Google - AFP, 11 December 2013
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Bard
Ylvisaker (L) and Vegard Ylvisaker of Norwegian humorist duo Ylvis pose
during
the MTV European Music Awards at the Ziggo Dome on November 10, 2013
in
Amsterdam, The Netherlands (AFP/File, John Thys)
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Oslo — A
zany Norwegian music video originally intended as a joke was the most popular
video of the year on YouTube, the website revealed Wednesday.
Since its
release on September 3 the clip -- featuring people in animal costumes dancing
in a forest to the refrain "What does the fox say?" -- had more than
276 million views on YouTube, the site said.
"The
Fox" shot to eighth place in the popular music chart compiled by US music
magazine Billboard in October, ahead of major artists such as Lady Gaga and
Lana Del Rey.
It even led
to a children's book deal for the Norwegian comedy duo Baard and Vegard Ylvis,
who first released the music video to promote a TV comedy show.
The
brothers, simply known as Ylvis, were not available to comment on their latest
success, but they have previous called their unexpected viral hit a
"rubbish song."
Some have
compared it to the global Korean YouTube phenomenon "Gangnam Style"
which still maintains a comfortable lead with more than 1.8 billion views.
However,
"The Fox" is far ahead of this year's equally cheesy second
contender, (95.3 million views), also from Norway: the country's national army
dancing the Harlem Shake to the US electronic music artist Baauer.
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