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What is the Baby Shark song, how did the challenge start and is there a Nickelodeon cartoon?
IF you haven't been living under a rock for the past few months, then chances are you will have heard the Baby Shark Song.
If not, we do apologise for getting the most annoying song of the year stuck in your head. Here is the lowdown on the latest challenge.
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What is the baby shark song?
The song simply started off as an innocent sing-along video on the Pingfong YouTube channel.
Pingfong have over 10 million subscribers and regularly post songs for children to sing along to, with colourful and interesting animations to help with education and speech development.
Although all of their videos perform well, none have gained vitality quite like , which now has a whopping 3.3 BILLION views.
It is also currently in 35th place in the list of most popular YouTube videos.
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The video simply features a young boy and girl who sing along to a song about sharks.
They use simple hand movements and a lot of doo doo doo doo doo doos.
How did the challenge start?
The Kiki Challenge" gained traction back in December thanks to Drake's addictive song In My Feelings, where people get out of moving cars and dance whilst being filmed.
It's a strange challenge that's for sure, but everyone is doing it, and now people are doing the same with the baby shark song now.
This comes after people started sharing parodies of the In My Feelings challenge as a joke, however people are now taking it to the extreme by dressing up as sharks.
Who created the dance?
The simple dance was created for children by the choreographers behind Pinkfong
However they now have an entire collection of baby shark videos with different dances in different languages!
Are Nickelodeon making a Baby Shark cartoon?
Nickelodeon’s new Baby Shark show has no details on episode length or premiere date.
But they have made an agreement with the creators Pinkfong to make a series of episodes based on the Baby Shark franchise.
In a statement executive vice-president of Nickelodeon animation Ramsey Naito said: “At the heart of any popular piece of content is a terrific character and we have a great opportunity to further explore the world of Baby Shark and follow this family through some great animated adventures on Nickelodeon.”
The president of Nickelodeon’s consumer products, Pam Kaufman, also said the creative team is “moving fast to get more ‘Baby Shark’ product across multiple categories to retailers, and our content team is excited to develop a terrific original animated series that will bring this property to new heights and even more fans.”
Parents all over the world are weeping over their TVs as the news of an official cartoon hits.
Looks like the incredibly popular children's ditty isn't going anywhere.
When was it used on This Morning?
Presenters learnt how to do CPR to the song on the show.
Volunteers from The Sandpiper Trust appeared on the programme on September 10 with Dr Rang saying the infuriatingly catchy tune was "absolutely the right rhythm" to perform CPR to because it was at 110bpm.
The previous week Holly and Phil opened the show with the catchy track and its accompanying dance moves.
The track, on the Pingfong YouTube channel, has been viewed more than 1.6billion times and has even entered the UK chart as young children go crazy for it.
Holly told viewers at home: “I’m sorry. I feel like apologising. Once you hear it you cannot get it out of your head.”
Why are experts warning against it?
There are fears the challenge could lead to accidents.
The Baby Shark song, being done with the In My Feelings/Kiki Challenge, has seen people jump out of moving cars to perform the children's song.
Jordan Foster, a cyber safety expert and child psychologist, warned that it could lead to serious consequences.
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She told "It’s simply dangerous to be jumping out of your moving car to perform this dance.
“My main concern is parents are prioritising their audiences rather than their own safety.
“Parents need to stop thinking about getting more ‘likes’ and be good role models for their children.”
Girl does the Baby Shark Challenge dancing alongside her car
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