Numa Numa Dance

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{{For|the song known by the cognomen ''"Numa Numa"''|Dragostea Din Tei}}
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'''Numa Numa''' is an [[List of Internet phenomena|Internet phenomenon]] based on a video by Gary Brolsma made for the song "[[Dragostea din tei]]" as performed by [[O-Zone]]. Brolsma's video, entitled ''Numa Numa Song'', was released in December 2004 on the website [[Newgrounds|Newgrounds.com]]. It was the first Numa Numa–themed video to gain widespread attention. Less than three months after the [[release (music)|release]], it had been viewed more than two million times on the debut website alone.

''Numa Numa Song'' has since spawned many parody videos, including those created for the "New Numa Contest", sponsored by Brolsma, which promised [[United States dollar|US$]]45,000 in prize money for submissions. His original video was named 41st in the 2006 broadcast of [[100 Greatest / 100 Worst|''100 Greatest Funny Moments'']] by [[Channel 4]] in the [[United Kingdom|UK]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/G/greatest/greatest_funny_moments/26-50.html |title=Channel4 - 100 Greatest FUNNY MOMENTS |accessdate=2007-07-02 |work=channel4.com |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070622050945/http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/G/greatest/greatest_funny_moments/26-50.html |archivedate = June 22, 2007}}</ref>

==History==

By February 25, 2005, less than 3 months after Brolsma released the video on Newgrounds, it had been viewed more than two million times on that site alone.<ref name="George1">Feuer & George (2005)</ref> Brolsma later stated in an interview, "''...I found it ["Dragostea din tei"] in another (I believe it was Japanese) flash animation with cartoon cats''".<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.newnuma.com/story.html|title=Gary Brolsma & The Numa Story|accessdate=2007-07-03|work=Gary Brolsma & New Numa! }}</ref> Others have noted Brolsma's inspiration was the Japanese flash animation ''Maiyahi'' by the [[Albino Blacksheep|Albinoblacksheep.com]] user "ikari", which featured [[soramimi]] wordplay (from Romanian into Japanese) and whose video featured an animated version of the popular [[Shift JIS art]] cat [[Monā]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Lucas|first=Dean|title=Famous Pictures Magazine - Numa Numa|url=http://www.famouspictures.org/numa-numa/|accessdate=2013-05-01}}</ref><ref>"[http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/maiyahi Maiyahi]" (original video, as Flash Program), [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnOO1-hb8i4 恋のマイアヒ　空耳] (video), "[http://www.mimo-jp.com/japan/maiyahi.htm The Maiyahi song]" #Japan on DALnet, Micha 2005 (explanation).</ref>

On [[Newgrounds]], ''Numa Numa Dance'' has since been seen more than eighteen million times. From there it has been copied onto hundreds of other websites and blogs. According to a November 27, 2006 report by the [[BBC]], based on page impression figures collated by [[viral marketing]] company The Viral Factory, ''Numa Numa Dance'' is the second-most watched viral video of all time, with 700 million views, losing out only to [[Star Wars Kid|"''Star Wars'' kid"]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Star Wars Kid is top viral video|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6187554.stm|publisher=BBC News|date=2006-11-27|accessdate=2007-07-01}}</ref> {{As of|2012|11}}, Korean rapper Psy has taken the number 1 most viewed video spot with his "Gangnam Style" bumping Gary and Star Wars Kids down to positions 2 and 3, respectively. "Gangnam Style" has more than 2 billion views. Brolsma  received mainstream media coverage from [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[Good Morning America]]'', [[NBC]]'s ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]'', and [[VH1]]'s ''[[Best Week Ever]]'' and the Numa Numa video was listed as number 1 on [[VH1]]s ''Top 40 Internet Superstars''. According to ''[[The New York Times]]'', however, he was an "''unwilling and embarrassed Web celebrity''".<ref name="George1"/> He canceled media appearances but reappeared in September 2006 with a professionally produced video, ''New Numa'', featuring a song specially made for him by Variety Beats.<ref>[http://www.newnuma.com/story.html Gary Brolsma & The Numa Story]</ref> This video, hosted on [[YouTube]], marked the start of the "New Numa Contest", which promised [[United States dollar|US$]]45,000 in prize money and a [[United States dollar|US$]]25,000 award to the winner.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Viral video legend Gary Brolsma returns with "New Numa" and $45,000 in prizes for other viral enthusiasts|publisher=Jaeter Corp.|date= 2006-08-28|url=http://www.newnuma.com/press_release.html|accessdate=2007-07-12}}</ref>

EE have recently adapted this into their latest cinema advert which features a prisoner that had gone insane to the tone of the video.

