I Am Your Gummy Bear is the debut international studio album by German virtual band Gummibär. It was released on October 12, 2007, in Poland,[3] and November 13, 2007, via Gummybear International. It contains 20 songs interpreted by Gummibär, including "I'm a Gummy Bear", by far the group's most well known song.

I Am Your Gummy Bear
The group's mascot is an animated green gummy bear, seen on the cover along with their logo and signature "gummy"-esque typeface.
Studio album by
Released13 November 2007[1]
Recorded2006–2007
Genre
Length54:17
LabelGummybear International
Gummibär chronology
Itt Van A Gumimaci[2]
(2006)
I Am Your Gummy Bear
(2007)
La La Love to Dance
(2010)
Singles from I Am Your Gummy Bear
  1. "I'm a Gummy Bear (The Gummy Bear Song)"
    Released: June 10, 2007
  2. "Cho Ka Ka O"
    Released: October 10, 2007
  3. "Itsi Bitsi Bikini"
    Released: March 17, 2008

Background

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The character of Gummibär released their first album "Itt Van A Gumimaci" in 2006.[4] The album had seven songs along with two remixes and two karaoke versions. Next year, an album titled "Funny Music" was released, including the previous seven songs alongside new ones.[5] All songs from both albums will later appear on this album, with the exception of the track "L'ecole est finie". The song "I'm a Scatman", got reworked for "Funny Music" and is the version that appears in "I Am Your Gummy Bear".

Singles

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Three singles were released for the album. The lead single "I'm a Gummy Bear (The Gummy Bear Song)" was released on June 10, 2007, in Hungary, where it spent eight months as number one atop the ringtones chart.[6] The second single "Cho Ka Ka O" was released on October 10, 2007,[7] while the third single "Itsi Bitsi Petit Bikini" was released on March 17, 2008.[8]

Track list

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All songs produced by tonekind and Papa Bär, except when noted.

I Am Your Gummy Bear – Standard version
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I'm a Gummy Bear (The Gummy Bear Song)"
  • Christian André Schneider
  • Christian Philipp Schneider
  • tonekind
  • René Rennefeld
3:12
2."Funny DJ"
  • tonekind
  • Rennefeld
  • Papa Bär
3:51
3."I'm A Scatman"
  • tonekind
  • Papa Bär
  • Aron Blankenburg
3:17
4."Cho Ka Ka O"
  • Andre Tabutin
  • Patrick Bousquet
  • Pierre Carrel
  • tonekind
  • Papa Bär
  • Blankenburg
3:10
5."Touch Me (Gummibär)"
 3:19
6."Gummy From Bom Bom Bay"
  • André
  • Philipp
  • Krech
  • Niessen
 3:23
7."Itsi Bitsi Bikini"
  • tonekind
  • Rennefeld
2:36
8."Jodl Jodl Dance"
  • André
  • Philipp
  • tonekind
  • Rennefeld
  • Blankenburg
3:04
9."I'm Blue" 4:02
10."Dein Popo"
  • André
  • Philipp
  • Rennefeld
 3:12
11."Don't Do That"
 3:04
12."Le Mambo Du Decalco"
  • Claude Engel
  • Richard Gotainer
 3:27
13."Buj Buj Polka"
  • André
  • Philipp
  • Blankenburg
  • tonekind
  • Blankenburg
3:08
14."Do You Think I'm Sexy?"
  • André
  • Rennefeld
  • Alex Wende
  • Rennefeld
2:13
15."Funny Bear (Goodnight Mix)"
  • André
  • Philipp
  • tonekind
0:57
Total length:46:04
Ich Bin Dein Gummibär – German Bonus tracks[9]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."Fummel Fummel Gummibär"
  • André
  • Philipp
  • Korduletsch
 3:25
13."Buj Buj Polka"
  • André
  • Philipp
  • Blankenburg
  • tonekind
  • Blankenburg
3:08
14."Do You Think I'm Sexy?"
  • André
  • Rennefeld
  • Wende
  • Rennefeld
2:13
15."Funny Bear (Goodnight Mix)"
  • André
  • Philipp
  • tonekind
0:57
16."Ich Bin Dein Gummibär (Polka Mix)"
  • André
  • Philipp
  • tonekind
2:33
18."Happy Birthday Gummibär"
  • André
  • Korduletsch
 2:04

Charts

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Chart (2007) Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10] 52
French Albums (SNEP)[11] 106
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[12] 30

References

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  1. ^ "I Am Your Gummy Bear". Allmusic. RhythmOne. Archived from the original on October 31, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  2. ^ "Gumimaci - Itt van a Gumimaci". Discogs. 14 July 2006. Archived from the original on 2022-11-14. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  3. ^ "Gummy Bear - I Am Your Gummy Bear (2007, Super Jewel Box, CD) - Discogs". Discogs. 19 Dec 2020. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  4. ^ "Gumimaci - Itt van a Gumimaci". Discogs. 14 July 2006. Archived from the original on 2022-11-14. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  5. ^ "Funny Bear - Funny Music (2007, CD) - Discogs". Discogs. 26 Nov 2020. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  6. ^ Alleyne, Richard (2008-07-11). "Gummy Bear set to take Crazy Frog's mantle". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Archived from the original on 2021-03-08. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  7. ^ "Funny Bear - Cho Ka Ka O (2007, Carboard Sleeve, CD) - Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  8. ^ "Funny Bear - Itsi Bitsi Petit Bikini (2008, Carboard Sleeve, CD) - Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  9. ^ "Gummibär – Ich Bin Dein Gummibär". Discogs.
  10. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Gummibär – Ich bin dein Gummibär" (in German). Hung Medien.
  11. ^ "Lescharts.com – FunnyBear – Funny Music". Hung Medien.
  12. ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Ursinho Gummy – Sou o Ursinho Gummy". Hung Medien.
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