The Gummy Bear Album is the fourth mainstream album by Gummibär released on November 13, 2019 in the United States under the label of Gummybear International. It is a compilation of Gummibär-related songs that were previously released, including covers from other artists and original compositions. The album was released in both digital and physical CD versions, featuring over 15 tracks and 2 additional ones as bonus.
The album is based off the popular meme "Look for the Gummy Bear Album", which has been circulating on the Internet among users since June 2019. The popularity of the meme allowed the brand to produce a number of promotional material associated with this album.
Track List[]
| No. | Title | Length | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Am Bear | 3:13 | English |
| 2 | Tiki Tiki Taka | 3:10 | Hungarian |
| 3 | My Piano | 3:20 | English |
| 4 | Maroon Maroonba | 2:33 | English |
| 5 | Gummy Ninja Time | 2:46 | English |
| 6 | Lollipop | 2:02 | English |
| 7 | Ghostbusters | 2:41 | English |
| 8 | Dame La Gomita | 2:31 | Spanish |
| 9 | Happy Birthday To You | 3:26 | English |
| 10 | Gummy Shark | 1:49 | English |
| 11 | I Would Like To Have A Party | 3:04 | English |
| 12 | Wiggle Wiggle | 2:21 | English |
| 13 | Gummy Egg | 2:30 | English |
| 14 | Lilliput | 2:38 | English |
| 15 | Hey Look! | 2:40 | English |
Bonus Tracks[]
| No. | Title | Length | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | The Gummy Bear Song (K-Pop Version) | 2:40 | Korean |
| 17 | The Gummibär Megamix | 5:46 | English |
Credits[]
All information is derived from the booklet enclosed with the album.
- Produced by: Tonekind, Christian P. Schneider and Jürgen Kordulestch
- All Vocal & Music Arrangements: Maci
- Artwork Layout and Design: Alex Kordulestch
Reception[]
The album debuted to mostly positive reviews, the widespread popularity came courtesy of a meme that was circulating rapidly at the time, often referred to as the "Look for the Gummy Bear Album" meme. Before the album's release, the official Gummibär social accounts were promoting the album frequently. One of these examples include the Gummy Memes YouTube channel, which leveraged the marketing by promoting the album through video memes that would be uploaded to the channel.
Even though the album was well received, most of these criticisms were in large part made with sarcasm and not in a serious manner. Other people has classified the album as annoying and pretty much disappointing. Long-time Gummibär fans have also stated that this is one of the least outstanding albums that the brand has released, mainly because of the reduced variety of genre songs, being more childish unlike the electronic and bubblegum songs that have been previously seen in other albums such as I Am Your Gummy Bear and La La Love To Dance.
Because of the meme that says "Look for the Gummy Bear album in stores on November 13th", this encouraged many people to buy copies of the album especially on every November 13th, following the punchline joke. Although the original meme refers to the 2007 album I Am Your Gummy Bear, most people commonly relate the meme with the album released in 2019.
Throughout the run of the album's release, a 24/7 livestream that featured every song from the album was premiered on The Official Gummibär Channel. To this day, the album remains remarkably popular in every November 13th and continues to influence in popular culture, with albums following it being released every November 13th to capture a wider audience.