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Crazy Frog
Crazy Frog at the Australian tour in 2005
Background information
Origin	Gothenburg, Sweden
Genres	Eurodance
Years active	2003–2009 2020–present
Labels	Ministry of Sound Mach 1 Records GmbH Universal Warner
Website	https://crazyfrog.tv/

Crazy Frog (originally known as The Annoying Thing) is a Swedish CGI-animated character and Eurodance musician created in 2003 by actor and playwright Erik Wernquist. Marketed by the ringtone provider Jamba!, the character was originally created to accompany a sound effect produced by Daniel Malmedahl while attempting to imitate the sound of a two-stroke engine.

The Crazy Frog spawned a worldwide hit single with a cover version of «Axel F» (from the soundtrack of Beverly Hills Cop), which reached the number one spot in Turkey, New Zealand, Australia and most of Europe. The subsequent album Crazy Frog Presents Crazy Hits and second single «Popcorn» also enjoyed worldwide chart success, and a second album entitled Crazy Frog Presents More Crazy Hits was released in 2006, as well as a third album, Everybody Dance Now, released in 2009. The Crazy Frog also spawned many singles, a range of merchandise and toys, as well as two video games before going on hiatus in 2009.

On 22 April 2020, a Twitter account for the character was created, and the account is listed on the official website,^[1] Facebook profile^[2] and YouTube channel.^[3] A new album was announced later that same day. On 10 December 2021, a new single, «Tricky» was released after a 12-year hiatus.^[4]

History[edit]

In 1997, 17-year-old Gothenburg student Daniel Malmedahl recorded himself imitating the noises produced by a two stroke engine. He posted this on a website and caught the attention of a Swedish television researcher, who convinced Daniel to perform the sound live on air.^[5] After it debuted on television, recordings of his performance began appearing on file sharing networks and various websites under the filename «2TAKTARE.MP3» («Tvåtaktare» is Swedish for «two stroker»).^[6]

The sound was adopted as the sound of a Formula One car as early as 2001 in the form of «Deng Deng Form» and later «The Insanity Test» both of which were a static background of a Ferrari Formula One car accompanied by the sound.^[7]

In late 2003, another Swede, Erik Wernquist, encountered the sound effect and, not knowing about the previous incarnations of the sound, was inspired to create the 3D animated character he named «The Annoying Thing» to accompany it.^[8] Wernquist worked on the first animation in his spare time using the LightWave 3D modeling application, and the whole process took between six and eight weeks.^[8] On 7 October 2003 he posted it on his website and on the CGTalk forum.^[8]

The animation was a popular attraction at Wernquist’s website, but the sound was credited to «Anonymous». Eventually, word reached Malmedahl that his impressions had been used in a now well-known animation studio. He contacted Wernquist, apparently giving an impromptu performance to confirm his claims. Wernquist was convinced, and gave credit to Malmedahl for his creation.

The animation received attention through filesharing and word of mouth and, when Ringtone Europe and Jamster België (now both merged into Jamba!) got wind of this, realizing the monetary possibilities through capitalizing on the underground cult-status, they licensed the rights to the creation, renaming it «Crazy Frog» and starting to market it in mid-2004.

In an interview with HitQuarters, Wernquist expressed his displeasure at the choice of name:

If I had known that this was going to be such a big thing I would not have allowed them to use that stupid name. It has nothing to do with the character. It’s not a frog and it’s not particularly crazy either.^[8]

Following 2009, the character went on hiatus. In 2018, a trademark claim by Kaktus Films, the original owners alongside Erik Wernquist, had music listed as one of many rights.^[9] On 22 April 2020, an official Twitter account for the character was created, and later that day it was announced that a new album was in development.

In April 2022, the Government of Ukraine uploaded a video on Facebook of Russian tanks being hit by Ukrainian strikes during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine with Crazy Frog playing in the background.^[10]

Other media[edit]

Racing games[edit]

On 1 July 2005, UK-based publishers Digital Jesters announced that they had acquired the rights to the video game licence for the Crazy Frog. Crazy Frog Racer (featuring the Annoying Thing), released in December 2005 on PlayStation 2 and PC as a racing game. A year later in 2006 a sequel was released, entitled Crazy Frog Racer 2. Both were extremely panned by critics.^[11]

Merchandise[edit]

A string of Crazy Frog merchandise was released in the UK.^[12]

Cancelled TV series[edit]

In 2005, the German production company The League of Good People was in talks with broadcasters about a TV series based on Crazy Frog.^[13] The TV series was cancelled.^{[citation needed]}

Australian tour[edit]

The Crazy Frog toured Australia in late 2005, beginning in Perth on 4 December and continuing through other major capital cities. He made appearances at numerous shopping centres and major hospitals around the country.^[14]

Cancelled feature film[edit]

In 2007, the Animation World Network wrote in connection with The Annoying Thing that there was a «planned feature film» to «be completed by the end of next year» into an animated feature film.^[15] The feature film was cancelled.^{[citation needed]}

Documentary[edit]

In 2017, a documentary called «The Not So Crazy Frog» was released, originally made in 2012.^[16]

Discography[edit]

The Crazy Frog was broadcast for the first time on Belgian television in mid-2004, though was named the Annoying Thing^[17] There it was marketed as Albert Motàr.^[18]

«Axel F» (a remix of the 1980s Harold Faltermeyer song produced by the German band Resource^[19]) was released on 23 May 2005 and became one of the most successful singles of the year 2005. The single debuted at number one in the UK,^[20] remaining there for four weeks, and it was released on the debut album Crazy Frog Presents Crazy Hits.

Albums[edit]

Singles[edit]

Controversies[edit]

Genitals[edit]

In February 2005, viewers submitted a number of complaints to the United Kingdom’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) regarding Jamster’s advertising campaign, complaining that Crazy Frog appeared to have a visible penis and scrotum. Some parents claimed that it was inappropriate for children.^[50] There were also complaints regarding the frequency with which the advertisement appeared on television, reportedly up to twice an hour across most of the day,^[51] 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, and that it was the broadcasters’ decision how often an advertisement should be shown.^[52] Jamster voluntarily censored the character’s genital area in later broadcasts of its advertisements. Similar action occurred in Australia, with similar results.^[53] In November 2021, the Crazy Frog Twitter account made light of the controversy, saying, «A lot of people were shocked to see my PP in 2005. And still shocked to see it now in 2021!!»^[54]

Computer virus[edit]

In March 2005, anti-virus vendors discovered the «W32/Crog.worm» computer virus (a contraction 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.^[55][56]

