I am a gummy bear (The gummy bear song)

This article is about the song. For the album of the same name, see I Am Your Gummy Bear (Album).
I Am A Gummy Bear (widely known as The Gummy Bear Song) is Gummibär's debut song and was released along with the album I Am Your Gummy Bear, as well as having its own single and being remixed/dubbed in many different languages.
The animated music video for it was first released in 2006 as a 30-second short, with German being as the original language. The long version was later released in 2007 as the final version.
==Music video variations==
===Short version===
The short 30 second version features Gummibär in a white and blue gradial void with a star-like symbol on the ground dancing and performing the song. One of his notable dance moves involve him spinning on one finger and another where he shakes his rear end at the screen.
===Long version===
The long version (2m30s) features all the previous scenes from the short version plus a few more, including Gummibär bouncing his car in Hollywood, skateboarding across the town, playing the tuba in a park, dancing in the city, standing inside of the Statue of Liberty and performing at a concert to an audience of other gummy bears. 
==Video==
File:The Gummy Bear Song - Long English Version
==Gallery==
For the full gallery, see I Am A Gummy Bear/Gallery.
==Lyrics==
For full lyrics, see I Am A Gummy Bear/Lyrics.
==Production==
===Development===
The inspiration for the song struck Christian Schneider while he was enjoying a beer at a restaurant in Germany, where he encountered a muse, his bartender. In a whimsical moment, she referred to him as her Gummy Bear. Taken aback, Christian initially responded with disbelief, uttering, "No...what?" However, in the very next moment, he playfully retorted, "I'm Your Gummy Bear." This simple interaction sparked a brilliant idea in Christian's mind, and he promptly recorded a tune on his old Sony Walkman.https://youtu.be/0R-nbemdfS0?si=vHZbmXhdgdzd6aFK&t=1352
Christian began working on the concept for the Gummibär character, along with the lyrics and sound recordings. His son Maci Schneider was also involved in the development as the producer and vocalist of the song.
===Animation===
The 30-second short version was animated by the company Wil Film ApS in Denmark with Softimage XSI as the software used, with Pete Dodd in charge of directing, designing and animating the short. An individual known online as "Pitcher" did the rigging, shading, rendering and compositing, and Kim Frederiksen made the modeling.
The extended scenes for the long version were animated by 4K Animation GmbH, with Bernd Mittelhockamp as director. 
==Trivia==
*While the English version of the song was officially released in October 2007, a handful of reuploads to the song exist dating back to mid 2006. Mostly being the original 30-second German and Hungarian versions of the song.
*The Gummy Bear Song is very well-known, and as so, has many dubs for other regions. Most, if not all of the dubs were released in the album The Gummy Bear Song Around The World.
*The song was used in three major movies: Spree, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, and Yes Day. It was also used in a segment of the trailer for Goosebumps 2.
*The infamous “Look for the gummy bear album in stores on November 13th, with lots of music, videos, and extras.” at the start of the video was re-recorded for videos uploaded after November 13th. The only change being him say the same line but without the date.
*After the long version of the song was released in 2007, it was officialy uploaded to the YouTube channel icanrockyourworld, it was later re-released to The Official Gummibär Channel in 2008.
*The backing vocals of the song were recorded by Leon Mancilla.
*In the long version, Gummibär travels to various popular locations including Hollywood, Paris, and the Liberty Island.
*The album version includes a verse after the ”Ba ba bidubidubi yum yum” and “Gummy, gummy, gummy, gummy, gummy bear” parts play twice with an additional Hungarian verse that was not re-recorded in English. It’s not heard in the English long version but is heard in the Hungarian long version.
*In the official YouTube upload of the long version, Gummibär’s voice is not heard when he wakes up at the end.
==References==
Category:Songs
Category:Songs that have music videos
Category:I Am A Gummy Bear Languages
Category:Gummibär Wiki