Crazy Frog

Artist Image: Crazy Frog
Attribution
Image Credit: (), Public domain

Biography

Crazy Frog, originally known as The Annoying Thing, is a computer-animated character created in 2003 by Swedish actor and playwright Erik Wernquist. Marketed by the ringtone provider Jamba! (later known as Jamster), the animation was originally created to accompany a sound effect produced by Daniel Malmedahl in 1997 while attempting to imitate the sound of a two-stroke engine. The Crazy Frog spawned a worldwide hit single with a remix of "Axel F", which reached the number one spot in the United Kingdom, Ireland, 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. The Crazy Frog has also spawned a range of merchandise and toys, and two video games.

Details

Item Name Item Details
Year Formed 2004
Number of Albums 3
Record Label Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Website
Wikipedia Crazy Frog on Wikipedia
Social Networks

Genres

Euro Dance

Trivia

What was the original name of Crazy Frog?

The Annoying Thing

...Crazy Frog, originally known as The Annoying Thing , is a Swedish computer animated character who creates music. The character of Crazy Frog was create...
When was the character of Crazy frog created?

2003

... character who creates music. The character of Crazy Frog was created in 2003 by the Swedish animator and graphic artist Erik Wernquist, who comes fro...
Where does Erik Wernquist come from?

Stockholm

...the Swedish animator and graphic artist Erik Wernquist, who comes from Stockholm . Crazy Frog also released many singles, a range of gadgets and toys, ...
How long did the modeling process take?

68 weeks

...mics the sound of a twostroke engine. The entire modeling process took 68 weeks . Erik created a character to accompany him. The character entered the ...
What was Daniel Malmedahl trying to imitate in 1997?

internal combustion engines

...lmedahl recorded himself impersonating the noises produced by internal combustion engines . He posted this on a website and caught the attention of a S...
Who was the ringtone provider?

Jamba!,

...Marketed by the ringtone provider Jamba!, the animation was originally created to accompany a sound effect produced by Daniel Malmedahl in 1997 while ...
The second single Popcorn enjoyed what kind of success?

worldwide chart success

...Frog Presents Crazy Hits and second single Popcorn also enjoyed worldwide chart success , and a second album entitled Crazy Frog Presents More Crazy Hi...
In what year was Crazy Frog Presents More Crazy Hits released?

2006

...econd album entitled Crazy Frog Presents More Crazy Hits was released in 2006 . The Crazy Frog has also spawned a range of merchandise and toys, and tw...
What year did Daniel Malmedahl record himself impersonating the noises produced by internal combustion engines?

1997

...spawned a range of merchandise and toys, and two video games. History In 1997 , 17yearold student Daniel Malmedahl recorded himself impersonating the n...
Who convinced Daniel to perform the sound live on air?

a Swedish television researcher

...es. 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. Af...
What is Swedish for Two stroker?

Tvåtaktare

...haring networks and various websites under the filename 2TAKTARE.MP3 ( Tvåtaktare is Swedish for Two stroker). In late 2003, fellow Swede Erik Wernquis...
Who created The Annoying Thing?

Erik Wernquist

...(Tvåtaktare is Swedish for Two stroker). In late 2003, fellow Swede Erik Wernquist encountered the sound effect and, not knowing about the previous in...
Who was credited with the sound?

Daniel Malmedahl

...ion was originally created to accompany a sound effect produced by Daniel Malmedahl in 1997 while attempting to imitate the sound of a Trabant, the Ea...
On what date was a Twitter account for the character created?

April 22, 2020

...toys, as well as two video games before going on hiatus in 2009. On April 22, 2020 , a Twitter account for the character was created, and the account i...
How long did it take to create The Annoying Thing?

between 6 and 8 weeks

...he LightWave 3D modeling application, and the whole process took between 6 and 8 weeks . On the 7th October 2003 he posted it on his website and on the...
On what date did he post the animation on his website?

7th October 2003

...D modeling application, and the whole process took between 6 and 8 weeks. On the 7th October 2003 he posted it on his website and on the CGTalk forum....
What was the name of the forum where he posted it?

CGTalk

...D modeling application, and the whole process took between 6 and 8 weeks. On the 7th October 2003 he posted it on his website and on the CGTalk forum....
What did Jamster produce a cover of?

Harold Faltermeyer's Axel F

...lar enough that Jamster eventually produced a techno cover of Harold Faltermeyer's Axel F with samples of the sound, complete with a music video. A co...
How many video games did Popcorn have?

two

...but it was mainly limited to Europe. The character spawned a few toys and two video games before fading into obscurity. After a long period of inactiv...
In what year did the Crazy Frog's youtube channel become active again?

2018

...ty, his YouTube channel (found here) suddenly became active once more in 2018 , with a documentary on the character's creation being released and new a...
What is the name of the album that contains examples of amazing technicolor wildlife?

The Crazy Frog

...This would eventually culminate in the announcement of a new album. The Crazy Frog contains examples of: Amazing Technicolor Wildlife: Frogs aren't ty...