==Gary Brolsma==
[[Image:Gary Brolsma.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Gary Brolsma.]]

Gary William Brolsma<ref>[http://obit.bizub.com/obit_display.cgi?id=634823 Bizub – Quinlan / Bizub – Parker Funeral Homes – Affordable Funerals, Cremations and Caskets -Memorial Obituaries – Memorial Services – Clifton – Little Falls Telkes, Margaret]. Obit.bizub.com. Retrieved on 2012-01-18.</ref> (born January 14, 1986; [[Saddle Brook, New Jersey|Saddle Brook]], [[New Jersey]]),<ref name="NYT2005">{{cite news | last = Feuer | first = Alan | coauthors = George, Jason | url = http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/26/nyregion/26video.html | title = Internet Fame Is Cruel Mistress for a Dancer of the Numa Numa | work = [[The New York Times]] | date = 2005-02-06 | accessdate = 2007-11-28 }}</ref> is the American singer who gained worldwide attention after posting the Numa Numa video.

He made appearances on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[Good Morning America]]'', [[NBC]]'s ''[[The Tonight Show]]'', and [[VH1]]'s ''[[Best Week Ever]]''. A story in ''The Believer'' (June/July 2006) explored the song's spread and global homogenization, while arguing that Brolsma's video "singlehandedly justifies the existence of webcams... It’s a movie of someone who is having the time of his life, wants to share his joy with everyone, and doesn’t care what anyone else thinks".<ref>[http://believermag.com/issues/200606/?read=article_wolk The Believer – The Syncher, Not the Song]. Believermag.com (2004-12-06). Retrieved on 2012-01-18.</ref> He was voted the Number 1 Internet Icon by ''40 Greatest Internet Superstars'' on [[VH1]], beating the [[Star Wars Kid|''Star Wars'' kid]] at Number 2.

On October 15, 2007, ''[[The New York Times]]'' reported that Brolsma had recently collaborated on a video with [[lonelygirl15]]'s [[Glenn Rubenstein]], as well as [[Chad Vader]]'s [[Aaron Yonda]] and [[Matt Sloan (director)|Matt Sloan]], as a part of [[Canon (company)|Canon]]'s [[Battle of the Internet Superstars]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Callender|first=David|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/15/business/media/15chad.html|title=In a City Far, Far Away From Hollywood, the YouTube Tales of a Lesser Vader|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=October 15, 2007|accessdate=November 28, 2007}}</ref> On October 21, 2008, Brolsma finished his first musical album, titled Weird Tempo. He has been working on the CD for the past 2 years since releasing his last Numa 3 video. The album is a mix of electronic beats with rock influences.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/garybrolsma |title = CD Baby |accessdate = 2008-10-21 |date = 2008-10-21 |author = Gary}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
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* {{cite news | first = Alan | last = Feuer | coauthors = & George, Jason | title = Internet Fame Is Cruel Mistress for a Numa Numa Dancer | url = http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/26/nyregion/26video.html | publisher = ''[[The New York Times]]'' Metro Saturday | date = 2005-02-26 | accessdate = 2007-07-01 | page = B6 }}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.famouspictures.org/numa-numa/ |title=Numa Numa |accessdate=2007-10-08 |author=DeanLucas |date=2007-03-05 – 05-19 |work=Famous Pictures Magazine }}
*[http://youtube.com/watch?v=FN-xDC9voyw UBC Music Video Parody: Numa Numa]
*[http://www.current.tv/google/GC01169 Global tribute to Numa Numa]{{dead link|date=February 2010}} : This is from the show ''[[Google Current]]'' on ''[[Current TV]]'' and is hosted by ''[[Conor Knighton]]''
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==External links==
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*[http://artists.universal-music.de/_real/o-zone/v/o-zone_dragostea_din_tei.ram The "Dragostea din tei" music video] (in the [[RealMedia]] format) at O-Zone's [http://artists.universal-music.de/ozone/ official web site] {{de icon}}
*[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/206373 "Numa Numa Dance"] on Newgrounds, where it was originally submitted
*{{youtube|KmtzQCSh6xk|"Numa Numa" video}}
*{{youtube|3gg5LOd_Zus|"New Numa" video}}
*Feuer, Alan and Jason George. "[http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/26/nyregion/26video.html Internet Fame Is Cruel Mistress for a Dancer of the Numa Numa]." ''[[The New York Times]]''. February 26, 2005.

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