Ringtone advertisements[edit]

In April 2005, UK television viewers complained about misleading advertisements produced by Jamba!, trading as Jamster and RingtoneKing. Viewers felt 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.^[57]

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 the ASA’s online and telephone complaints system informing viewers that Jamster!-related complaints should be directed towards the broadcaster or the regulator, Ofcom.^{[citation needed]}

In May 2005, viewers inundated the ASA with new complaints 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. This led to many members of the population finding the Crazy Frog, as its original name suggests, immensely irritating.^[58]

On 21 September 2005, the ASA ruled that the Crazy Frog, along with other Jamba ringtone advertisements, could not be shown before 9pm. This adjudication was revised on 25 January 2006, maintaining the ‘upheld’ decision but revising the wording of one of the points.^[59][60]

Non-fungible token[edit]

Following the release of «Tricky» on 10 December 2021, an official non-fungible token release was planned on «Metabeats». This was met with backlash on Twitter, with the account managers stating they had been receiving death threats over the matter.^[61] Despite the controversy, they still plan to release the NFTs.^[62]

See also[edit]

• Giancarlo Meo
• Gummibär
• Holly Dolly
• Mickael Turtle
• Schnappi
• Schnuffel

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• BBC article: The Crazy Frog sound? That’s my fault. Includes an interview with the creator of the sound, Daniel Malmedahl.
• The Times: Crazy Frog turns into a real prince.
• ASA: A Frog’s Tale that spawned viewer outrage.
• Erik Wernquist interview
• Interview, HitQuarters Oct 2005

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Crazy Frog
Crazy Frog at the Australian tour in 2005
Background information
Origin	Gothenburg, Sweden
Genres	Eurodance
Years active	2003–2009 2020–present
Labels	Ministry of Sound Mach 1 Records GmbH Universal Warner
Website	https://crazyfrog.tv/

Crazy Frog (originally known as The Annoying Thing) is a Swedish CGI-animated character and Eurodance musician created in 2003 by actor and playwright Erik Wernquist. Marketed by the ringtone provider Jamba!, the character was originally created to accompany a sound effect produced by Daniel Malmedahl while attempting to imitate the sound of a two-stroke engine.

The Crazy Frog spawned a worldwide hit single with a cover version of «Axel F» (from the soundtrack of Beverly Hills Cop), which reached the number one spot in Turkey, New Zealand, Australia and most of Europe. The subsequent album Crazy Frog Presents Crazy Hits and second single «Popcorn» also enjoyed worldwide chart success, and a second album entitled Crazy Frog Presents More Crazy Hits was released in 2006, as well as a third album, Everybody Dance Now, released in 2009. The Crazy Frog also spawned many singles, a range of merchandise and toys, as well as two video games before going on hiatus in 2009.

On 22 April 2020, a Twitter account for the character was created, and the account is listed on the official website,^[1] Facebook profile^[2] and YouTube channel.^[3] A new album was announced later that same day. On 10 December 2021, a new single, «Tricky» was released after a 12-year hiatus.^[4]

History[edit]

In 1997, 17-year-old Gothenburg student Daniel Malmedahl recorded himself imitating the noises produced by a two stroke engine. He posted this on a website and caught the attention of a Swedish television researcher, who convinced Daniel to perform the sound live on air.^[5] After it debuted on television, recordings of his performance began appearing on file sharing networks and various websites under the filename «2TAKTARE.MP3» («Tvåtaktare» is Swedish for «two stroker»).^[6]

The sound was adopted as the sound of a Formula One car as early as 2001 in the form of «Deng Deng Form» and later «The Insanity Test» both of which were a static background of a Ferrari Formula One car accompanied by the sound.^[7]

In late 2003, another Swede, Erik Wernquist, encountered the sound effect and, not knowing about the previous incarnations of the sound, was inspired to create the 3D animated character he named «The Annoying Thing» to accompany it.^[8] Wernquist worked on the first animation in his spare time using the LightWave 3D modeling application, and the whole process took between six and eight weeks.^[8] On 7 October 2003 he posted it on his website and on the CGTalk forum.^[8]

The animation was a popular attraction at Wernquist’s website, but the sound was credited to «Anonymous». Eventually, word reached Malmedahl that his impressions had been used in a now well-known animation studio. He contacted Wernquist, apparently giving an impromptu performance to confirm his claims. Wernquist was convinced, and gave credit to Malmedahl for his creation.

The animation received attention through filesharing and word of mouth and, when Ringtone Europe and Jamster België (now both merged into Jamba!) got wind of this, realizing the monetary possibilities through capitalizing on the underground cult-status, they licensed the rights to the creation, renaming it «Crazy Frog» and starting to market it in mid-2004.

In an interview with HitQuarters, Wernquist expressed his displeasure at the choice of name:

If I had known that this was going to be such a big thing I would not have allowed them to use that stupid name. It has nothing to do with the character. It’s not a frog and it’s not particularly crazy either.^[8]

Following 2009, the character went on hiatus. In 2018, a trademark claim by Kaktus Films, the original owners alongside Erik Wernquist, had music listed as one of many rights.^[9] On 22 April 2020, an official Twitter account for the character was created, and later that day it was announced that a new album was in development.

In April 2022, the Government of Ukraine uploaded a video on Facebook of Russian tanks being hit by Ukrainian strikes during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine with Crazy Frog playing in the background.^[10]

Other media[edit]

Racing games[edit]

On 1 July 2005, UK-based publishers Digital Jesters announced that they had acquired the rights to the video game licence for the Crazy Frog. Crazy Frog Racer (featuring the Annoying Thing), released in December 2005 on PlayStation 2 and PC as a racing game. A year later in 2006 a sequel was released, entitled Crazy Frog Racer 2. Both were extremely panned by critics.^[11]

Merchandise[edit]

A string of Crazy Frog merchandise was released in the UK.^[12]

Cancelled TV series[edit]

In 2005, the German production company The League of Good People was in talks with broadcasters about a TV series based on Crazy Frog.^[13] The TV series was cancelled.^{[citation needed]}

Australian tour[edit]

The Crazy Frog toured Australia in late 2005, beginning in Perth on 4 December and continuing through other major capital cities. He made appearances at numerous shopping centres and major hospitals around the country.^[14]

Cancelled feature film[edit]

In 2007, the Animation World Network wrote in connection with The Annoying Thing that there was a «planned feature film» to «be completed by the end of next year» into an animated feature film.^[15] The feature film was cancelled.^{[citation needed]}

Documentary[edit]

In 2017, a documentary called «The Not So Crazy Frog» was released, originally made in 2012.^[16]

Discography[edit]

The Crazy Frog was broadcast for the first time on Belgian television in mid-2004, though was named the Annoying Thing^[17] There it was marketed as Albert Motàr.^[18]

«Axel F» (a remix of the 1980s Harold Faltermeyer song produced by the German band Resource^[19]) was released on 23 May 2005 and became one of the most successful singles of the year 2005. The single debuted at number one in the UK,^[20] remaining there for four weeks, and it was released on the debut album Crazy Frog Presents Crazy Hits.

