34-403: " Cha-Cha Slide " (or " Casper Slide Part 2 ") is a song by American musician Mr. C the Slide Man (also known as DJ Casper ). The song was released as a single in August 2000 and spent five weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 83. Four years later, it became a hit in Europe and Australia, topping the UK Singles Chart in March 2004. As a line dance song, "Cha-Cha Slide"
68-759: A premium-rate telephone number , and that it was the broadcasters' decision how often an advertisement should be shown. Jamster did voluntarily censor the character's genital area in later broadcasts of its advertisements. Similar action occurred in Australia, with similar results. 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!!". In April 2005, UK television viewers complained about misleading advertisements produced by Jamba!, trading as Jamster and RingtoneKing. Viewers felt that it
102-556: A TV series based on Crazy Frog. The TV series was cancelled. 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. In 2007, the Animation World Network wrote in connection with The Annoying Thing that there was a "planned feature film" to "be completed by
136-419: A Twitter account for the character was created, and the account is listed on the official website, Facebook profile and YouTube channel. A new album was announced later that same day. On 10 December 2021, a new single, "Tricky" was released after a 12-year hiatus. In 1997, 17-year-old Gothenburg student Daniel Malmedahl recorded himself imitating the noises produced by a two-stroke engine. He posted this on
170-525: A bit. In the last scene, the reporter dances with them. In 2011, Willie Perry Jr. and Jerome Haywood filed a lawsuit against M.O.B. Productions. The suit alleged that M.O.B. obtained a false copyright registration under the title "Casper Cha-Cha Slide (Live Platinum Band)". The song was also part of an 11-track album, Cha-Cha Slide: The Original Slide Album , released in September 2000. On August 25, 2009, Crazy Frog released "Cha Cha Slide" for
204-583: A fitness trainer at Bally Total Fitness Health Club in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood. In its original form, the song was just a set of instructions that Perry wrote for his nephew to call out in his Orientation class at the club. Wilson's class grew so popular that Perry decided to set his instructions to music. Perry recorded his performance of the original version of the song, titled "Casper Slide Part 1" in January 1998 using " Plastic Dreams " by Jaydee as
238-494: A visible penis and scrotum. Some parents claimed that it was inappropriate for children. 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, 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
272-412: A website and caught the attention of a Swedish television researcher, who convinced Daniel to perform the sound live on air. 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"). The sound was adopted as the sound of a Formula One car as early as 2001 in
306-627: A whole compilation album with other Chicago-based artists to promote the dance. "Cha Cha Slide" was later picked up by Universal Records . Perry made an appearance as a DJ in a season 6 episode of Orange Is the New Black , in Crazy Eyes' hallucination of the prisoners and guards line dancing to the Cha Cha Slide. In January 2016, Perry was diagnosed with kidney cancer and neuroendocrine cancer . After an unsuccessful surgery
340-521: 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 the Beverly Hills Cop theme tune " Axel F ", which reached
374-463: Is often played at dance clubs, school dances and gym classes , prom nights, birthday parties , ice-skating rinks and roller rinks, B’nai Mitzvahs, Quinceañeras, weddings , and sporting events in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and other countries. DJ Casper originally wrote "The Cha-Cha Slide" as a step aerobics routine for his nephew, David Wilson, who was working at the time as
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#1732772309706408-559: The bus stop are still around." In 2001, the following year, the dance caught on around Canada and the United States, where urban contemporary radio stations (and later mobile DJs) played the song continuously, particularly in Chicago , Houston , Atlanta , Arkansas , Memphis , and Detroit . In March 2004, "Cha Cha Slide" was released in the United Kingdom and went on to top the UK Singles Chart . Its success in
442-524: 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. 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
476-590: The German band Resource ) was released on 23 May 2005 and became one of the most successful singles of the year. The single debuted at number one in the UK, remaining there for four weeks, and it was released on the debut album Crazy Frog Presents Crazy Hits . 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
510-403: The United Kingdom was helped by Scott Mills of BBC Radio 1 , who promoted the song on his weekday afternoon radio show. In 2020, in honor of the 20th anniversary, Google added a Easter egg where, when "Cha Cha Slide" is searched for, a microphone appears next to the music video. Some lyrics from the song are played when the button is clicked. The music video was shot in downtown Chicago. At
544-540: The album Everybody Dance Now . DJ Casper William Perry Jr. (May 31, 1965 – August 7, 2023), better known as DJ Casper (also known as Mr. C the Slide Man ), was an American disc jockey. Born and raised in Chicago , he was known as " Casper " due to frequently being clad in all white attire on stage. He was best known for his 2000 single " Cha Cha Slide ". Perry's first and only hit record , "Casper Slide Pt. 1" – also known as " Cha Cha Slide " –
