Axel F (Crazy Frog song)

"Axel F" is a 2005 (see 2005 in music) remix of "Axel F" by the German dance duo Bass Bumpers, who released it under the pseudonym Crazy Frog. "Axel F" was originally a 1985 hit for Harold Faltermeyer, and was the theme from the film of the same year, Beverly Hills Cop. Jamster arranged the remix, and later marketed it as a ringtone.

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2005 - 2005 in music - Remix - Axel F - German - Dance - Bass Bumpers - Pseudonym - Crazy Frog - 1985 - Harold Faltermeyer - Beverly Hills Cop - Jamster - Ringtone

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The remix consists of vocals taken from the Crazy Frog recording by Daniel Malmedahl in 1997. It uses mainly the same part of the two-minute original that was used in Jamster's ringtone release. The song also uses the "What's going on?" vocal shotguns from another 2003 remix of Axel F, by Murphy Brown and Captain Hollywood (dubbed "Axel F 2003" and sometimes "Axel F 2004").

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Daniel Malmedahl - 1997 - 2003 - Murphy Brown - Captain Hollywood

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Released across Europe in May 2005, "Axel F" went straight to number one in the UK, with some of the best weekly sales of the year so far (out-selling rivals such as Coldplay by four copies to one), and remained on top of the UK charts for four weeks. In other European countries the popularity has differed, with the remix failing to make the top twenty in Switzerland at first, before gradually climbing to #1, whilst only making #22 in Lithuania. It also reached #1 in the overall European chart, after initially being number two to Akon's "Lonely" for several weeks, and stayed there until September. It also reached #1 in Australia, Ireland, Belgium, Denmark, France, New Zealand, Norway, and Sweden. Despite the Crazy Frog not being hugely known of in Japan, the single release also charted there, peaking at #46. It has apparently failed to catch on in the US, peaking at #50.

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May 2005 - UK - Coldplay - Switzerland - Lithuania - Akon - Australia - Ireland - Belgium - Denmark - France - New Zealand - Norway - Sweden - Japan

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