| This article is about the album. For the album's lead single, see I Am A Gummy Bear (The Gummy Bear Song). |
| Overview |
- "Look for the Gummy Bear album in stores on November 13th, with lots of music, videos, and extras."
- — Gummibär announcing the album's release, I Am A Gummy Bear
I Am Your Gummy Bear is the debut international studio album by Gummibär released on November 13, 2007 in the United States under the label of Gummybear International, based in large part on the song I Am A Gummy Bear. It was released in both digital and CD versions, and was published by Ed. Gummibär and Rennefeld Music and is by far the artist's most well known album.
It features 15 tracks performed by Gummibär, mostly varying from parody covers from other artists to original compositions, the CD release includes 5 more tracks, of which are additional songs and content. The songs were written and produced by Christian Schneider and Maci Schneider.
Track List
| No. | Title | Length | Language(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Am A Gummy Bear (The Gummy Bear Song) | 3:44 | English/Hungarian |
| 2 | Funny DJ | 3:49 | English |
| 3 | I'm A Scatman | 3:15 | English |
| 4 | Cho Ka Ka O | 3:10 | French |
| 5 | Touch Me (Gummibär) | 3:17 | English |
| 6 | Gummy From Bom Bom Bay | 3:20 | English/German |
| 7 | Itsi Bitsi Bikini | 2:34 | French |
| 8 | Jodl Jodl Dance | 3:02 | English/German |
| 9 | Blue (Da Ba Dee) | 4:00 | English |
| 10 | Dein Popo | 3:10 | German/English |
| 11 | Don't Do That | 3:03 | English |
| 12 | Le Mambo Du Decalco | 3:25 | French |
| 13 | Buj Buj Polka | 3:06 | Hungarian |
| 14 | Do You Think I'm Sexy? | 2:11 | English |
| 15 | Funny Bear (Goodnight Mix) | 0:54 | N/A |
Bonus tracks
| No. | Title | Length | Language(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Osito Gominola (Spanish Version) | 3:10 | Spanish |
| 17 | Itt Van A Gumimaci (Hungarian Version) | 3:10 | Hungarian |
Extra content
| No. | Title | Format | Length | Language(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Itt Van A Gummimaci (YouTube Video Version) | Video | 0:30 | Hungarian |
| 19 | I Am A Gummy Bear (English Video) | Video | 2:30 | English |
| 20 | Gummibär Wallpaper For Your Computer | Images | N/A | N/A |
Credits
All information is derived from the booklet enclosed with the album.
- Executive Producers: Don Oriolo, Jürgen Korduletsch, Christian Schneider
- All tracks mixed by: Tonekind at Digiroomstudio
- Mastered by: Elephant Music
- Voice: Maci
- Kids Voices: Leon Mancilla
- French Voices: Leo l'Ourson
- French Engineer: Christian Lieu
- Designed and Directed by: Peter Dodd
- Produced by: Wil Film ApS, 4K Animation
- Management: Lautstark Music GmbH
- U.S. Artwork Layout & Design: Carla Lisinski
- Illustrations by: Alexander Samoylov, Viktor Gmyria, Sergey Lazarev, Chen Fu Soh
- A Yazoo Music / Digiroomstudio Production
- Special thanks to Yellowstudio Budapest
- For Yazoo Music / Christian Schneider
Re-releases
- Main article: I Am Your Gummy Bear (Album)/Re-releases
The album has been re-released in over 17 different countries with notable modifications in their versions, particularly in the cover art, track list, vocal languages, etc. However, the U.S. version has been re-released two times after the original album from 2007 was sold in record stores and were at some point available online in the official Gummibär merchandise websites. Below is a list of some of the most noticeable changes that were included in each reissue.
Second U.S. Release (2012)
A screenshot of the main page of the SWF file from the 2012 reissue of the album.
The second reissue of the album was released somewhere in 2012 and used to be sold in the Gummibär Shop before the third reissue was manufactured, with some slight modifications in the cover art. The most noticeable changes are the external links on the back being changed to the most recent official Gummibär websites at the time and including a SWF file which would let you view the additional videos that were included in the album instead of browsing through folders in the initial edition.
Third U.S. Release (2020)
The third reissue of the album was released possibly somewhere in 2020 and is currently the version of the album that is being sold in the Gummibär Shop. Asides from the modifications in the cover art, the additional content that was included in previous versions were removed here, leaving the 2 bonus tracks.
Reception
A golden record presented to Christian Schneider for the sale of 10,000 copies of the album in Poland.
The album debuted at 52 in Ö3 Austria Top 40[1], while in Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa reached at 30.[2] It has reached the top spot on the iTunes children's music chart in the United Kingdom, in large part due to its lead single, being as one of the most listened songs in the country in 2012.[3] In Poland, a golden record has been presented to Christian Schneider for the sale of 10,000 copies of the album.
The album's popularity was spread among younger audiences due to its catchy and some lyrics of absurd humor in the songs, especially because of featuring the song I Am A Gummy Bear, which has been also popularized across the internet. However, not all reception of the album was positive, older audiences consider it as irritating because of its poor production, lyrics and composition. Some of the songs have been also considered as inappropiate, due to featuring a bit adulterated lyrics of him being described as a sexy person.
In recent years, the album has become increasingly popular again, following an Internet meme phenomenon in which you are supposed to look it in record stores on November 13th of each year. As a result, the album has gone on to sell more copies on the internet along with The Gummy Bear Album, as well as the official Gummibär social media accounts promoting this event every year, becoming a popular tradition.
Trivia
- Despite the album is stated as Gummibär's official debut album, various releases thereof feature earlier dates to November 13th. The first known edition being the Slovakia release.
- The Netherlands release features the full 3 minute version of its Dutch language for the song "I Am A Gummy Bear", which used to be considered by the community to as lost media. Until a user who goes under the name of GaiaRich (also known as DutchFilmClips) was able to obtain a copy of the physical album as of September 2023.
- In the official 2007 upload of The Gummy Bear Song, Gummibär’s voice can be heard in the beginning saying “Look for the gummy bear album in stores on November 13th, with lots of music, videos, and extras.” This eventually became a meme across the web in 2019.
- In the song “I Am A Gummy Bear” of the original English album, a verse that would replace the repeat of “Bai ding ba doli party” was included that’s entirely in Hungarian. For unknown reasons, this part was not re-recorded in English.
- Despite most international copies of the album being in foreign countries, the English version of the song is included in most if not all the copies published.
- Some of the tracks were not recorded in English, with a small few either being French, Hungarian, or mixed with German. “Cho Ka Ka O” and “Itsi Bitsi Bikini” however were later dubbed in English but only the latter got a known album release in Gumidiszkó.
Gallery
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References
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Gummibär – Ich bin dein Gummibär" (in German). Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Portuguesecharts.com – Ursinho Gummy – Sou o Ursinho Gummy". Hung Medien.
- ↑ "The Gummy Bear Song Is #1 On The iTunes Children’s Music Chart In The UK" (2012-10-02). Thegummybear.com. Retrieved 2025-01-05.