Via YouTube/Crazy FrogLife & Culture / NewsLife & Culture / NewsCrazy Frog is back, and he’s taking aim at the ‘Bezos-Musk ego trip’The viral amphibian returns with ‘Tricky’, by way of Run-DMC and TikTok’s ‘M to the B’ShareLink copied ✔️December 10, 2021December 10, 2021TextThom Waite Last month it was announced that, for better or for worse, OG internet meme Crazy Frog — formerly known as The Annoying Thing — was set to make a comeback. Now, that day has arrived, and his return comes in the form of a TikTok-inspired Run-DMC mashup (what else?). Titled “Tricky”, the song reworks Run-DMC’s “It’s Tricky” for the TikTok crowd, notably sampling Millie B’s Blackpool grime classic “M to the B” (a sound that topped the app’s best of 2020 list). Naturally, the Crazy Frog rework also leans heavily on the Annoying Thing’s catchphrase: “brring ding ding, baa baa, etc etc.” Besides being insanely irritating, the debut of Crazy Frog in 2005 caused controversy due to visuals for the track “Axel F” featuring the creature’s genitals, which were edited out following complaints and a US-wide ban. Now, you’ll be glad to know, Crazy Frog’s penis is back on display, as showcased in Instagram posts leading up to the new release (though there will still be a censored version because of restrictions in the US). Speaking of phalluses, the “Tricky” video itself sees Crazy Frog hurled into a launch site reminiscent of projects headed up by Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos (AKA the poster boys of phallic space travel). He is “an amphibian hand grenade tossed into the launch zone of the Bezos-Musk ego trip,” reads a press release. “An anarchic viral bombshell amid a billionaire’s playground.” The visuals are directed by Sigfrid Söderberg and Andreas Wicklund, with original producer and president of A&R for Sony Music Wolfgang Boss also still on board. “When we started Crazy Frog, there was no TikTok, it didn’t exist,” Boss said, discussing the character’s TikTok-adjacent return with the BBC last month. “But right now TikTok is super important. It’s basically the number one platform for people to share new music and funny things connected with music.” Whether Crazy Frog’s new track will be able to replicate his mid-00s success, which saw “Axel F” rise from a ringtone gimmick to number one on UK music charts, is pretty much in TikTok’s hands now. Watch the video for “Tricky” below. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREThis doc follows 6 Palestinian comics risking their lives on tourFigure skater Laine Dubin wants you to go outside and get a hobbyGucci AW26: Everything you missed at Demna’s blockbuster runway debutSay hàlo to the young Scots behind the Gaelic revival9 books to read if you loved Wuthering Heights (the novel, not the film)The fight against the Palestine Action ban isn’t overWhy is the US government coming for young climate activists?Could singles wrestling be an alternative to dating apps?‘I could have a piece of him come back’: The murky ethics of pet cloningGone Norf: The Manchester collective uplifting Northern creatives‘It’s good for the gods’: Inside Taiwan’s booming temple rave sceneWhy are we still so obsessed with love languages?Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy