";[71] and an adaptation by Annoying Orange entitled "The Sock". Blue eyes Firm hands Nice legs Clean shaved Body Drinking his protein shakes Spray-tan Skin cream And buttocks like he was eighteen He's a peacekeeping machine. It was used in an advertisement for the Fox Network featuring clips of FOX programs and actors singing the song. [27] In the U.S., "The Fox" debuted on 12 September 2013 on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 29, and at number 3 on the Streaming Songs chart. The choreography was done by Thea Bay. ", a homage paid by YouTube to the year's top videos. on Live! sensation scores book deal", "What Does the Fox Say? After a few requests, I decided to do another reaction! Joff-tchoff-tchoff-tchoffo-tchoffo-tchoff! The track is Ylvis's first English language song, and the first of several co-written with Christian Løchstøer. Zoe Skellington commented: I’m actually considering learning Norwegian just so I can watch their show xD. Difficulty: novice. In 2012, the Norwegian group Ylvis produced a parody/tribute rock song about Jan Egeland, hailing him as "the United Nations superhero man" and "a peacekeeping machine." )", Buy “The Fox (What Does the Fox Say? When they first sang this song in an arena, 25.000 people shouted Jan Egeland’s name, and Jan Egeland’s nephew texted him, “25.000 people in the stadium are chanting your name right now! Wa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pow! One of the best rock songs we’ve ever heard was made by Ylvis as an ode to Jan Egeland, the head of United Nations. Toot” will leave you confounded. Ylvis owned the 2014 World Music Awards when “The Fox (What Does the Fox Say? "Ylvis Q&A: What 'The Fox' (Viral Stars) Say About Their Surprise Hit", "Ylvis til NRK.no: – Det kommer flere sanger", "Ylvis Super-Producer Admits 'The Fox' Is Unintentional EDM Parody", "The Guy Behind "The Fox"—The Summer's Funniest Music Video—Talks About Going Viral", "How M4SONIC accidentally soundtracked the viral video of the year", "Ylvis, the Duo of 'The Fox,' Shares Some (Angry) Fox Sounds You Haven't Heard", "Must-see viral video of the moment: Ylvis 'The Fox, "The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?) The video is produced by Fredrik Kvåle Dørum and Jørgen Thue (Concorde TV). The idea was therefore scrapped and "The Fox" got produced instead. Helpful. * Sales figures based on certification alone.^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. "WATCH: SNL Spoofs "What Does the Fox Say?" Speaking of funny, Ylvis does this as well. Ylvis song. This one is more reminiscent of The Lonely Island than any of Ylvis’ other songs. In connection with the show was the song "Rumor says" recorded, pressed as a CD-single, and sold during the show, but was never put out for regular sales. The track was entirely self-produced. Ylvis switches it up with Rock in this song and deliver a truly comedic and fun song about Norwegian peacekeeper Jan Egeland. )", "British single certifications – Ylvis – The Fox", "American single certifications – Ylvis – The Fox (What Does the Fox Say? The United Nations superhero man He plays golf with Kofi Annan And looks at maps with George Cloon Oh, how I wish.. That I was Jan Egeland! Learn how to play your favorite songs with Ultimate Guitar huge database. It gives me no belief whatsoever in humanity and the music business." Here are the rest of Ylvis’s videos that have been watched at least 2 million times. With Kelly Ripa & Michael", "Viral video "The Fox" is being turned into a children's book", "YouTube What Does The Fox Say? The forest scenes were filmed in Nittedal municipality, 22 kilometres (14 mi) from Oslo downtown. 27,939 views, added to favorites 189 times. This song was covered by comedian Brian Posehn with Corey Taylor from Slipknot and Stone Sour, and Michael Starr from Steel Panther on his 2020 album Grandpa Metal.[87]. WHAT THE FOX SAY?”. We screwed up.' (Thus correct answer: "yiff.") If … [34] In the annual year-end lists of "Top 10 Everything" compiled by Time magazine, "The Fox" was ranked number two on the "Top 10 Viral Videos" of 2013 for being "one of the catchiest songs of the year", only after "Gentleman", PSY's follow-up to "Gangnam Style". [84], Due to the popularity of the song, TMZ reported on 18 October 2013 that two weeks away from Halloween, the sales of fox costumes had already risen by almost 40% at one costume outlet from 2012, according to the data from Spirit Halloween, BuyCostumes and Amazon. [29][30] The song in the following week also broke into the Hot Digital Songs top 10 at number 8 with 108,000 downloads during the week and debuted on the On-Demand Songs chart, when it sat in the top 10 of Hot 