Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)

"Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)" is the debut single by the American rapper Silentó. It is also a meme on the SiIvaGunner channel.
==Overview==
===History===
The song was released on May 5, 2015 and almost instantly went viral, primarly on Twitter and Vine, for it's catchy tune and the dances assosiated with it, that being "The Whip" and "The Nae Nae","The Whip", KnowYourMeme""The Nae Nae", Know Your Meme which were already popular enough a year prior to the song's release.
===Nickelodeon Labor Day===
Starting August 28 until September 6, 2015, Silentó partnered up with Nickelodeon, to promote their Labor Day weekend event, where he would perform a remixed version of "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)""Labor Day Dance Party, Watch Me Whip Nae Nae Nick Remix Silentó Nick", YouTube, August 30, 2015 (with some lyrics changed to fit the theme), along with several characters from Nickelodeon's shows, such as SpongeBob Squarepants, Harvey Beaks, Sanjay and Craig. The remixed song was titled "Epic Dance Party". In the promotional ad, portions of the original music video would be played, clips from the aforementioned shows, as well as Silentó himself and the characters, all dancing and rapping to the song.
===Hillary Clinton===
The song became a small meme when presidential candidate Hillary Clinton performed the dance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show during a commercial break in 2015.TheEllenShow. 
"Watch Hillary Clinton Whip, Watch Her Nae Nae". 
YouTube. 10 September 2015. CNN published an article about the event and tweeted on the CNN Politics Twitter account: CNN Politics Original Tweet 
.@HillaryClinton whips 
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& Nae Naes 
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on @TheEllenShowThe two albums released by SiIvaGunner, which were focused around "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)", were named in a similar way, referencing this tweet.
==Rips==
"Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)" first appeared on the channel with the rip "Edopolis (Beta Mix) - Cartoon Network Speedway" on May 30, 2016. The song was then in the rip "When I Wait for the Wind - Kanon" on July 7, 2016.
On April, 2017, it made an appearance in the video "Tong-Nou Theme (Opening Cutscene) - Eastern Mind: Lost Souls of Tong-Nou". The rip featured the video "Happy Whip And Nae Nae Year!" starring Silentó."Happy Whip And Nae Nae Year!", YouTube, December 31, 2016
Following the break after the original "The four horseman of the apocalypse" video's upload, the channel began uploading rips incorporating "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)". In total, twenty-four rips of the song were uploaded and released in an album called .@GiIvaSunner Whips & Nae Naes on Ellen the Generous.
A video: "MINECRAFT ANIMATION - WATCH ME WHIP AND NAE NAE", was already in SiIvaGunner's popular Undertale playlist since February 2017.Youtube comment on MINECRAFT ANIMATION - WATCH ME WHIP AND NAE NAE, SiIvaGunner Undertale playlist, February 2017
On August 23, 2023, the Whip and Nae Nae Day returned for the second time, concluding in an album called .@GiIvaSunner Whips & Nae Naes on Ellen the Generous 2: another hit.
==Lyrics"Watch Me (Whip / Nae Nae) [Acoustic Version]". Google Play.==
==External links==
*Rips featuring - YouTube playlist by Aidan Zamboni.
==References==
Category:Memes