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Baby Shark
"Baby
Shark" is a children's song about a family of sharks.
Having long been popular as a campfire song, it has been popularized since the
mid-2010s by social media, online video and radio.
Shark" is a children's song about a family of sharks.
Having long been popular as a campfire song, it has been popularized since the
mid-2010s by social media, online video and radio.
Origins
"Baby
Shark" likely originated from a campfire song or chant. Some sources have
mentioned traditional myths as a basis, others camping origins in the early
20th century, and some see it as possibly developed by camp counselors inspired by the movie Jaws. It became a campfire song where each
member of a family of sharks is introduced with different hand motions. Also
several different versions of the song have the sharks hunting fish, eating a
sailor, or killing people who then go to heaven.
Shark" likely originated from a campfire song or chant. Some sources have
mentioned traditional myths as a basis, others camping origins in the early
20th century, and some see it as possibly developed by camp counselors inspired by the movie Jaws. It became a campfire song where each
member of a family of sharks is introduced with different hand motions. Also
several different versions of the song have the sharks hunting fish, eating a
sailor, or killing people who then go to heaven.
Lyrics:
Baby shark,
doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo
Baby shark,
doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo
Baby shark,
doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo
Baby shark!
Mommy shark,
doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo
Mommy shark,
doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo
Mommy shark,
doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo
Mommy shark!
Daddy shark,
doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo
Daddy shark,
doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo
Daddy shark,
doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo
Daddy shark!
Grandma
shark, doo doo doo doo doo doo
shark, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Grandma
shark, doo doo doo doo doo doo
shark, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Grandma
shark, doo doo doo doo doo doo
shark, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Grandma
shark!
shark!
Grandpa
shark, doo doo doo doo doo doo
shark, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Grandpa
shark, doo doo doo doo doo doo
shark, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Grandpa
shark, doo doo doo doo doo doo
shark, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Grandpa
shark!
shark!
Baby shark,
doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo
Baby shark,
doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo
Baby shark,
doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo
Baby shark!
Little fish,
doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo
Little fish,
doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo
Little fish,
doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo
Little fish!
Swim away,
doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo
Swim away,
doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo
Swim away,
doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo
Swim away!
Swim faster,
doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo
Swim faster,
doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo
Swim faster,
doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo
Swim faster!
Safe at
last, doo doo doo doo doo doo
last, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Safe at
last, doo doo doo doo doo doo
last, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Safe at
last, doo doo doo doo doo doo
last, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Safe at
last!
last!
Goodbye
sharks, doo doo doo doo doo doo
sharks, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Goodbye
sharks, doo doo doo doo doo doo
sharks, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Goodbye
sharks, doo doo doo doo doo doo
sharks, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Goodbye
sharks!
sharks!
Contemporary online versions
Germany, 2007
A dance
version of "Baby Shark" was popularized online in a 2007 YouTube
video named "Kleiner Hai" (German for Little Shark) and published
by Alexandra Müller, also known by her stage name alemuel. This
version is set to the theme of Jaws and tells the story of a
baby shark who grows up and eats a swimmer. The video gained popularity shortly
after and alemuel was
offered a record deal by the label EMI, which published the song
accompanied by disco beats on May 30, 2008. The single peaked at place 25 of
the German charts and place 21 of the Austrian charts. Based on the
single and the original video, the YouTube community created a popular music
video which is a typical example of crowdsourcing. The German version of the
song remains popular among German youth groups and multiple variations (also in
different dialects of German) have been published since it first gained
popularity in 2007.
version of "Baby Shark" was popularized online in a 2007 YouTube
video named "Kleiner Hai" (German for Little Shark) and published
by Alexandra Müller, also known by her stage name alemuel. This
version is set to the theme of Jaws and tells the story of a
baby shark who grows up and eats a swimmer. The video gained popularity shortly
after and alemuel was
offered a record deal by the label EMI, which published the song
accompanied by disco beats on May 30, 2008. The single peaked at place 25 of
the German charts and place 21 of the Austrian charts. Based on the
single and the original video, the YouTube community created a popular music
video which is a typical example of crowdsourcing. The German version of the
song remains popular among German youth groups and multiple variations (also in
different dialects of German) have been published since it first gained
popularity in 2007.
South Korea (Pinkfong), 2015
The
"Baby Shark" song was further popularized by a video produced
by Pinkfong, an education brand within South Korean media startup SmartStudy. "Baby Shark" (Hangul: 상어 가족; RR: Sang-eo
Gajok; lit. shark family) was released on November 25, 2015 and as of
March 2019 this version has garnered over 2.5 billion views on
YouTube, while all videos related to Pinkfong's song approach 5 billion
views, making it the most-viewed educational video phenomenon of all time.
"Baby Shark" song was further popularized by a video produced
by Pinkfong, an education brand within South Korean media startup SmartStudy. "Baby Shark" (Hangul: 상어 가족; RR: Sang-eo
Gajok; lit. shark family) was released on November 25, 2015 and as of
March 2019 this version has garnered over 2.5 billion views on
YouTube, while all videos related to Pinkfong's song approach 5 billion
views, making it the most-viewed educational video phenomenon of all time.
