmedahl, a Swedish computer salesman, has a talent and serious interest in imitating engine sounds.'' Not only is this an opinionated remark but he sounds nothing bloody like a bloody engine in the bloody first place! == Annoying for a different reason == In Ireland the company that supplies this sound has recieved numerous complaints from consumers. When you register to download the tone, you either did not get the tone or they continued to bill you with cryptic instructions to stop them billing you. Example information here.. http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=213126&highlight=crazy+frog == Someone should censor all the genitals in the pictures in this article == It's just disgusting. We should really draw the line at bestiality. :The genitals aren't shown in a sexual context, however - bestiality is an act, or a depiction of an act, rather than a depiction of an object (unless that object was also a depiction of an act, i.e. a ceramic sculpture of a man having sex with an attractive pig, for example). Furthermore the frog's penis is clearly flaccid, i.e. unaroused. The Daily Telegraph has a photograph of the frog, uncensored, on page 12 of today's issue - directly across the page from a photograph of Tracey Emin, who is 42 years old and showing her belly button. Emin upset my stomach more than the frog.-User:Ashley Pomeroy 12:00, 27 May 2005 (UTC) :Further, the genitals depicted are those of a human being simply placed onto an odd, anthropomorphic body of a frog. --User:OldakQuill User_talk:OldakQuill 18:04, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC) == Lyrics? Really? == Do we really need a stab at spelling the lyrics? Was it not enough to say "attempting to imitate the sound of a two-stroke moped engine"? == KILL IT! == I hate that Crazy Frog, just to let you know! == Rhino and Rat == If you're wondering why I just re-added the anon information that keeps getting reverted, it's because the anon is right. A Google search may return nothing, but they definitely did appear in Jamster adverts during early 2004, usually as number 1 of a 'Jamster Ringtone Chart', with seperate adverts featuring mobile phone animations of the rhino dancing or something. User:BillyHUser talk:BillyH 19:03, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC) == Shoot the frog. == Seriously , it does seem that theres genuine *hatred* for this ad and the people behind it. This really needs to be emphasised. Well that and that theres an overpowering moral arguement for laws to be past post-haste demanding the creators be taken onto a lonely beach and shot. :No, the creators didn't know what they were doing. But the company paying for the nonsto advert should be Hanging, Drawing and quartering. --User:JiFish(User_talk:JiFish/Special:Contributions/JiFish) 22:07, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC) == Excessive word linking == Do we really need so many ordinary words in this article to be linked? I'm thinking of: rotate, motorcycle, children, etc. etc.! --User:81.174.240.160 18:02, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC) == In my day.. == People would be shot for releasing records like this. == Mentioned in Veronica Magazine == This page has been mentioned in the Veronica Magazine, a Dutch TV Guide, in the ''culture'' section. Why culture? Why? Why? Why? This isn't culture, it's annoying. The Crazy Frog should be tortured, not worshipped. :Why do you think it's singing this song? - User:Ta bu shi da yu 05:41, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC) == Uh... == ... it appears that we've been quoted by highly respected and well read paper, ''The Australian''. About the song lyrics no less. Can I ask ''why'' we have the song lyrics?!? - User:Ta bu shi da yu 05:41, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)

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