Hypnodancer
| "Hypnodancer" | ||||
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| Single by Little Big | ||||
| Published | 8 May 2020 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:07 | |||
| Label | Warner Music Russia, Little Big family | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ilya Prusikin, Deniz Zuckerman, Denis Guzel | |||
| Producer(s) | Ilya Prusikin, Victor Sibrinin | |||
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"Hypnodancer" is a song by the Russian punk-rave group Little Big, released on 8 May 2020 via Warner Music Russia and Little Big family.[1][2] It was the first song to be released by the group after the single "Uno", which was going to go to Eurovision 2020,[3] before being cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.[4]
Music video[edit]
In addition to the usual group members, other celebrities took part in the video including: showman Alexander Gudkov,[5] frontman of The Hatters, Yuri Muzychenko,[6] vocalist of the Leningrad group Florida Chanturia,[7] bloggers Ruslan Usachev[8] and Danila Poperechny.[9] The video was shot in St. Petersburg.[7][8]
The plot of the video revolves around a group (Played by the members of Little Big), who visit various casinos, where the main character (Ilya Prusikin) jumps on the table and begins to dance a hypnotic dance, while his accomplices collect money from other players, after which they leave together.[7][8][9] In one of the casinos, another hypnotist is found (Yuri Muzychenko) and a dance battle begins. The police arrive and they dance together called 'Super Hypnodancer' and quietly leave together.
Success[edit]
The music video hit YouTube trends in 26 countries, and in Russia, Latvia, Ukraine, Estonia and Belarus, it took 1st place in the charts.[10][11]
In the first hour of the videos upload, it was viewed 473,000 times,[1] and 1 million times in the first three hours.[7] In the first two days, it had 12.5 million views[citation needed], and in 10 days, it had 33 million views.[12]
The music video was ranked #5 on the international weekly chart of the most watched video on YouTube on 14 May 2020.[13]
Certifications[edit]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Poland (ZPAV)[14] | Gold | 25,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Little Big представили новую песню и клип Hypnodancer". РЕН ТВ (in Russian). 8 May 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Сингл дня: Little Big — "Hypnodancer" (Слушать, Видео)". www.intermedia.ru (in Russian). 8 May 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Участники Little Big представили новую песню Hypnodancer". m24.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Eurovision 2020 in Rotterdam is cancelled". Eurovision.tv. 2020-03-18. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Александра Гудкова ограбили в новом клипе Little Big". РЕН ТВ (in Russian). 8 May 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Новый клип Little Big оказался в трендах YouTube в 26 странах мира". Вечерняя Москва (in Russian). Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Новый клип Little Big набирает популярность у туляков". Молодой Коммунар: Новости Тулы и Тульской области. (in Russian). Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ a b c "Little Big's new music video is breaking records".
- ^ a b Федотова, Нина (10 May 2020). "Новый клип Little Big попал в тренды YouTube в 26 странах". radiokp.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Новый клип Little Big попал в тренды YouTube в 26 странах мира". РИА Новости (in Russian). 10 May 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Клип Little Big Hypnodancer попал в тренды YouTube в 26 странах мира". РЕН ТВ (in Russian). 10 May 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Клип Little big попал в десятку самых просматриваемых видео в мире". РИА Новости (in Russian). 18 May 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Клип российской группы попал в ТОП-5 международного чарта Youtube". РЕН ТВ (in Russian). 19 May 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "OLiS - oficjalna lista wyróżnień" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 August 2023. Click "TYTUŁ" and enter Hypnodancer in the search box.
External links[edit]
- Little Big – Hypnodancer, retrieved 2022-01-14