100 for the third week. “Jan Egeland” by Ylvis (2012) [with Egeland‘s reaction here (use the auto-translate closed captioning option)] American Foreign Policy: “Political Science” by Randy Newman (1972) National (In)Security: “Kenji” by Fort Minor (2005) Nuclear Weapons: “Neunundneunzig Luftballons” / “99 Luftballons” by Nena (1983) Enjoy! The brothers signed a deal with Simon & Schuster to publish a children's book illustrated by Svein Nyhus based on the song which was released on 10 December 2013, called "The Fox". One of the beats that I made we kinda put to one side as it wasn't really going anywhere. You’ll think WTF!? I think our lives will forever be defined as before and after the song now. The videos are from the late-night talk show I kveld med YLVIS, but I thought they deserved their own special category. Hatee-hatee-hatee-ho! [37] The duo were signed on by Warner Music: Vegard has stated that the "record deal was landed way before 'Fox' — in the spring sometime". Hits 31 Million Views And Still Counting (With Video)", "Top 10 Viral Videos — Top 10 Everything of 2013 - Pop Culture and Social Media", "Inside "The Fox" with Vegard Ylvisåker from Ylvis", "Ylvis, of Viral Sensation 'The Fox,' Lands Major Label Deal Ahead of U.S. Live Debut", "Ylvis — What Does The Fox Say? “Jan Egeland” by Ylvis (2012) [with Egeland‘s reaction here (use the auto-translate closed captioning option)] American Foreign Policy: “Political Science” by Randy Newman (1972) National (In)Security: “Kenji” by Fort Minor (2005) Nuclear Weapons: “Neunundneunzig Luftballons” / … [20][21], During each chorus, the song offers several increasingly absurd possibilities for the fox's sound such as "gering-ding-ding-ding-dingeringeding!" [14] Australian producer M4SONIC was also involved in the production.[15]. [36][67], Like many viral music videos, "The Fox" has become an Internet meme and has been extensively covered and adapted by others, with some of the most prominent being a cover by The Ohio University Marching 110 who had previously covered "Gangnam Style" and LMFAO's "Party Rock Anthem";[68] a cover by Tay Zonday of "Chocolate Rain";[69] an acoustic guitar cover of the first verse by Tyler Ward;[70] an adaptation based on the popular video game League of Legends entitled "What Does Teemo Say? 2013 electronic dance novelty song and viral video by Norwegian comedy duo Ylvis. (LIVE Music Video)", "For Fox Sake: Ylvis re coming to UK for Children in Need", "Ylvis til Asias største musikkshow — får trolig opptre for Psy! [31], The music video's viral success and catchiness has also drawn comparison to that of PSY's "Gangnam Style". No one really thought it would be a top 10 Billboard track! The comments weren’t so charitable this time: * XelPixels: Im gonna speak what’s on everyones mind. Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2013. Jan Egeland Lyrics: Gray hair, glasses, suitcase / Humble, clever / Constantly working for peace / Uganda, Congo / And the Oslo treaty plan / Oh my God, what a plan / … It is performed in the style of a typical electronic dance pop song, and the lyrics are sung "with deadpan seriousness". [19][58] Danielle Seamon of The Lantern acknowledges that while some may be "extremely perplexed by the attention stupidity and bizarreness collects in 2013" displayed by the song, it is in fact "meant to be a funny and almost satirical to pop music", and Ylvis has "pushed everybody's buttons by breaking and manipulating every rule of a Top 40 pop song". "I think it is hilarious with its crazy text and great tune," the former UN official writes in an email to NPR. – Single / Ylvis", The Irish Charts – Search Results – The Fox", "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100", "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Singles", Australian Recording Industry Association, "Canadian single certifications – Ylvis – The Fox", "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart - 9 December 2013", "Norwegian single certifications – Ylvis – The Fox (What Does the Fox Say? "[15][22] Among the dancers, an elderly man (Bernhard Ramstad[23]) is shown reading the lyrics from a book to a boy sitting on his lap. Six months later, Ylvis made their professional debut. Streaming-only figures based on certification alone. Half a year later, in 2013, Bård and lyricist Christian Løchstøer began to play with the idea once again. It was Peter Brandt who discovered Bård in one of his performances at Fana school theatre. 