Skibidi
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| "Skibidi" | ||||
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| Single by Little Big | ||||
| from the album Antipositive, Pt. 2 | ||||
| Released | 5 October 2018 | |||
| Recorded | 2018 | |||
| Genre | Pop, dance, EDM | |||
| Length | 2:43 | |||
| Label | SBA Music Publishing, Warner Music Russia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ilya Prusikin, Lyubim Khomchuk | |||
| Little Big singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Skibidi" on YouTube | ||||
"Skibidi" is a dance song by Russian rave band Little Big. It was released on 5 October 2018 along with their album Antipositive, Pt. 2 on Warner Music Russia. Ilya Prusikin and Lyubim Khomchuk were credited for writing.
The song became an internet meme in late 2018, in part due to the "Skibidi Challenge". The song debuted No. 1 on Tophit in the Russian Commonwealth, where it stayed for two weeks.
"Skibidi" is included in the soundtrack for Just Dance 2020.[1]
Music video
The music video for "Skibidi" was released alongside the song on 5 October 2018.[2] As of 11 May 2020[update], the video has over 407 million views.[3] The music video was directed by the band's producer, Alina Pasok.[2]
Skibidi Challenge
When the video went viral, Little Big challenged fans to post their own Skibidi dance videos, which they called the "Skibidi Challenge".[4]
Charts
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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| CIS (Tophit) | 1[5] |
| Russia Top YouTube Hits (Tophit) | 1[6] |
References
- ^ Macy, Seth G. (10 June 2019). "Just Dance 2020 Announced During Ubisoft E3 Conference - E3 2019". IGN. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ a b LITTLE BIG – SKIBIDI (official music video). 5 October 2018.
- ^ "'Skibidi': Why You Can't Help but Dance to the Insanely Catchy Song From Russian Band Little Big". Inside Edition. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ "The internet is going bonkers over the Macarena-like #skibidichallenge". The Daily Dot. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ "Little Big – Skibidi". Tophit. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ "YouTube – Top Week Hits". Tophit. Retrieved 17 December 2018.