[3][8] As more people replicated the original video and uploaded their own versions to YouTube, Harlem Shake rapidly became an Internet meme. ", "Copycat shakers tap into worldwide video hit by Coast teens", "Harlem Shake: Baauer cashes in on viral video's massive YouTube success", "YouTube:Here's How 'Harlem Shake' Went Viral", "Is it any wonder the Harlem Shake went viral? It was broadcast on the Today show and CNN. Harlem, NY Located in the cultural epicenter of Harlem at 1 West 125th Street, the Harlem Shack features a unique installation by nonprofit youth arts group, Creative Art Works , as well as ample seating where guests can wash down their burgers with local brews from Harlem Brewing Company , The Bronx Brewery and Brooklyn Brewery . In a separate incident, people were filmed doing the Harlem Shake in front of the pyramids. Harlem Shake (University of Texas Edition) OFFICIAL - YouTube This marked an important recognition that YouTube now plays a vital role in shaping cultural trends, defining hit songs ahead of radio programmers. It began with a normal shot of Jensen, dancing randomly, with Jared on his phone behind him, seemingly unaware.[106]. The Harlem Shake is an Internet meme in the form of a video in which a group of people dance to a short excerpt from the song "Harlem Shake". Three of the college students, who organized the event, said in an interview that the flight attendants and the purser approved their permission before the performance began, saying it was a great idea and the participating passengers also found it fun. [54], Various groups that shot videos of themselves doing the Harlem Shake included the staff of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,[55] a squadron of the Norwegian Army;[56] basketball players from the Dallas Mavericks,[1] and the Miami Heat[57][58] whose version was called perhaps "the best ... [o]r at least the most irreverent" by Matt Eppers of USA Today;[59] IMG Academy American football players,[60] the Nebraska Cornhuskers football[61] team and LSU Tigers football team,[62] the Canterbury Crusaders[63] and Auckland Blues rugby union sides,[64][65] football clubs from Manchester City,[66][67] Swansea City,[68] Fulham,[69] Juventus,[70] Crystal Palace,[71] and SC Cambuur,[72] the colleagues of CNN newsanchor Anderson Cooper, the last of whom received a Twitter shout-out from Baauer himself. [citation needed], On March 3, 2013, Sony Pictures Animation uploaded "The Cloudy 2 Shuffle" on YouTube, an animated video where characters from Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 danced to the eponymous song. NCAC Director Joan Bertin referred to the suspensions as "a rather disproportionate response by educators" to what she described as "teenage hijinks". On the track, the two use the dance to describe the jerks and spasms made by a body when it’s shot. Over a moody Wheezy beat, Future links up with frequent collaborator and fellow Atlantian, Young Thug. [45] But the business magazine Forbes pointed out that unlike "Gangnam Style" and other notable hits from 2012, Harlem Shake is more of a meme, since a wide variety of groups and individuals have uploaded variants of the dance. [110][111], In Russia, police arrested five people after they uploaded a video of themselves doing the Harlem Shake on a war memorial, an army tank from World War II. By February 15, about 40,000 Harlem Shake spinoff videos had been uploaded, generating over 700 million views. [93][94][95] Soon after YouTube made its own version of the Harlem Shake by making the interface of the page shake when the user searches for "do the Harlem Shake". [134], Performances with unforeseen consequences, CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (, the FCC's decision to repeal the net neutrality policy, "Harlem Shake meme obscuring dance's history, critics argue", "Will the Harlem Shake viral meme ever stop? Impossible plant-based meat with American cheese (optional), onions,pickles and special sauce. The Harlem Shake is a nearly perfect internet meme because it almost perfectly erases its origins. The dance was introduced to the mainstream in 2001 when it featured heavily in G. Dep's music video for th… [46], Martin Talbot, Managing Director of The Official Charts Company in the UK, described "Harlem Shake" as a "phenomenon", the first ever "crowd sourced video" to significantly drive sales of a song. Moreover, there is a level playing field for celebrities and fans alike, with no guarantee of success for either group. Without the change the song would only have debuted in the Top 15. "Harlem Shake," the techno track created by a DJ-producer named Baauer—and made famous by an avalanche of dance videos—has had a heck of a ride this month. The videos feature the song Harlem Shake by electronic musician Baauer, and a dance. It's very long- make sure you select it all before you copy. 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McConnell's campaign does 'Harlem Shake, "Doing the Harlem Shake, Ajit Pai as You've Never Seen Him Before", "Baauer is 'taking action' against FCC chairman for using Harlem Shake in net neutrality repeal video - The Verge", Top Harlem Shakes playlist by YouTube Trends, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Harlem_Shake_(meme)&oldid=1011233152, CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown, Articles with disputed statements from May 2013, Wikipedia articles needing clarification from May 2013, Articles with unsourced statements from December 2019, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 9 March 2021, at 19:33.