Albums[edit]

Singles[edit]

Controversies[edit]

Genitals[edit]

In February 2005, viewers submitted a number of complaints to the United Kingdom’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) regarding Jamster’s advertising campaign, complaining that Crazy Frog appeared to have a visible penis and scrotum. Some parents claimed that it was inappropriate for children.^[50] There were also complaints regarding the frequency with which the advertisement appeared on television, reportedly up to twice an hour across most of the day,^[51] 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, and that it was the broadcasters’ decision how often an advertisement should be shown.^[52] Jamster voluntarily censored the character’s genital area in later broadcasts of its advertisements. Similar action occurred in Australia, with similar results.^[53] In November 2021, the Crazy Frog Twitter account made light of the controversy, saying, «A lot of people were shocked to see my PP in 2005. And still shocked to see it now in 2021!!»^[54]

Computer virus[edit]

In March 2005, anti-virus vendors discovered the «W32/Crog.worm» computer virus (a contraction 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.^[55][56]

Ringtone advertisements[edit]

In April 2005, UK television viewers complained about misleading advertisements produced by Jamba!, trading as Jamster and RingtoneKing. Viewers felt 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.^[57]

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 the ASA’s online and telephone complaints system informing viewers that Jamster!-related complaints should be directed towards the broadcaster or the regulator, Ofcom.^{[citation needed]}

In May 2005, viewers inundated the ASA with new complaints 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. This led to many members of the population finding the Crazy Frog, as its original name suggests, immensely irritating.^[58]

On 21 September 2005, the ASA ruled that the Crazy Frog, along with other Jamba ringtone advertisements, could not be shown before 9pm. This adjudication was revised on 25 January 2006, maintaining the ‘upheld’ decision but revising the wording of one of the points.^[59][60]

Non-fungible token[edit]

Following the release of «Tricky» on 10 December 2021, an official non-fungible token release was planned on «Metabeats». This was met with backlash on Twitter, with the account managers stating they had been receiving death threats over the matter.^[61] Despite the controversy, they still plan to release the NFTs.^[62]

See also[edit]

• Giancarlo Meo
• Gummibär
• Holly Dolly
• Mickael Turtle
• Schnappi
• Schnuffel

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• BBC article: The Crazy Frog sound? That’s my fault. Includes an interview with the creator of the sound, Daniel Malmedahl.
• The Times: Crazy Frog turns into a real prince.
• ASA: A Frog’s Tale that spawned viewer outrage.
• Erik Wernquist interview
• Interview, HitQuarters Oct 2005

intj.

look out, beware, watch out.

m.

3 hole.

* * *

1 eye

3 (cuidado, precaución) care

■ ¡ojo! careful!, watch out!

ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente out of sight, out of mind

¡dichosos los ojos que te ven! it’s so great to see you!

* * *

* * *

SM

1) (Anat) eye

a ojo (de buen cubero) —

no hace falta medir la harina, échala a ojo — there’s no need to weigh out the flour, just add roughly the right amount

— abrir los ojos a algo

— tener buen ojo para algo

avizor 1., dichoso 2), niña

entrar por los ojos —

irse los ojos tras algo/algn —

3)

¡ojo! — careful!, look out!

¡ojo! es muy mentiroso — be careful! he’s an awful liar

4) eye; hole; span

ojo del culo — ** hole **, arsehole ***, asshole (EEUU) ***

* * *

1)

a) (Anat) eye

¿con qué ojos, divina tuerta? — (Méx fam) where do you expect me to get the money from?

no pegué (el or un) ojo en toda la noche — I didn’t sleep a wink

ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente — out of sight, out of mind

es novato, se nota a ojos vistas — he’s new, you can see it a mile off (colloq)

echar un ojo a algo/alguien — (fam) to have o take a (quick) look at something/somebody

entrar por los ojos: a Pepe le entra la comida por los ojos Pepe will only eat his food if it looks nice; hay que estar or andar con cuatro ojos (fam) you need eyes in the back of your head; írsele los ojos a alguien: se le van los ojos detrás de las mujeres he’s always eyeing up women (colloq); mirar algo/a alguien con otros ojos to look at something/somebody through different eyes; tener a alguien entre ojos (fam) to have it in for somebody (colloq); tener ojo de lince or de águila to have eyes like a hawk; ver algo con malos ojos — to take a dim view of something

3) (fam) (cuidado, atención)

hay que andar or ir con mucho ojo — you have to keep your eyes open

5) (de tormenta, huracán) eye

* * *

= eye, face, eyeball.

Ex. An important feature of the scheme in its creator’s eyes was the relative index.

Ex. He lifted about five lines from the top of the nearest page on a setting rule and balanced it on his left hand, with the face of the letter towards him and the last line uppermost.

Ex. Researchers in Japan say they have succeeded in growing an artificial eyeball by removing cells from frog embryos.

—-

* abrir los ojos a = open + Posesivo + eyes to.

* andarse con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* ante + Posesivo + propios ojos = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes, before + Posesivo + very eyes.

* a ojos vista = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes.

* apartarse el pelo de los ojos = flick + Posesivo + hair out of + Posesivo + eyes.

* aprobar con los ojos cerrados = sail through + exam.

* blanco del ojo = white of + Posesivo + eye.

* cegar + los ojos = dazzle + eye.

* comerse con los ojos = ogle.

* con lagañas en los ojos = bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].

* con legañas en los ojos = bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].

* con los ojos llorosos = misty-eyed, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].

* con los ojos vendados = blindfold, blindfolded.

* con ojos de lince = eagle-eyed, sharp-eyed.

* costar un ojo de la cara = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune.

* cría cuervos y te sacarán los ojos = you’ve made your bed, now you must lie in it!.

* cuentagotas para los ojos = eyedropper.

* dar un ojo de la cara por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* delante de + Posesivo + propios ojos = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes, before + Posesivo + very eyes.

* dolor de ojos = eyestrain [eye strain].

* echar chispas por los ojos = glower, scowl (at).

* echarle el ojo a = eye.

