I'm a Gummy Bear

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"I'm a Gummy Bear (The Gummy Bear Song)" (also known as "I Am a Gummy Bear") is a novelty dance song by German virtual musician Gummibär, in reference to the gummy bear, a type of bear-shaped candy originating in Germany. It was written by German composer Christian Schneider and released by Gummibär's label Gummybear International. The song was first released in Hungary, where it spent eight months as number one atop the ringtones chart. Subsequently, it became a global phenomenon as an Internet meme, in large part due to its corresponding videos on YouTube and Myspace. It has since been released in at least 43 languages, and the English version alone has spread virally worldwide, with more than 4 billion plays on YouTube. The French version ("Je m'appelle Funny Bear") was written by Peter Kitsch. The French music video has over 541 million views on YouTube as of 28 September 2026, making it one of the top-10 most-viewed French videos on the site. It peaked at number eight on the French...

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