We Are Number One
You might remember it as We Are Number One remix, LazyTown Robbie Rotten song
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2016·The platform era
A children's television song that became a memorial and one of the most remixed clips of the decade.
At a glanceThe facts
- Remembered as
- We Are Number One remix
- Spread in
- 2016
- Format
- Meme
- Performed by
- Stefán Karl Stefánsson, as Robbie Rotten
- Made by
- Composed by Máni Svavarsson
- Taken from
- The LazyTown episode Robbie’s Dream Team, released on 3 October 2014
- Origin
- Origin not yet established
- Available
- Playable from the source
Why it matteredWhat changed
A villain’s song from a children’s programme became a meme in the autumn its singer announced he had cancer, and a fundraiser for him passed a hundred thousand dollars.
TimelineIn order
- Made
The episode is released.1
- Posted
The song is uploaded to LazyTown’s YouTube channel.1 What else happened on 25 July
- Remixed
A remix disguised as music from a video game is uploaded, and the song becomes a meme.1
- Later
Stefánsson announces that he has cancer.1
- Mainstream
He performs the song live on Facebook with the other actors.1
- Later
A fundraiser for him has passed its goal of 100,000 US dollars.1
- Later
Stefánsson dies.1
What it createdWhat came out of it
- The remixes were usually titled “We Are Number One but…”, followed by whatever had been changed.1
More from hereIn this collection
Why it is here: something the internet still knows by name · copied, redrawn and reused until the original stopped mattering · it got out of its own corner of the internet fast · still being watched and quoted years later
The version shown here is an official copy on YouTube, published by a rights holder.
Where it came fromWhat we know
Original source uncertain. This is the earliest copy currently known.
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No original upload has been established for this record. The index is showing the earliest copy it currently knows about, and says so rather than guessing.
Not established. This index only names a creator where the evidence supports it.
SourcesWhat was read
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