* echar un ojo = keep + an eye on, have + a look.

* entrecerrar los ojos = squint.

* en un abrir y cerrar de ojos = in a jiffy, in the time it takes to flick a switch, at the flick of a switch, with the flick of a switch, in a flash, in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time, with the tip of a hat, in and out in a flash, in a heartbeat, as quick as a wink, at the drop of a hat, in a trice.

* en un abrir y cerrar de ojos = in the blink of an eye, in the twinkling of an eye, in a snap.

* ir con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* mantener los ojos bien abiertos = keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.

* mirar a los ojos = make + eye contact, look + Nombre + in the eyes.

* mirar con malos ojos = glower, scowl (at).

* mirar fijamente a los ojos = eyeball.

* niña de + Posesivo + ojos, la = apple of + Posesivo + eye, the.

* no dar crédito a + Posesivo + ojos = not believe + Posesivo + eyes.

* no ver con buenos ojos = not take + kindly to.

* ojo de la cerradura = keyhole.

* ojo de la tormenta, el = eye of the storm, the.

* ojo del huracán, el = eye of the hurricane, the.

* ojo humano sin ayuda de lente, el = unaided eye, the.

* ojo lloroso = runny eye, watery eye.

* ojo por ojo, diente por diente = tit-for-tat.

* ojos + brillar de rabia = eyes + glint with + rage.

* ojos que no ven corazón que no siente = out of sight out of mind, ignorance is bliss.

* pagar un ojo de la cara = pay through + the nose.

* parche para el ojo = eye patch [eyepatch].

* poner los ojos en blanco = roll + Posesivo + eyes.

* reconocedor del movimiento de los ojos = eye tracker.

* regalarse los ojos con = feast + Posesivo + eyes on.

* revelarse ante + Posesivo + ojos = unfold before + Posesivo + eyes.

* sacar un ojo = gouge + eye out.

* tener ojos en la nuca = have + eyes in the back of + Posesivo + head.

* torcer los ojos = squint.

* valer un ojo de la cara = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune.

* ver Algo a través de los ojos de Alguien = look at + Nombre + through + Posesivo + eyes.

* ver con los mismos ojos = see + eye to eye (with/on).

* ver con un ojo crítico = view with + a critical eye.

* ver + Nombre + con nuevos ojos = view + Nombre + through fresh eyes.

* * *

1)

a) (Anat) eye

¿con qué ojos, divina tuerta? — (Méx fam) where do you expect me to get the money from?

no pegué (el or un) ojo en toda la noche — I didn’t sleep a wink

ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente — out of sight, out of mind

es novato, se nota a ojos vistas — he’s new, you can see it a mile off (colloq)

echar un ojo a algo/alguien — (fam) to have o take a (quick) look at something/somebody

entrar por los ojos: a Pepe le entra la comida por los ojos Pepe will only eat his food if it looks nice; hay que estar or andar con cuatro ojos (fam) you need eyes in the back of your head; írsele los ojos a alguien: se le van los ojos detrás de las mujeres he’s always eyeing up women (colloq); mirar algo/a alguien con otros ojos to look at something/somebody through different eyes; tener a alguien entre ojos (fam) to have it in for somebody (colloq); tener ojo de lince or de águila to have eyes like a hawk; ver algo con malos ojos — to take a dim view of something

3) (fam) (cuidado, atención)

hay que andar or ir con mucho ojo — you have to keep your eyes open

5) (de tormenta, huracán) eye

* * *

= eye, face, eyeball.

Ex: An important feature of the scheme in its creator’s eyes was the relative index.

Ex: He lifted about five lines from the top of the nearest page on a setting rule and balanced it on his left hand, with the face of the letter towards him and the last line uppermost.

Ex: Researchers in Japan say they have succeeded in growing an artificial eyeball by removing cells from frog embryos.

* abrir los ojos a = open + Posesivo + eyes to.

* a los ojos de = in the eyes of.

* andarse con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* ante + Posesivo + propios ojos = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes, before + Posesivo + very eyes.

* a ojo = ocular.

* a ojos vista = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes.

* apartarse el pelo de los ojos = flick + Posesivo + hair out of + Posesivo + eyes.

* aprobar con los ojos cerrados = sail through + exam.

* a través de los ojos de = through the eyes of.

* blanco del ojo = white of + Posesivo + eye.

* cegar + los ojos = dazzle + eye.

* comerse con los ojos = ogle.

* con entusiasmo en los ojos = bright-eyed.

* con lagañas en los ojos = bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].

* con legañas en los ojos = bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].

* con los ojos empañados = misty-eyed.

* con los ojos hinchados = bleary-eyed.

* con los ojos llorosos = misty-eyed, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].

* con los ojos nublados = misty-eyed.

* con los ojos vendados = blindfold, blindfolded.

* con ojos azules = blue-eyed.

* con ojos brillantes = bright-eyed.

* con ojos de lince = eagle-eyed, sharp-eyed.

* con ojos vivarachos = bright-eyed.

* con un solo ojo = one-eyed.

* costar un ojo de la cara = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune.

* cría cuervos y te sacarán los ojos = you’ve made your bed, now you must lie in it!.

* cuentagotas para los ojos = eyedropper.

* dar un ojo de la cara por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* delante de + Posesivo + propios ojos = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes, before + Posesivo + very eyes.

* de los ojos = optical.

* de ojos azules = blue-eyed.

* de un solo ojo = one-eyed.

* dichosos los ojos que te ven = a sight for sore eyes.

* dolor de ojos = eyestrain [eye strain].

* echar chispas por los ojos = glower, scowl (at).

* echarle el ojo a = eye.

* echar un ojo = keep + an eye on, have + a look.

* en el ojo del huracán = in the eye of the hurricane.

* entrecerrar los ojos = squint.

* en un abrir y cerrar de ojos = in a jiffy, in the time it takes to flick a switch, at the flick of a switch, with the flick of a switch, in a flash, in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time, with the tip of a hat, in and out in a flash, in a heartbeat, as quick as a wink, at the drop of a hat, in a trice.

* en un abrir y cerrar de ojos = in the blink of an eye, in the twinkling of an eye, in a snap.

* ir con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* mantener los ojos bien abiertos = keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.

* mirar a los ojos = make + eye contact, look + Nombre + in the eyes.

* mirar con malos ojos = glower, scowl (at).

* mirar fijamente a los ojos = eyeball.

* niña de + Posesivo + ojos, la = apple of + Posesivo + eye, the.

* no dar crédito a + Posesivo + ojos = not believe + Posesivo + eyes.

