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Originally known as "
the Annoying Thing
," the helium-voiced, bluish-gray, anatomically correct CGI lump
Crazy Frog
became a pop culture epidemic in Europe and especially the U.K., with ringtones, TV commercials, pop songs, and other forms of (over)exposure. Though
Crazy Frog
mania began its momentum in 2004, the character's creation took several years. In the late '90s, Swedish teen
Daniel Malmedahl
began recording his impressions of internal combustion motors; after he performed on a television show, the impressions were posted on
the Internet and became a fad among file-sharers. Fellow Swede
Erik Wernquist
, a computer animator, heard
Malmedahl
's noises in 2000 and was inspired by his impression of a moped motor to create
the Annoying Thing
, and posted the animation on his website, where it also became a popular Net attraction. Though
Wernquist
initially credited
the Annoying Thing
's voice as "Anonymous,"
Malmedahl
eventually contacted him and
Wernquist
gave credit where it was due.
The Annoying Thing
made its debut as a marketing tool in 2001, when it appeared in Belgian ringtone commercials. By 2004, the character -- rechristened
Crazy Frog
-- was licensed as a sound and video ringtone for cellular phones and was accompanied by a massive advertising push that included a deluge of TV commercials.
Crazy Frog
's popularity peaked in the spring and summer of 2005, when the full-length single of the
"Axel F"
ringtone, which was created by members of the German production team
Bass Bumpers
and based on
Harold Faltermeyer
's instrumental theme for Beverly Hills Cop, topped the U.K. singles charts for several weeks. It was so popular that it kept
Coldplay
's comeback single,
Speed of Sound
, from debuting at number one. Later that summer, the ringtone and full-length album
Crazy Frog Presents Crazy Hits
marked
the Frog
's arrival in the States. In 2006, the
Crazy Frog
phenomenon was still healthy in Europe, with toys and gadgets available and a potential TV series in the works; that summer,
the Frog
dropped another album, aptly named
More Crazy Hits
. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide
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