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The Crazy Frog tune is a No 1 smash. But is it driving you insane? Watch the video and tell us
It could be the most annoying yet addictive tune of all time and it's top the pop charts.
Crazy Frog is the UK No 1 and an astonishing 11 million people in
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Where did it come from?
The story of the frog starts in 1997 when Swedish Daniel Malmedahl, a 17-year-old computer salesman, recorded his impersonation of the sound made by the two-stroke engines of his friends' scooters.
His recording raised chuckles - he put it on the internet, and was even asked to perform it on Swedish television. The recording grew increasingly popular and, in 2001 was used in an online 'Insanity Test'.
The 'frog' is spawned
In 2002, Wernquist, a designer of 3D-graphics, took the test and chortled. Using his computer skills, he spawned the frog character and created an animated cartoon which he posted on the website of his company, TurboForce 3D.
When he created the frog, he did not even know who had made the noise. His website included a request for the creator of the sound to contact him. A friend of Malmedahl's saw it and put the two in touch by phone.
It was only in 2004, that a worker at Jamba!, a German ringtone company, spotted its popularity on the internet and put it forward as an idea to his bosses. They approached Wernquist and Malmedahl and bought the rights. The rest as they say, is history.
To watch the Crazy Frog video click on the icon at the top of the page, and cast your vote on whether you think it's hot, or certainly not!
To find a ringtone which won't drive you crazy - click on GMTV's 'Mobile Mania' link to the right.
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