The Ylvis brothers are enjoying great success with The Ylvis brothers are enjoying great success with "The Fox.". Photo: Flickr/Mikumaria

"The Fox" Goes Viral in the U.S.

Last updated: 9/23/2013 // The Norwegian comedy duo Ylvis has taken America by surprise after launching the video to their novelty song "The Fox." The catchy song, produced by Stargate, a Norwegian record producing and songwriting team, was among the ten most played songs on American iTunes Monday.

While topping the Norwegian, Swedish and Finnish iTunes lists last week, "The Fox" was in the top ten on American iTunes on Monday. A great surge came after the talented brothers performed on the Ellen DeGeneres Show on NBC as well at the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas last week. They are scheduled to perform on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, airing October 9.

The Norwegian record production company Stargate is behind the song and video. They have previously produced music for artists such as Rihanna, Katy Perry, Selena Gomez and Beyoncé. The FOX network has also been using the song in their own promotion.

Watch "The Fox" here

Ylvis on the Ellen DeGeneres Show

After launching The Fox as a promo for the third season of their talkshow I kveld med Ylvis (Tonight with Ylvis), Bard and Vegard Ylvisåker’s song has got almost 50 million hits on YouTube. The song also reached the Billboard Top 100 in USA. The duo, which signed a contract with Warner Music before they started the U.S. promotion, will continue with their talk show in Norway. I kveld med Ylvis airs twice per week on Norwegian broadcast channel TV Norge.

Ylvis at iHeartRadio Music Festival


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