If you have a small child, you must have heard this song. Perhaps, after reading the title of the article, you mentally began to sing along: “Baby shark, doo doo da-doo da-doo…”
It would not be an exaggeration to call PinkFong’s Baby Shark one of the biggest hits of 2018. A cheerful dance composition about a family of sharks won children’s hearts and made kids all over the planet dance famously, repeating the funny movements from the video.
Clip Baby Shark has collected about two billion views on YouTube, which allowed him to enter the thirty most popular videos in the history of the site. When you factor in the numbers across all major platforms, the total number of video launches is approaching four billion.
Story of Baby Shark
According to unverified data, the melody of the composition was born at the beginning of the twentieth century, but world fame came to her only a century later.
Baby Shark originally spread in summer camps. In the evenings, the children sang it around the fire, introducing the members of the shark family with different movements.
In 2007, Alexandra Müller, aka Alemuel, posted a video of Kleiner Hai on YouTube. In the video, she performs Baby Shark in German, accompanying the song with curious gestures.
Later, Alexandra signed a contract with the EMI Muller label, which offered to officially release the song Kleiner Hai. The track was set to dance music and presented to the public in a new format. He hit the charts in Germany and Austria.
Let’s watch the video clip of Kleiner Hai – Alemuel.
Meaning of Baby Shark
It is hardly worth looking for a deep meaning or some subtext in the words of the composition. It’s just a children’s song about a family of sharks.
Several versions of the text are known, in which the main characters are engaged in various shark affairs. They prey on small fish, sometimes eating sailors or occasional swimmers who go to heaven when they die.
Below are the lyrics of the song in the most common version.
Baby Shark cover versions
The song was made a global hit by the Korean educational channel for children Pinkfong. On November 25, 2015, the studio released a video clip for Baby Shark.
The video was gaining popularity at an unhurried pace. In 2017, it became a viral video in Indonesia, then loved in Asian countries. In the summer of 2018, Shark Kid delighted children around the world.
In Russian-speaking countries, kids often sing: “Shark, tu-ru-ru-ru.”
The song attracted the attention of numerous groups of the K-pop genre.
It seems that not a single popular television show has done without it. Listen to James Corden sing Baby Shark.
Finally, a cover of Baby Shark produced by Frog Leap Studios, designed in the genre of metal rock.
Interesting Facts
- The Baby Shark – Pinkfong video begins with an excerpt from Antonin Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, which reminds listeners of the cult film Jaws.
- The authors of the Korean version of the song Baby Shark were accused of sexism. The critics did not like that shark mom was called pretty, dad was strong, grandma was kind, and grandpa was tough. They saw this as the imposition of gender stereotypes on children.
Baby Shark Lyrics
Baby shark, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Baby shark, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Baby shark, doo doo doo doo doo doo
baby shark!
Mommy shark, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Mommy shark, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Mommy shark, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Mommy shark!
Daddy shark, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Daddy shark, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Daddy shark, doo doo doo doo doo doo
daddy shark!
Grandma shark, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Grandma shark, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Grandma shark, doo doo doo doo doo doo
grandma shark!
Grandpa shark, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Grandpa shark, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Grandpa shark, doo doo doo doo doo doo
grandpa shark!
Let’s go hunt, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Let’s go hunt, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Let’s go hunt, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Let’s go hunt!
Run away, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Run away, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Run away, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Run away!
Safe at last, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Safe at last, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Safe at last, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Safe at last!
It’s the end, doo doo doo doo doo doo
It’s the end, doo doo doo doo doo doo
It’s the end, doo doo doo doo doo doo
It’s the end!
Credit: Shawnee Lamb / Robin Davies
Lyrics to “Baby Shark”, © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Baby Shark Lyrics Alternative
Shark baby, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo,
Shark baby, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo,
Shark baby, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo,
Shark!
Mama shark, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Mama shark, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Mama shark, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Shark Mom!
Papa shark, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Papa shark, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Papa shark, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Shark dad!
Grandma shark, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Grandma shark, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Grandma shark, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Grandma Shark!
Grandpa shark, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Grandpa shark, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Grandpa shark, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Shark Grandpa!
Let’s hunt, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Let’s hunt, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Let’s hunt, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Let’s hunt!
Run away, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Run away, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Run away, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Run away!
Finally saved, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Finally saved, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Finally saved, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Finally, saved!
This is the end, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
This is the end, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
This is the end, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
This is the end!
