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We Are Number One
| Song | |
|---|---|
| Title | We Are Number One |
| Artist | Stefán Karl Stefánsson, Björn Thors, Snorri Engilbertsson, Bergur Þór Ingólfsson |
| Release Date | 3 October 2014 |
| Activity Dates | late 2016 |
| Fan Use | Memes, remixes |
| Links | We Are Number One music video |
| Related | You Are A Pirate |
| See Also | LazyTown |
| Related articles on Fanlore. | |
"We Are Number One" is a song featured in an episode of the children's live-action TV series LazyTown. It is featured in an episode called "Robbie's Dream Team". It is sung by the following characters: Robbie Rotten, Bobby, Tobby, and Flobby. In late 2016, it became an Internet meme that inspired millions of remixes and helped raise money for Stefán Karl Stefánsson's cancer treatment.
Internet popularity
In September 2016, a remix of "We Are Number One" disguised as "Hilltop Chase" from the Nintendo DS game Kirby Super Star Ultra was uploaded onto the YouTube channel SilvaGunner.[1] Later that month, another video entitled "We Are Number One - LazyTown: The Video Game" was released on the same YouTube channel.[2] The video consists of an edited version of "We Are Number One" with many memes layered on top of the audio. Following its release, many similar edited versions were released, and the song became a running gag on the channel.
The meme reached peak popularity when Robbie Rotten's actor, Stefán Karl Stefánsson, announced that he had been diagnosed with cancer. A GoFundMe campaign was created on 10 October 2016 to pay for Stefán's living costs while he was too unwell to work.[3] "We Are Number One" became a popular meme, and there was usually a link to the GoFundMe campaign in the description of these meme remakes.
The official LazyTown YouTube channel posted an hour-long loop of the song due to its popularity.[4]
Example Fanworks
Fanvids / Edits
- We Are Number One Remix but by The Living Tombstone (Lazytown) (Dec 2016) by The Living Tombstone
- We Are Number One but it's bing-bonged by Donald Trump (featuring his political friends) (Nov 2016) by Grandayy
- We Are Number One but it's opposite day! (Dec 2016) by Grandayy
- It's We are Number One But Every Time They Should Say One It Changes To Different Remix (Jan 2017) by various artists, compiled by superidiot55
References
- ^ Hilltop Chase - Kirby Super Star Ultra, posted by SilvaGunner on YouTube on 2 September 2016.
- ^ We Are Number One - LazyTown: The Video Game, posted by SilvaGunner on YouTube on 13 September 2016.
- ^ Stefan Karl's Year of Healing, organized by Mark Valenti on behalf of Stefán Karl Stefánsson, archived on 2 Dec 2019.
- ^ We Are Number One but it's the original and it's 1 hour long...., posted on 9 Dec 2016.