* no ver con buenos ojos = not take + kindly to.

* ojo de cristal = glass eye.

* ojo de la cerradura = keyhole.

* ojo de la tormenta, el = eye of the storm, the.

* ojo del huracán, el = eye of the hurricane, the.

* ojo de patio = light well.

* ojo descubierto = naked eye.

* ojo humano sin ayuda de lente, el = unaided eye, the.

* ojo lloroso = runny eye, watery eye.

* ojo medio = x-height.

* ojo por ojo, diente por diente = tit-for-tat.

* ojos + brillar de rabia = eyes + glint with + rage.

* ojos curiosos = prying eyes.

* ojos de lince = eagle eyes.

* ojos inquisidores = prying eyes.

* ojos irritados = bloodshot eyes.

* ojos que no ven corazón que no siente = out of sight out of mind, ignorance is bliss.

* ojos vidriosos = glazed eyes.

* pagar un ojo de la cara = pay through + the nose.

* parche para el ojo = eye patch [eyepatch].

* poner los ojos en blanco = roll + Posesivo + eyes.

* reconocedor del movimiento de los ojos = eye tracker.

* regalarse los ojos con = feast + Posesivo + eyes on.

* revelarse ante + Posesivo + ojos = unfold before + Posesivo + eyes.

* sacar un ojo = gouge + eye out.

* sombra de ojos = eye shadow.

* tener buen ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a good judge of character.

* tener mal ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a bad judge of character.

* tener ojos en la nuca = have + eyes in the back of + Posesivo + head.

* torcer los ojos = squint.

* valer un ojo de la cara = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune.

* vendar los ojos = blindfold.

* ver Algo a través de los ojos de Alguien = look at + Nombre + through + Posesivo + eyes.

* ver con los mismos ojos = see + eye to eye (with/on).

* ver con un ojo crítico = view with + a critical eye.

* ver + Nombre + con nuevos ojos = view + Nombre + through fresh eyes.

* vista a ojo de pájaro = bird’s eye view.

* * *

A

un niño de ojos azules/verdes/negros a boy with blue/green/dark eyes

tiene los ojos rasgados or achinados she has slanting eyes

le guiñó or ( Col) picó el ojo he winked at her

¡dichosos los ojos (que te ven)! it’s wonderful o lovely to see you!

¿con qué ojos, divina tuerta? ( Méx fam); where do you expect me to get the money from?

«persona» to be disappointed

no pegué/pegó (el or un) ojo en toda la noche I/he didn’t sleep a wink

¡ojo pelao! or ¡ojo de garza! ( Ven fam); watch out!

ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente out of sight, out of mind

2

a ojo de buen cubero or a ojo or (Col, CS) al ojo at a guess

es novato, se nota a ojos vistas he’s new, you can see it a mile off ( colloq)

echarle or ( Col) ponerle el ojo a algo/algn to eye sth/sb up ( colloq)

echar un ojo a algo/algn ( fam); to have o take a (quick) look at sth/sb

mirar algo/a algn con otros ojos to look at sth/sb through different eyes o differently

Compuestos:

● ojo a la funerala or a la virulé

ir/estar con ojo avizor to be alert

( Méx) spring

porthole

( Esp) glass eye

corn

( Min) cat’s-eye; ( Auto) ( Arg) cat’s-eye

keyhole

fish-eye lens

tiger’s eye

( AmL) glass eye

( AmL) spyhole, peephole

black eye, shiner ( colloq)

B

(perspicacia): ¡vaya ojo que tiene! he’s pretty clever o sharp o on the ball!

hay que andar or ir con mucho ojo you have to keep your eyes open, you have to have your wits about you

¡ojo! que aquí te puedes confundir watch out o be careful, it’s easy to make a mistake here

¡ojo! que viene un coche watch out! o be careful! there’s a car coming

[ S ] ojo, mancha or pinta wet paint

E (de una tormenta, un huracán) eye

F

G

* * *

◊ ¡vaya ojo que tiene! he’s pretty sharp o on the ball!;

◊ ¡ojo! que viene un coche watch out! o be careful! there’s a car coming

* * *

♦ nm

eye;

a los ojos de la ley/de la sociedad in the eyes of the law/of society;

mirar algo/a alguien con los ojos como platos to stare at sth/sb wide-eyed;

¡dichosos los ojos que te ven! long time no see!;

¿es que no tienes ojos en la cara? are you blind?;

to be stuck in the past, to be always looking backwards;

ojo por ojo, diente por diente an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth;

ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente what the eye doesn’t see, the heart doesn’t grieve over

ojo en compota black eye;
ojo de cristal glass eye;
ojo a la funerala shiner;

ojo de vidrio glass eye;
ojo a la virulé shiner;

los ojos se le iban detrás del muchacho/de la tarta she couldn’t keep her eyes off the boy/the cake;

echo los ingredientes a ojo I just add roughly the right amount of each ingredient without measuring them all out;

echar el ojo a alguien/algo: le he echado un ojo a una compañera de clase I’ve got my eye on a girl in my class;

entrar por los ojos: esos pasteles entran por los ojos those cakes look really mouthwatering;

mirar [m5]ver algo/a alguien con buenos ojos to approve of sth/sb;

mirar [m5]ver algo/a alguien con malos ojos to disapprove of sth/sb;

mirar algo/a alguien con otros ojos to look differently at sth/sb;

no quitarle ojo a algo/alguien, no quitar los ojos de encima a algo/alguien not to take one’s eyes off sth/sb;

donde pone el ojo, pone la bala he’s a dead shot;

(ten) mucho ojo con lo que haces/al cruzar la calle be very careful what you do/when crossing the road;

eye;

span;
archway;

ojo de buey porthole;
ojo del culo arsehole, asshole;
ojo mágico peephole

♦ interj

be careful!, watch out!

* * *

echar el ojo a algo/alguien eye sth/s.o. up;

ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente what you don’t see won’t hurt you

* * *

eye

judgment, sharpness

tener buen ojo para: to be a good judge of, to have a good eye for

hole (in cheese), eye (in a needle), center (of a storm)

span (of a bridge)

¡ojo! look out!, pay attention!

* * *

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Crazy Frog
Crazy Frog at the Australian tour in 2005
Background information
Origin	Gothenburg, Sweden
Genres	Eurodance
Years active	2003–2009 2020–present
Labels	Ministry of Sound Mach 1 Records GmbH Universal Warner
Website	https://crazyfrog.tv/

Crazy Frog (originally known as The Annoying Thing) is a Swedish CGI-animated character and Eurodance musician created in 2003 by actor and playwright Erik Wernquist. Marketed by the ringtone provider Jamba!, the character was originally created to accompany a sound effect produced by Daniel Malmedahl while attempting to imitate the sound of a two-stroke engine.