This version
of the song starts with bars from Antonín Dvořák's Symphony No. 9 which
are reminiscent of music from the movie Jaws. The song features a family of sharks which go
hunt a school of fish which escape to safety. It became a viral video in Indonesia in 2017, and throughout the year it
spread to many other Asian countries, particularly those in Southeast Asia. The related mobile app was among the
top 10 most downloaded in the family apps category in South Korea, Bangladesh, Singapore, Hong Kong and Indonesia in 2017.
of the song starts with bars from Antonín Dvořák's Symphony No. 9 which
are reminiscent of music from the movie Jaws. The song features a family of sharks which go
hunt a school of fish which escape to safety. It became a viral video in Indonesia in 2017, and throughout the year it
spread to many other Asian countries, particularly those in Southeast Asia. The related mobile app was among the
top 10 most downloaded in the family apps category in South Korea, Bangladesh, Singapore, Hong Kong and Indonesia in 2017.
As of
March 2019, the dance version of the "Baby Shark" song, uploaded
on June 17, 2016, has received over 2.5 billion views worldwide, making it
the 16th most
viewed video on YouTube. Due to
a 2012 change that the Billboard Hot 100 music
charts made to account for online viewership of YouTube videos, "Baby
Shark" broke into the Billboard Top 100 at #32 during the
week of January 7, 2019.
March 2019, the dance version of the "Baby Shark" song, uploaded
on June 17, 2016, has received over 2.5 billion views worldwide, making it
the 16th most
viewed video on YouTube. Due to
a 2012 change that the Billboard Hot 100 music
charts made to account for online viewership of YouTube videos, "Baby
Shark" broke into the Billboard Top 100 at #32 during the
week of January 7, 2019.
Due to its
popularity, this version of the song has spurred an online dance craze
(sometimes referred to as Baby Shark Challenge) while being cited as "the next big thing after the
domination of Gangnam Style". K-pop groups
including Girls' Generation, Twice, Red Velvet and Black Pink have been credited with further
spreading the viral song through their coverage of the song and dance,
specifically on their featured TV shows and concerts. The song began to go
viral in the Western world in
August 2018.
popularity, this version of the song has spurred an online dance craze
(sometimes referred to as Baby Shark Challenge) while being cited as "the next big thing after the
domination of Gangnam Style". K-pop groups
including Girls' Generation, Twice, Red Velvet and Black Pink have been credited with further
spreading the viral song through their coverage of the song and dance,
specifically on their featured TV shows and concerts. The song began to go
viral in the Western world in
August 2018.
Controversies
While the
English version just listed members of the shark family, the Korean version
says Mommy Shark is "pretty", Daddy Shark is "strong",
Grandma Shark is "kind" and Grandpa Shark is "cool". In
January 2018, the South Korean newspaper Kyunghyang Shinmun published a front-page
editorial condemning these lyrics as sexist.
English version just listed members of the shark family, the Korean version
says Mommy Shark is "pretty", Daddy Shark is "strong",
Grandma Shark is "kind" and Grandpa Shark is "cool". In
January 2018, the South Korean newspaper Kyunghyang Shinmun published a front-page
editorial condemning these lyrics as sexist.
In May 2018,
the Liberty Korea Party started
using "Baby Shark" to promote its candidates, prompting SmartStudy to
threaten legal action over copyright infringement. Prior to this, the Liberty
Korea Party had contacted American children's entertainer Johnny Only to
inquire about permission, as he had published a similar version in 2011. He
had heard a version of Baby Shark 20 years earlier, and decided to make a kids'
version by removing any violent imagery from the song, instead focusing on the
family. "I was the first one that did that," he told the Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation. "And basically Pinkfong's version
does the same thing." Only has been working with a Korean copyright lawyer
and the case is before the Korean courts.
the Liberty Korea Party started
using "Baby Shark" to promote its candidates, prompting SmartStudy to
threaten legal action over copyright infringement. Prior to this, the Liberty
Korea Party had contacted American children's entertainer Johnny Only to
inquire about permission, as he had published a similar version in 2011. He
had heard a version of Baby Shark 20 years earlier, and decided to make a kids'
version by removing any violent imagery from the song, instead focusing on the
family. "I was the first one that did that," he told the Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation. "And basically Pinkfong's version
does the same thing." Only has been working with a Korean copyright lawyer
and the case is before the Korean courts.
Other performances
In September
2018, Ellen DeGeneres released
her own version of the song on The Ellen DeGeneres Show,
and James Corden performed a version on The
Late Late Show with James Corden. The song was performed
on The X Factor in
early December 2018 because it was requested by Simon Cowell's four-year-old son Eric. The song
was also performed on Lithuania's X- Factor show X Faktorius by 16 year-old contestant Lukas
Zazeckis.
2018, Ellen DeGeneres released
her own version of the song on The Ellen DeGeneres Show,
and James Corden performed a version on The
Late Late Show with James Corden. The song was performed
on The X Factor in
early December 2018 because it was requested by Simon Cowell's four-year-old son Eric. The song
was also performed on Lithuania's X- Factor show X Faktorius by 16 year-old contestant Lukas
Zazeckis.
Mashup
The lyrics
to another internet phenomenon song, "Johnny Johnny Yes Papa",
has been mashed up with "Baby Shark".
to another internet phenomenon song, "Johnny Johnny Yes Papa",
has been mashed up with "Baby Shark".
Charts
Chart (2018–19) |
Peak position |
Australia Streaming Audio Visual Tracks (ARIA) |
40 |
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) |
39 |
Ireland (IRMA) |
22 |
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) |
39 |
Scotland (Official Charts Company) |
12 |
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan) |
9 |
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) |
6 |
32 |
|
US Kid Digital Songs (Billboard) |
1 |
US LyricFind Global (Billboard) |
1 |
Certifications
Region |
Certification |
Certified units/Sales |
United Kingdom (BPI) |
Silver |
200,000  |
^shipments figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone |
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