As if the stupid frog and his mentalist ad-mates weren't enough, it looks like we could still be treated to this! Straight from the top of the Germany chart, amongst others, this is supposedly sung by some four-year-old girl and talks about a little crocodile who enjoys snapping. I kid you not.

It's all in German, but that doesn't matter because it will lodge firmly into your head once you hear the chorus and you will be destined to remember it for eternity. If you're ready for it, there's a clip here.

Does anyone have any more information? I first heard this song on Heart in Birmingham and didn't really think any more of it apart from downloading a copy for my girlfriend, who is a German teacher and has been using it to good effect in her lessons. However, in Subway today they had Radio 1 on and it was played on there! So, is it really on its way over here? And if so, how will it do?

It's better than the friggin frog, any day. It was the biggest-seling single in Germany last year.

It's a funny little song for kids. Full stop. I expect to be infinitely more irritated by child-hating remarks made about the song, and I disagree that music written for children is "stupid".

What strikes me as strange is that in the world of publishing they maintain different sales charts for children's books - Harry Potter is a noted aberration - and yet in pop music there's seemingly no separation at all. Maybe that's because the whole genre is considered by many people to be kids' music. Which is misguided and elitist. But the fact that this forum is full of threads arguing over ringtones and novelty songs in the singles chart doesn't really help matters much.

Aye, I think I saw this on RTL on Top of the Pops a little while ago.

The one singing it is in pink.

Here, here and here.

Thanks, I've played it 20 times, and I can't get it out of my head

Ein blutiger rauer Frosch ist schlecht genug. Ich will kein blutiger deutscher Kindsingen um einen Krokodil zuhören.

Dank aber kein Dank.

You say that now, but soon you won't be able to avoid listening to it...

Maybe they'll even have it Jamster-style twice every ad break, and offer it as a ringtone with a bloody silly crocodil screen saver thrown in!

Actually this song is the complete antithesis of Crazy Frog! According to this page the child came up with the lyrics and tune herself, then her aunt, who's in television, recorded her and put it on the internet as a family joke. That was three years ago, and they never expected to make any money out of it. It's a real song, created by a child. Can't see anything to object to whatsoever.

That's quite interesting, I hadn't realised that.

Let's not forget though that the 'Crazy Frog' started off as an online "insanity test", here. Just a picture of a racing car and some daft **** making silly noises - not too irritating (as it's easy to hit the Close button), but then you were never subjected to it quite so often back in those days!

Theres another Schnappi song now its on all the mtvs and vivas.

Hate the frog

I love das kleine krokodil, novelty it may be but it's cute!

Schnappi photo!

Yes OK, I see the parallel, but I have to say that's by far the longest exposure to Crazy Frog that I've ever had. It hasn't made any impact on my world. If it did, I would listen to alternative radio stations, and complain to the channels and stations that actually broadcast it.

As far as das kleine krokodil goes, I think it's very sweet and I can't imagine that changing. But then I like little kids. By contrast, I find most pop music that's played on mainstream radio stations highly annoying. My solution is to switch off and look for something better!

The insanity test was hillarious back in the day. Oh how times change!

The English word "bloody" in this context can't be translated with "blutig", it has to be "verdammt" or if you want, "scheiß".
The Crazy Frog is called "Bekloppter Frosch" in German - we're tortured here, too - wherever you got that "rauer" from …?

By the way, I don't exactly understand your post, but i know what you want to say. Schnappi is shit, and the worst thing: That damn kid has got another single out which is even more stupid, if possible …

I know some backgrounds of the project, but I don't think it matters. The question is: Why do adult people buy this children song, which is sung so badly by this hyped little girl?! I wish she'd disappear from the music biz!

The Germans must have very good taste, then. I wonder how it would fare internationally!

if you didnt know already, there is a whole album, along the lines of 'Schnappi and friends' featuring such greats as 'a llama in yokohama'

- we listened to Schnappi in a german (gcse) lesson the other day amongst other songs, and we voted it the worst, so the germans do have their musical moments - has anyone heard Rex Gildo - 'Der Colt Steckt Immer In Pyjama'???

That Lama song is out as a single - there's even a videoclip being played on MTV Pop … that's so embarassing … if it wasn't for the Crazy Frog I would have changed my location on my profile …
There are loads of people in Germany who don't identifiy with this "music", please remember this!!

I think that it will be popular in most countries - although it's obviously not going to appeal to the average 15-21 year old consumer of chart music, it'll appeal to a lot of parents and other adults. I'm not so sure about the UK though. I'd be quite surprised if it does well here for several reasons, not least the fact that it's not sung in English.

I bet you any amount of money that Jamster will get their hands on the rights to this and make one of their bastard animated charaters to go with it and try and phsychologically torture us with it, like they have done so with the Crazy Frog.

That never stopped The Ketchup Song did it. That was dire!

A while ago I'd have agreed with you, but having seen what people buy with a bit of hype, nothing surprises me anymore. Who'd have thought that a straight rerelease (not a cover, not a dance remix, not Roy Chubby Brown shouting "Amarillo? Where the f**k is Amarillo?", just a straight rerelease!) of a Tony Christie number would appeal to the average 15-21 year old buyer? Not me! Ditto some fool taking an internet one-off comedy clip and putting it to the Axel F tune - you couldn't have predicted it.

In other words, it will appeal to the average 15-21 year old buyer, if they're told it appeals to them..!

Sorry, you've got the better of me there. I've never heard of it. What language was that sung in?

'Spanglish' I believe.

Yeah, but who's telling who exactly what they should like?? I was referring to the kind of 15-21 year old who is so desperate to be seen as cool that they feel driven to rubbish a song sung by a 4 year old which is clearly intended for little children and their families to enjoy together. And - with the exception of journalists and music industry execs - frankly I think that's the only age group that could care less what's number one in the pop singles chart, or how many ringtones and novelty songs are being released.

It's release date has been confirmed as the August 22nd. Because it will be the height of summer it wil make the top 10 easily as singles sales slow down.