1 in Norway, No. 2 in Finland, No. - Single", "The Fox (What Does the Fox Say? With the popular lyric: “She gives me a smile, then she plays with my balls”. Bård finishes the song with a melancholy falsetto and the fox leaves without being seen. Humble, Clever, And constantly working for peace. That was the plan... That would've been funny to say on the talk show. In the end, the singers float in the air, continuing to wonder what sound the fox makes, while failing to notice a computer-animated fox behind them, which stands on its hind legs and scat sings (voiced by Vegard), answering their question. It turned out that Tor and Mikkel (Stargate), who are Norwegian, are friends with Bård and Vegard Ylvisåker (Ylvis). Send in Jan Egeland! All. [60], Caitlin Carter of online music site Music Times echoes the comments above, adding that "The Fox" becoming the first song to get serious recognition "makes [the staff at Music Times] wonder", as the duo's other songs and videos prior to the release of "The Fox" "are just about as random and melodramatic", such as "from contemplating the meaning of Stonehenge" ('Stonehenge'),[61] to scientifically examining the inner-workings of the female reproductive organ ('Work It'),[62] to honoring a United Nations Human Rights hero ('Jan Egeland'). [81] NBC's Saturday Night Live cast-member Jay Pharoah and host Kerry Washington appeared in a parody video of the song titled "My Girl" on 2 November 2013, featuring a boyfriend who got caught by his girlfriend for sexting with other girls. Jan Egeland chords by Ylvis. Ylvis (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈʏ̀lvɪs]) is a Norwegian comedy duo consisting of brothers Vegard and Bård Ylvisåker. Bring in Jan Egeland! Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. The song was planned to be released on iTunes in the United States on 9 September, This page was last edited on 30 March 2021, at 14:53. Egeland says he was "taken aback" by this unexpected tribute. For the ones that aren't in English, I've included both the subtitled and official versions. [16], The video was released on 3 September 2013. See more ideas about music, ylvis, songs. Ylvis Old Friends. It's a valid point, but a lot of people don't understand that this is comedy first and music second. [80] On 28 October, four contestants on the seventeenth season of Dancing with the Stars performed the song for the "Team Dance" week under the team name "Foxing Awesome", scoring a perfect 30. The United Nations superhero man! * XelPixels: it’s exactly like what does the fox say, except worse. [Buy “The Fox (What Does the Fox Say? while watching their videos. Hatee-hatee-hatee-ho! For the ones that aren't in English, I've included both the subtitled and official versions. )” book here], Academy of Country Music Awards 50th Anniversary Show, Copyright © 2021 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. [Intro] e|-----| B ... Jan Egeland – Ylvis. [75][76][77] During an interview with 4Music, in response to the many parodies inspired by their song, the Ylvisåker brothers themselves have reviewed some of the more popular ones. What to say about Ylvis's music videos, besides watch them. 2 people found this helpful. [79], The song has been featured for multiple times on television. Joff-tchoff-tchoff-tchoffo-tchoffo-tchoff! Work It was the first music video produced for I Kveld Med Ylvis. Jan Egeland. Gering-ding-ding-ding-dingeringeding! )” — and if you think the words are bizarre, hit the play button above and enjoy the bizarro. [41][42][43] On 22 November, joined by K-pop and Western stars including Stevie Wonder, Icona Pop and Paris Hilton, the brothers participated in the biggest music festival in Asia, the Mnet Asian Music Awards ("MAMA") at Hong Kong AsiaWorld-Expo, in which they performed "The Fox", danced in a collaboration with South Korean girl group Crayon Pop to their song "Bar Bar Bar", and accepted the award for "International Favorite Artist". 3 in Sweden, No. Not as famous as Gahr Stare, Not a daddy's boy like Jens. All. [26] In Norway, homeland of Ylvis, "The Fox" became the duo's first entry on the VG-lista and eventually topped the chart for four consecutive weeks from 20 September to 17 October 2013. Both brothers have commented on the "absurdity" of "The Fox". [9], I was over in the US with a production duo called Stargate working with Sia and Nadia Ali. The U.N.'s 'Superhero Man': A Rocking Tribute To A Humanitarian, npr.org (2012/10/07) And then we had a chance to work with Stargate, a Norwegian production company based in New York City... We actually did a favor for them and we asked them if they could produce a song for the new season in exchange". [10] Tor Erik Hermansen of Stargate recalled in an interview with Spin that the favor was actually a mockumentary done by the Ylvisåker brothers to celebrate Mikkel Storleer Eriksen 40th birthday, in which they pretended to be the Stargate duo. It is performed in the style of a typical electronic dance pop song, and the lyrics are sung "with deadpan seriousness". The videos are from the late-night talk show I kveld med YLVIS, but I thought they deserved their own special category. [8][39][40], After their appearance at the 2013 MTV Europe Music Awards in Amsterdam on 10 November, they gave their first performance in the United Kingdom on the annual fundraising telethon Children in Need on 15 November and later The Paul O'Grady Show on 18 November. with Kelly and Michael on 12 December 2013.