We Are Number One

"We Are Number One"

Performed by
Robbie Rotten (Stefán Karl Stefánsson)Bobby Rotten (Björn Thors)Tobby Rotten (Snorri Engilbertsson)Flobby Rotten (Bergur Þór Ingólfsson)

Composed by
Máni Svavarsson

Featured in
"Robbie's Dream Team"

"**We Are Number One**" is the song featured in the episode "Robbie's Dream Team". It is sung by Robbie Rotten, Bobby, Tobby, and Flobby. In late 2016, it became an Internet meme that spawned millions of remixes and helped raise money for Stefán Karl's cancer treatment.
On 11 December 2016, the actors who played Robbie's dream team performed the song live on Facebook.

Characters
**Singing:**
* Robbie Rotten
* Bobby Rotten
* Tobby Rotten
* Flobby Rotten

**No lines:**
* Stephanie (music video only)
* Sportacus
* Stingy (music video only)

Internet popularity
In September 2016, a video entitled *We Are Number One - LazyTown: The Video Game* was uploaded onto the YouTube channel SiIvaGunner. 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 did not reach peak popularity until the following month, when Robbie Rotten's performer, Stefán Karl Stefánsson, announced that he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. A campaign was created on the crowdfunding platform GoFundMe to pay for Stefán's living costs while he was too unwell to work. As of December 19, 2016, the campaign had raised $105,000, surpassing the 100k goal. The song became a popular meme, where the creator usually changes the word "one" with another word or effect of some kind. There is usually a link in the description of these meme remakes to Stefán's GoFundMe.
To thank the contributors, Stefán held a live stream on Facebook on 11 December 2016, where he performed "We Are Number One" with the other actors (Björn Thors, Snorri Engilbertsson, and Bergur Þór Ingólfsson) from the original music video. The official LazyTown YouTube channel posted an hour-long loop of the song due to its popularity, alongside an hour loop of an instrumental version of the song and the full episode that the song appeared in ("Robbie's Dream Team"). The original tracks used in composing the song were released to SoundCloud as well.

Lyrics
Original version

Hey!
We are number one, hey!
We are number one
Now, listen closely

Here's a little lesson in trickery
This is going down in history
If you wanna be a villain number one
You have to chase a superhero on the run

Just follow my moves and sneak around
Be careful not to make a sound, shh
No! Don't touch that!

We are number one, hey!
We are number one
We are number one

Ha, ha, ha! Now, look at this net that I just found
When I say: "Go", be ready to throw. Go!
Throw it at him, not me!
Oh! Let's try something else

Now watch and learn, here's the deal
He'll slip and slide on this banana peel, ha, ha, ha!
What are you doing?!

Hey!

Ba, ba-biddly-ba, ba-ba-ba
Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba, we are number one, hey!
Ba, ba-biddly-ba, ba-ba-ba
Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba
Villain number one!

Hey!

Hey! Ba, ba-biddly-ba, ba-ba-ba
Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba, we are number one, hey!
Ba, ba-biddly-ba, ba-ba-ba
Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba

We are number one
We are number one
We are number one, hey, hey!

Alternate lyrics

We are number one, hey!
Ha ha ha ha!
We are number one

If you wanna be a villain number one
You have to chase a superhero on the run
But first you have to come up with a master plot
The only problem there you have to think a lot

Just sneak about with graceful skill
And now, stand absolutely still, shh
Don't touch no no no!

Ba, ba-biddly-ba, ba-ba-ba
Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba, we are number one, hey!

Look at all the gadgets that I've designed
I think it's pretty clear that I'm the mastermind

Be very very very very careful don't touch a thing
You never know the problems it could bring

Audio
Song
Instrumental

Drums

Bass

Lead instruments

Vocals

Alternate lyrics

SFX

Original idea

Videos
Music video

Instrumental