The Crazy Frog spawned a worldwide hit single with a cover version of «Axel F» (from the soundtrack of Beverly Hills Cop), which reached the number one spot in Turkey, New Zealand, Australia and most of Europe. The subsequent album Crazy Frog Presents Crazy Hits and second single «Popcorn» also enjoyed worldwide chart success, and a second album entitled Crazy Frog Presents More Crazy Hits was released in 2006, as well as a third album, Everybody Dance Now, released in 2009. The Crazy Frog also spawned many singles, a range of merchandise and toys, as well as two video games before going on hiatus in 2009.

On 22 April 2020, a Twitter account for the character was created, and the account is listed on the official website,^[1] Facebook profile^[2] and YouTube channel.^[3] A new album was announced later that same day. On 10 December 2021, a new single, «Tricky» was released after a 12-year hiatus.^[4]

History[edit]

In 1997, 17-year-old Gothenburg student Daniel Malmedahl recorded himself imitating the noises produced by a two stroke engine. He posted this on a website and caught the attention of a Swedish television researcher, who convinced Daniel to perform the sound live on air.^[5] After it debuted on television, recordings of his performance began appearing on file sharing networks and various websites under the filename «2TAKTARE.MP3» («Tvåtaktare» is Swedish for «two stroker»).^[6]

The sound was adopted as the sound of a Formula One car as early as 2001 in the form of «Deng Deng Form» and later «The Insanity Test» both of which were a static background of a Ferrari Formula One car accompanied by the sound.^[7]

In late 2003, another Swede, Erik Wernquist, encountered the sound effect and, not knowing about the previous incarnations of the sound, was inspired to create the 3D animated character he named «The Annoying Thing» to accompany it.^[8] Wernquist worked on the first animation in his spare time using the LightWave 3D modeling application, and the whole process took between six and eight weeks.^[8] On 7 October 2003 he posted it on his website and on the CGTalk forum.^[8]

The animation was a popular attraction at Wernquist’s website, but the sound was credited to «Anonymous». Eventually, word reached Malmedahl that his impressions had been used in a now well-known animation studio. He contacted Wernquist, apparently giving an impromptu performance to confirm his claims. Wernquist was convinced, and gave credit to Malmedahl for his creation.

The animation received attention through filesharing and word of mouth and, when Ringtone Europe and Jamster België (now both merged into Jamba!) got wind of this, realizing the monetary possibilities through capitalizing on the underground cult-status, they licensed the rights to the creation, renaming it «Crazy Frog» and starting to market it in mid-2004.

In an interview with HitQuarters, Wernquist expressed his displeasure at the choice of name:

If I had known that this was going to be such a big thing I would not have allowed them to use that stupid name. It has nothing to do with the character. It’s not a frog and it’s not particularly crazy either.^[8]

Following 2009, the character went on hiatus. In 2018, a trademark claim by Kaktus Films, the original owners alongside Erik Wernquist, had music listed as one of many rights.^[9] On 22 April 2020, an official Twitter account for the character was created, and later that day it was announced that a new album was in development.

In April 2022, the Government of Ukraine uploaded a video on Facebook of Russian tanks being hit by Ukrainian strikes during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine with Crazy Frog playing in the background.^[10]

Other media[edit]

Racing games[edit]

On 1 July 2005, UK-based publishers Digital Jesters announced that they had acquired the rights to the video game licence for the Crazy Frog. Crazy Frog Racer (featuring the Annoying Thing), released in December 2005 on PlayStation 2 and PC as a racing game. A year later in 2006 a sequel was released, entitled Crazy Frog Racer 2. Both were extremely panned by critics.^[11]

Merchandise[edit]

A string of Crazy Frog merchandise was released in the UK.^[12]

Cancelled TV series[edit]

In 2005, the German production company The League of Good People was in talks with broadcasters about a TV series based on Crazy Frog.^[13] The TV series was cancelled.^{[citation needed]}

Australian tour[edit]

The Crazy Frog toured Australia in late 2005, beginning in Perth on 4 December and continuing through other major capital cities. He made appearances at numerous shopping centres and major hospitals around the country.^[14]

Cancelled feature film[edit]

In 2007, the Animation World Network wrote in connection with The Annoying Thing that there was a «planned feature film» to «be completed by the end of next year» into an animated feature film.^[15] The feature film was cancelled.^{[citation needed]}

Documentary[edit]

In 2017, a documentary called «The Not So Crazy Frog» was released, originally made in 2012.^[16]

Discography[edit]

The Crazy Frog was broadcast for the first time on Belgian television in mid-2004, though was named the Annoying Thing^[17] There it was marketed as Albert Motàr.^[18]

«Axel F» (a remix of the 1980s Harold Faltermeyer song produced by the German band Resource^[19]) was released on 23 May 2005 and became one of the most successful singles of the year 2005. The single debuted at number one in the UK,^[20] remaining there for four weeks, and it was released on the debut album Crazy Frog Presents Crazy Hits.

Albums[edit]

Singles[edit]

Controversies[edit]

Genitals[edit]

In February 2005, viewers submitted a number of complaints to the United Kingdom’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) regarding Jamster’s advertising campaign, complaining that Crazy Frog appeared to have a visible penis and scrotum. Some parents claimed that it was inappropriate for children.^[50] There were also complaints regarding the frequency with which the advertisement appeared on television, reportedly up to twice an hour across most of the day,^[51] 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, and that it was the broadcasters’ decision how often an advertisement should be shown.^[52] Jamster voluntarily censored the character’s genital area in later broadcasts of its advertisements. Similar action occurred in Australia, with similar results.^[53] In November 2021, the Crazy Frog Twitter account made light of the controversy, saying, «A lot of people were shocked to see my PP in 2005. And still shocked to see it now in 2021!!»^[54]

Computer virus[edit]

In March 2005, anti-virus vendors discovered the «W32/Crog.worm» computer virus (a contraction 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.^[55][56]

Ringtone advertisements[edit]

In April 2005, UK television viewers complained about misleading advertisements produced by Jamba!, trading as Jamster and RingtoneKing. Viewers felt 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.^[57]

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 the ASA’s online and telephone complaints system informing viewers that Jamster!-related complaints should be directed towards the broadcaster or the regulator, Ofcom.^{[citation needed]}

In May 2005, viewers inundated the ASA with new complaints 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. This led to many members of the population finding the Crazy Frog, as its original name suggests, immensely irritating.^[58]