[50]. I'd totally forgotten about the track until I stumbled across The Fox video on YouTube. [32][33] It took only 35 days to hit 100 million views, compared to 51 days by "Gangnam Style" to reach the mark. Hatee-hatee-hatee-ho! Download Pdf. Stargate gave Ylvis a copy of the beat that we made to use for a video they were doing to launch their comedy show in Norway. But when handgrenades are flying, There's just one man you can trust. Ylvis Show all songs by Ylvis Popular Ylvis albums Stories From Norway: Mette-Marit av Norge. This song was also parodied by 442oons to celebrate Leicester City's title win in a song "What do the Foxes Say?" 1. "Why "The Fox" Is One of the Best Songs of the Year (No, Really)", "Ylvis — Stonehenge [Official music video HD]", "Ylvis — Work it [Official music video HD]", "Ylvis — Jan Egeland [Official music video HD]", "Ylvis' 'The Fox': A Cultural Examination", "Ylvis asks, 'What does the fox say?' on YouTube. Listen to ylvis on Jango Radio. The brothers debuted professionally on 19 October 2000 at the Ole Bull Theater in Bergen with the show "Ylvis – en kabaret" ("Ylvis – a cabaret"). Ylvis Mr. Toot. Translation of 'Jan Egeland' by Ylvis from English to German. [73][74] A video showing actor Morgan Freeman reading the lyrics of "The Fox" aloud when being interviewed by online TV/movies review site Screen Junkies has also garnered media attention and millions of YouTube views. "[63][64] Jonathan Ore of CBC News, although calling "The Fox" a "catchy tune [...] paired with the most absurd lyrics this side of the theme song to DuckTales", also gives the comedy duo credit for "the arguably better" "Stonehenge".[65]. [38] They also appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on 20 September, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on 9 October and The Today Show on 11 October. * Vega Lind: +XelPixels It’s a parody. [44][45][46][47], The duo later returned to North America to perform the viral hit in the season finale of Dancing with the Stars on 26 November,[48] 2013 Much Presents: The Big Jingle organized by MuchMusic on 7 December in Toronto, Ontario, Canada[49] and on Live! Jan Egeland. Egeland was surprised but gratified by the musical tribute from Ylvis, He told NPR.org "I think it is hilarious with its crazy text and great tune." Bård called the song "a stupid thing" and that "even though people find it interesting, it's still a stupid fox song, and when people start to get over this, it gets even worse, because it is so stupid". 來自I kveld med YLVIS 11.11.2012 第2季第18集 ===== source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4ZtXNOjJ8Y Egeland's response, in an e-mail to NPR, was "I think it is hilarious with its crazy text and great tune." Uganda, Congo, And the Oslo treaty plan. [Official music video HD]", "Lorde's 'Royals' Rules Hot 100 For Third Week", "What Does the Fox Say?' T. Öndör commented: Seriously, I’m so obsessed with this kind of music. 4 in New Zealand, and No. In an interview with Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten, the brothers stated that the idea of a song about a fox was originally conceived in 2012, but then shelved. Vegard (36 years old) and Bård Ylvisåker (33) came up with the song as members of Ylvis, the most popular band you’ve never heard of even though their music videos have been seen nearly 1 billion times on YouTube. JackDagnaIs commented: With all these songs about vagines and jizz I’m kinda worried I misunderstood the fox. He compares it to Ylvis' "Someone Like Me" which mocked the insertion of dubstep breaks into pop songs. ... View interactive tab. Powered by, Ylvis of Norway is the hottest music group you've never heard and is responsible for the cult song "The Fox (What Does the Fox Say? "What Does the Fox Say? Read more. WHAT THE FOX SAY? ", "Viral Sensations Ylvis & Crayon Pop to Collaborate Onstage at 2013 MAMAs", "일비스(Ylvis) & 크레용팝(Crayon Pop) - 빠빠빠(Bar Bar Bar) at 2013 MAMA", "Fefe Dobson and Ylvis to light up The Big Jingle stage", "WATCH: Ylvis Performs 'What Does the Fox Say?' 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