“Baby shark, doo doo doo doo doo doo, baby shark, doo doo doo doo doo doo, baby shark.” I’m willing to bet you just sang that line in your head. Pretty much everyone knows this song due to it’s catchy lyrics and melody. However, I didn’t realize how popular it actually was until recently.
As I was scrolling through the Billboard Top 100 chart, I saw one song in particular that caught my eye. Baby Shark. At first, I thought I had misread it or maybe it just a typo, but I soon discovered that it was no mistake. “Baby Shark” is currently at No. 38 on the Billboard charts, but debuted at No. 32 on the list in January. It was streamed 20.8 million times in one week and the music video has attracted more than 2.1 billion views. This song earned its place among the most viewed music videos for songs in the Billboard top 40 and also ranks among the 30 most viewed videos in YouTube’s history.
So the question I asked myself was “how did a children’s song/nursery rhyme become so popular?” It initially went viral overseas before becoming a dance challenge in the US, which then catapulted it into popularity. With many people, including celebrities, joining in on the challenge, the song became more than just for kids. The simple tune and words have the ability to stay stuck in your head forever, no matter what age you are. Honestly the song has gotten old for me, and I get a little irritated whenever I hear it so I’m still in shock that this song has gained such a high spot on the charts. But I’m pretty amazed as well. Whether you love it or hate it, “Baby Shark” will go down as one of the most surprising, yet memorable, songs to hit the Billboard charts.
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This is amazing. I never would have thought that “Baby Shark” would have gone viral and attracted so many people. It kind of makes me wonder what we do with out time and money that a little kids’ song made such a big impact and reached the Billboard Top 100 list.
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You got me because I did sing the line. I also can’t believe that it became that popular, but I think we can attribute half of its popularity to people playing it just to irritate others. My brother’s teammate’s little sister likes to listen to this on repeat, but she’s two years old. I loved the video at the end, it made my day.
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2.1 billion views?! How did that happen??? I remember when everyone got so worked up over Gangnam Style hitting 1 billion, and practically no one is batting an eye over this video (actually that’s probably just me not keeping up with recent news and whatnot, but I still suppose that the reaction is nowhere near as huge). In my opinion, there are a lot of unexplained mysteries going on in Youtube right now.
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I knew that this song was sung by many young kids, but I didn’t realize how popular it was for all ages. When I watch family YouTube videos, I always hear the little kids singing this song and I just thought that it was cute and a kids song. It got me interested in why this is becoming to popular and I can’t wait to see how popular it gets
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