The Samwell- What What (In the Butt) video is one of the most popular viral videos that has ever been uploaded and posted on the World Wide Web. This viral video that can also be viewed from http://www.videophenomena.com/samwell-what-what-in-the-butt/ was created by Bobby Ciraldo together with Andrew Swant. This music video is for the song entitled with the same name that was written by Sam Norman who is more popularly known as Samwell.
This viral video has garnered major attention because of its numerous references to homosexuality and to anal sex commonly associated with it. The lyrics of the song What What (In the Butt) mainly revolves around its title.
The Increase in the Popularity of the Samwell – What What (In the Butt) Video
The creators of the music video Samwell – What What (In the Butt) Bobby Ciraldo and Andrew Swant together with Special Entertainment, created the Brownmark films The Samwell Project. This unpublished song by the internet celebrity, Samwell quickly became a viral hit due to its weird stage antics and numerous camp references to both homosexuality as well as anal sex.
This music video that can be accessed online and has garnered a great number of viewers, having more than 42 million downloads on YouTube alone.
The popularity of the Samwell – What What (In the Butt) Video has rocketed after a day of its release when it was featured on the popular blog site of Perez Hilton. The video being featured in the blog site PerezHilton.com has made this hilarious music video all the more popular. After a day of being featured in Perez Hilton’s blog site, it was then featured in the program of VH1’s “Best Week Ever.” Being featured in this music channel also contributed to the increase in popularity of the video, thus, adding to its success as a viral video hit.
A year after the Samwell – What What (In the Butt) video has been introduced to the World Wide Web, it was downloaded by almost nine million viewers. The song was also featured in a South Park episode that revolved around the idea that the “What What (In the Butt)” song implied. This internet phenomenon was featured in one of the episodes of South Park through a re-creation of the “What What (In the Butt)” video. Butters (one of the popular characters of South Park) starred in this episode in the place of Samwell. Because this episode of South Park introduced the already popular viral video to an even wider audience, it was able to further solidify the music video as an artifact of pop culture.
Samwell’s TV Appearances and Performances
Samwell made an appearance and was interviewed during a 2008 BBC television show episode of Lily Allen and Friends. After his interview, he performed his popular hit the “What What (In the Butt).” This performance included a choreographed performance of male dancers as well. After his appearance as well as his performance in the Lily Allen and Friends TV show, the viral song hit “What What (In the Butt)” was also featured on an episode of the talent show “Sweden’s Got Talent.” This performance on the talent show featured four young men (all naked except for pancakes covering their private parts) dancing to the song. A remake of the video was also created by Israeli Army members.
Samwell – What What (In the Butt) Video: One of the Top Rated Viral Videos
For over two years, the Samwell – What What (In the Butt) video has been included in the “Most Watched Music Videos of All Time” charts. It has also been a subject listed on the “Most Discussed Videos of All Time” in the website of YouTube. This viral video of Samwell performing his hit “What What (In the Butt)” has also been made number 17 on the “Top Rated YouTube Video of All Time” charts. Aside from being screened and featured at the MIX Brasil Film Festival, this viral video has also made it to numerous art galleries as well as to the Milwaukee International Film Festival.
Awards and Media Attention that the Samwell – What What (In the Butt) Video has Garnered
The Samwell – What What (In the Butt) video has truly attracted major media attention with its witty and funny references to homosexuality as well as anal sex. Today, this music video has received more than 150,000 comments from viewers, has been written about and mentioned in more than 1,500 news articles as well as blogs, and has been given more than a thousand response videos. In January of this year, this viral video has been awarded with a Pill Award for Best Animation during the New York awarding show of the 2010 Pill Awards.
The Samwell – What What (In the Butt) Video in the Website Videophenomena.com
The website videophenomena.com is a website that features numerous viral videos that has garnered the attention of many viewers. If you would like to access and watch the Samwell – What What (In the Butt) video, you can go to http://www.videophenomena.com/samwell-what-what-in-the-butt/ which is the specific page for the viral video hit of Samwell on his very popular song the “What What (In the Butt).” Aside from this award winning animated video, you can also watch other popular viral videos considered to be “the best viral videos of all time.” You can find the numerous videos of Laughing Babies on this website as well.