On 21 September 2005, the ASA ruled that the Crazy Frog, along with other Jamba ringtone advertisements, could not be shown before 9pm. This adjudication was revised on 25 January 2006, maintaining the ‘upheld’ decision but revising the wording of one of the points.^[59][60]

Non-fungible token[edit]

Following the release of «Tricky» on 10 December 2021, an official non-fungible token release was planned on «Metabeats». This was met with backlash on Twitter, with the account managers stating they had been receiving death threats over the matter.^[61] Despite the controversy, they still plan to release the NFTs.^[62]

See also[edit]

• Giancarlo Meo
• Gummibär
• Holly Dolly
• Mickael Turtle
• Schnappi
• Schnuffel

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• BBC article: The Crazy Frog sound? That’s my fault. Includes an interview with the creator of the sound, Daniel Malmedahl.
• The Times: Crazy Frog turns into a real prince.
• ASA: A Frog’s Tale that spawned viewer outrage.
• Erik Wernquist interview
• Interview, HitQuarters Oct 2005

Crazy Frog (досл. Безумный лягушонок, изначально известный как англ. The Annoying Thing — надоедливая штука^[1]) — компьютерный анимационный персонаж (лягушонок-певец), созданный в 2002—2003 году шведским дизайнером Эриком Вернквистом.^[2][3] Права на произведение были проданы рингтон-провайдеру Jamba! (Jamster) для использования в рекламе. Данная анимация была создана, чтобы сопровождать странный звуковой эффект, созданный 17-летним шведом Даниэлем Мальмедалем в 1997 году в попытке имитировать звук двигателя мопеда.^[1][2]

Crazy Frog стал широко известным после клипа 2005 года на ремикс «Axel F» (иногда упоминается как «Crazy Frog song», чтобы отличить от оригинала). Этот ремикс занимал первые места в рейтингах в Соединенном Королевстве, Ирландии, Турции, Новой Зеландии, Австралии и многих странах Европы. Последующие альбомы Crazy Frog Presents Crazy Hits и второй сингл «Попкорн» (Popcorn) также пользовались успехом во всем мире, и второй альбом под названием Crazy Frog Presents More Crazy Hits был выпущен в 2006 году. Crazy Frog также породил целый ряд товаров и игрушек, а также две видео-игры.

История

В 1997 году 17-летний студент из Гётеборга Даниэль Мальмедаль опубликовал в Интернете свою попытку сымитировать голосом звуки заводящегося мопеда. Звукозапись широко распространилась в виде mp3 записей и флеш-роликов^[1]. Даниэля пригласили на шведское телевидение, чтобы он повторил звук в прямом эфире^[4].

Критика и цензура

В феврале 2005 года несколько зрителей выслали в Advertising Standards Authority (ASA, Британия) жалобы на рекламную компанию Jamster!, в которой Crazy Frog выступает частично раздетым и у него явно изображены гениталии.^[5][6] Также были жалобы на слишком частые показы персонажа, например, до двух раз каждый час в течение большей части дня, при этом некоторые каналы показывали его дважды за один рекламный блок.

ASA не предпринимала действий, указав, что реклама уже была классифицирована как неподходящая для вещания во время детских передач, поскольку содержит премиальный телефонный номер для покупки рингтонов, а также на то что каждый вещатель волен сам решать, с какой частотой ему следует демонстрировать рекламный ролик.^[7] Позже Jamster! в ходе акта самоцензуры произвел пикселизацию частей тела персонажа, близких к гениталиям.^[8]

В апреле 2005 года многие телезрители выяснили, что рекламируемая услуга представляет собой не единоразовую покупку рингтона, как можно было подумать исходя из содержания ролика, а постоянную подписку на сервисы компании.^[9]

В мае 2005 были посланы новые жалобы в ASA. Интенсивность ротаций ролика превысила все рекорды, ранее существовавшие в Британии. По данным The Guardian Jamster выкупила 73716 ротации на всех каналах страны только в мае — в среднем 2378 ротаций в день — по цене в £8 млн, почти половина которых была потрачена на канал ITV. Около 87 % населения страны видело рекламу Crazy Frog в среднем 26 раз, около 15 % показов происходило дважды в рамках одного рекламного блока, и 66 % показов транслировались в смежных рекламных блоках. Около одной десятой населения просмотрело рекламу более 60 раз. Такая ситуация привела к тому, что значительная часть страны расценивала персонажа как нечто чрезвычайно раздражающее.^[10][11]

Дискография

• 2005 — Crazy Hits
• 2005 — Crazy Winter Hits 2006
• 2006 — Crazy Winter Hits II
• 2006 — More Crazy Hits
• 2007 — More Crazy Hits (Ultimate Edition)
• 2009 — Best of Crazy Hits (2CD)

Примечания

См. также

• Рене Ля Топ

Литература

• The Ringtone Dialectic: Economy and Cultural Form. — MIT Press. — С. 133-150. — ISBN 0262019159.

Ссылки

• Клип на Axel F (Crazy Frog song) на YouTube
• Мобильное безумие. «Безумный лягушонок» свел людей с ума, Lenta.ru (21 декабря 2005). Проверено 8 декабря 2013.
• This Ringtone Made Almost Half a Billion Dollars // Robert Quigley, January 27th 2011
• BBC article: The Crazy Frog sound? That’s my fault. в том числе интервью с создателем звука, Daniel Malmedahl.
• The Times: Crazy Frog turns into a real prince.
• ASA: A Frog’s Tale that spawned viewer outrage.
• Erik Wernquist interview
• Interview, HitQuarters Oct 2005

Crazy Frog (изначально известный англ. The Annoying Thing) — компьютерный анимационный персонаж, созданный в 1997 году Эриком Вернквистом.

Использовался в рекламе рингтон-провайдера Jamba!. Данная анимация была создана, чтобы сопровождать звуковой эффект, созданный Daniel Malmedahl в попытке имитировать звук двигателя мотоцикла.

Crazy Frog стал широко известным после ремикса 2005 года с темой «Axel F» (иногда упоминается как «Crazy Frog song», чтобы отличить от оригинала). Этот ремикс занял первые места в рейтингах в Соединенном Королевстве, Ирландии, Турции, Новой Зеландии, Австралии и других странах Европы. Последующие альбомы Crazy Frog Presents Crazy Hits и второй сингл «Попкорн» (Popcorn) также пользовались успехом во всем мире, и второй альбом под названием Crazy Frog Presents More Crazy Hits был выпущен в 2006 году. Crazy Frog также породил целый ряд товаров и игрушек, а также две видео-игры.