578-400: The beginning of the video, a news van arrives in front of a crowd of people doing the dance on a sidewalk. After that, the reporter reports about the dance. Then, the video transitions to several scenes, including DJ Casper dancing with a group of people on a white background and different people in various locations doing said dance. Near the end of the video, the news camera crew begins dancing
612-553: The broadcaster or the regulator, Ofcom . 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
646-534: 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 Russian invasion of Ukraine with the Crazy Frog's cover of "Axel F" playing in the background. On 1 July 2005, UK-based publishers Digital Jesters announced that they had acquired
680-462: 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. 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. On 22 April 2020, an official Twitter account for
714-485: The end of next year" into an animated feature film. The feature film was cancelled. In 2017, a documentary called The Not So Crazy Frog was released, originally made in 2012. The Crazy Frog was broadcast for the first time on Belgian television in mid-2004, though it was named the Annoying Thing. There it was marketed as Albert Motàr. "Axel F" (a remix of the 1980s Harold Faltermeyer song produced by
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#1732772309706748-522: The entire Slide Album . DJ Casper and Men On Business licensed the Slide Album to Universal Records , and it was released on September 19, 2000. Universal's Senior VP of Urban Promotion Michael Horton recalled, "we made some instructional 'Cha-Cha Slide' dance videos and distributed them to clubs...We also promoted the song at various black functions, such as homecoming events at black colleges ." Horton claimed many radio stations initial response to
782-640: The first animation in his spare time using the LightWave 3D modeling application, and the whole process took between six and eight weeks. On 7 October 2003 he posted it on his website and on the CGTalk forum. 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
816-410: 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. 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. Wernquist worked on
850-492: The musical track. The song was inspired by the Chicago stepping movement, where DJ Casper cut a notable figure in the clubs. Wilson went so far as to compare his uncle's dancing prowess to MC Hammer . Because Casper did not own "Plastic Dreams", he hired a band to record an instrumental track at the home studio of Fred Johnson with the help of Hollywood Scott, band leader for the Platinum Band. He called this version of
884-563: 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,
918-548: The rights to the video game licence for the Crazy Frog. Crazy Frog Racer (featuring the Annoying Thing) was 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 . A string of Crazy Frog merchandise was released in the UK. In 2005, the German production company The League of Good People was in talks with broadcasters about
952-483: The same month, he began chemotherapy . In an interview in July 2018, he stated he was in remission . In 2019, Perry stated that he beat his kidney and liver cancers and said he was a changed man, stating "that was God's way of just slowing me down just a little bit." Perry died of kidney and liver cancer on August 7, 2023, at the age of 58. Crazy Frog Crazy Frog (originally known as The Annoying Thing )
986-562: The song "Casper Slide Part 2." Perry recorded and released the song at his own expense, and manufactured copies and distributed them with the help of Gardner Douglas ("Cisco"), owner of the Cisco's Music World record stores in Chicago, Illinois. DJ Casper enlisted the help of M.O.B. Music Publishing to produce, edit, and engineer the new version of the song "Cha-Cha Slide". Men On Business also produced several other accompanying songs to produce
1020-469: The song was, "There's no way we're playing it," but Universal's promotion department was persistent and finally got it on the air. The song then made its way to R&B / hip hop station WGCI-FM , in DJ Casper's hometown of Chicago. Horton accurately predicted the future of the song: "It's like a novelty that will eventually die down, but it will never go away completely—just like the electric slide and
1054-427: Was convinced, and gave credit to Malmedahl for his creation. The animation received attention through filesharing and word of mouth. Ringtone Europe and Jamster België (now both merged into Jamba!) licensed the rights to the creation in an attempt to capitalize on its popularity. They renamed it "Crazy Frog" and began to market it in mid-2004. In an interview with HitQuarters , Wernquist expressed his displeasure at
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1088-485: Was created by Perry for his nephew, who worked as a personal trainer at a Bally Total Fitness in 1998. After the song grew in popularity as an aerobic exercise at fitness clubs and PE in schools, Casper created a second song in 2000, titled "Casper Slide Pt. 2", which was picked up by Elroy Smith at Chicago's radio station, WGCI-FM . The song became a hit in Chicago in 2004, when the city's M.O.B. Records record label became involved as well, helping Perry create
1122-439: 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. 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
1156-412: 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. On 21 September 2005,
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