Ссылки

• Клип на Axel F (Crazy Frog song)

Crazy Frog
Студийные альбомы	Crazy Frog Presents Crazy Hits (2005) • Crazy Frog Presents Crazy Hits: Crazy Xmas Edition (2005) • Crazy Frog Presents More Crazy Hits (2006) • Everybody Dance Now (2009)
Синглы	«Axel F» (2005) • «Popcorn» (2005) • «Jingle Bells/U Can’t Touch This» (2005) • «We Are the Champions (Ding a Dang Dong)» (2006) • «Last Christmas» (2006) • «Crazy Frog in the House» (2007) • «Daddy DJ» (2009)  • «Cha Cha Slide» (2009)
Связанные статьи	Дискография • Рингтон • Сотовый телефон • Интернет-мем

Crazy Frog (рус. Сумасшедшая лягуха, хохл.: Скажена жаба (жабеня), пшецк. Szalona żaba (Шалёна жаба)) — виртуальный персонаж, появившийся ещё в 2005 году. Глупого вида трехмерное нечто, напоминающее лягушку в шлеме и с маленьким пинусом.

История[править]

Своим появлением это существо обязано заграничному аниматору Эрику Вернквисту. Первый ролик, благодаря которому «Бешеный Фрог» стал популярен, представлял собой действо, в котором этот персонаж как бы сидел на воображаемом мопеде, издавая пердящие звуки, а потом улетал на собственных газах в великое неизведанное. Позже появился аудиотрек и клип к нему, где лягушка гоняла (опять же на своих газах) по футуристическому городу под минусовку ремикса темы «Полицейского из Беверли-Хиллс» (ремикс был сделан незадолго до этого группой Captain Hollywood), на который были наложены пожирающие моск гнусавые голосовые сэмплы.

Популярность[править]

Какое-то время визг безумной лягушки был одним из наиболее популярных в мире рингтонов. Были даже выпущены две видеоигры «Crazy Frog Racing» с графикой на уровне первой «PlayStation» и диск «Crazy Frog Ringtone»

В интернетах лягушка приобрела некоторую популярность в качестве персонажа, используемого в фотожабах.

Также группа «Красная Плесень» решила срубить бабла на сабже и выпустила альбом Crazy Fuck Dog — Cool Booms, в котором вместо лягухи рыгала и пердела голубая псина. На диске имелся flash-клип, в котором данная собачка умножала на ноль лягушку, отдаленно напоминающую Фрога. Этого группе показалось мало, и посему был запилен ещё один недоклип, где лягух катался на вполне видимом мотоцикле под музон из фильма «Убить Билла» и имел такой МПХ, что оригинал удавился б от зависти.

Другие клипы и ремиксы[править]

С приходом популярности Крейзи Фрога был запилен альбом «Crazy Hits» и сингл «Axel F.», который вышел на кассетах, CD и (о, ужас) на виниле! Сэмплы Лягухи без мелодии, с мелодией, мелодия «Axel F.» без сэмплов звучали из каждого телефона; ремикс гоняли по всем передовым радиостанциям, а клип гоняли по всем музыкальным каналам. Кто в те года уже имел мобилу, воспроизводящую видеоролики, смело закачивал Лягуху в виде клипа.

Видя такую неожиданную неебическую популярность Лягухи, авторы решили выпустить ещё один клип, на этот раз на песенку «Popcorn». Надо сказать, что песенка существовала задолго до и использовалась в одной из серий «Ну, погоди!».

Сюжет клипа заключался в том, что Лягух рыбачил, сидя в резиновой лодке, когда крючок его удочки вдруг за что-то зацепился. Фрог стал тянуть леску и свалился в море. Оказалось, что там разрабатывается новый робот, который должен Фрога уничтожить.

Подводные гоночки, весёлая мелодия, замиксованная сэмплами Фрога, и дебильная рожа сделали своё дело: клип опять стал мегапопулярным.

Были и ещё клипы, например, новогодний, где Лягух спасал Санту под мелодию «Last Christmas», мини-клип «Jingle Balls» и несколько других (замиксованный «Гимн Лиги Чемпионов», к примеру), найти которые можно на Ютубе.

Всё новое — это хорошо забытое старое[править]

• Скопипизженное «ускорение» существовало ещё до эпопеи с лягушкой: трек 2003 года.
• Мало кто знает, что «звуки мотора» также пизжены из древней флэшки 2001 года (ЧСХ, встречались еще в 90-е во Флоппинете в виде простого звука). Эта флешка представляла собой злокачественное изображение неподвижного гоночного автомобиля Ferrari, смешно озвученного ускоренным человеческим голосом.
• Похожий вокал в исполнении Алана Дубина звучит в песне Supermarket Monstrosity одной из первых грайндкор-групп Old Lady Drivers на их одноимённом альбоме 1988 года.
• Axel F. полностью скопировано с Beverly Hills cop theme, датированой аж 1984 годом [1]. К слову, полицейского из Беверли Хиллз (что из вышеуказанного фильма) ВНЕЗАПНО зовут Axel Foley, на что тонко и незаметно намекает название композиции. Вообще, вряд ли это можно назвать копированием: скорее ремейк.

Вопрос МПХ[править]

У лягушек хуя принципиально быть не может, ибо у них наружное оплодотворение (для тех, кто не в теме: самец просто кончает в воду). Хотя существует пара видов так называемых хвостатых лягушек, чей «хвост» и представляет собой своеобразный МПХ (у них почти единственных из всех земноводных внутреннее оплодотворение — самец кончает в самку).

Возникает закономерный вопрос: что за Крэйзи Фрог? Наука может дать ответ: самец (ибо есть хуй) остромордой лягушки в брачный сезон (ибо цвет как раз такой). Судя по назойливости клипов, брачный сезон он проводит с мозгами потребителей этого отстоя круглый год.

Педивикия же отсылает нас к формулировке «Annoying Thing» автора данного высера, из которой можно сделать вывод, что биологическая принадлежность к лягушкам есть позднейший домысел форсеров данного цугундера и ни разу не авторское название. По словам автора (см. вопрос «Who came up with the name Crazy Frog?»), его самого этот домысел жутко бесит.

Сейчас[править]

Ныне персонаж почти забыт (хотя на BridgeTV в передаче Baby Time регулярно крутят мультклипы с этим земноводным), и вряд ли можно найти человека, который до сих пор любит и ценит Крейзи Фрога и слушает этот трэш. Такие дела.

Ссылки[править]

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