Bed Intruder Song
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| Single by Antoine Dodson and The Gregory Brothers featuring Kelly Dodson | |
| Released | July 31, 2010 August 6, 2010 (Full version) |
| Format | Digital download |
| Genre | R&B, pop, electronica |
| Length | 3:05 |
| Label | Gregory Residence |
| Writer(s) | Antoine Dodson, The Gregory Brothers, Kelly Dodson |
| Producer(s) | Michael Gregory |
"Bed Intruder Song" is a song by The Gregory Brothers and Antoine Dodson, featuring Kelly Dodson. The song, created by Auto-Tune the News, features processed vocals of a WAFF-48 news interview with Antoine Dodson, who was talking to a reporter about a home invasion and attempted rape of his sister Kelly,mixed with a self-created backing track and eventually, a video which incorporated clips from the news broadcast. The song peaked at number 89 in the Billboard Hot 100, the only song that week to enter the chart on iTunes downloads only.
The original music video for "Bed Intruder Song" went viral, becoming YouTube's most popular video of 2010. As of October 2016, it has been viewed over 133,849,581 times and has received 898,586 likes since it was uploaded on July 30, 2010. On March 26, 2011, the song won the Comedy Award for Best Viral Original.
The song is based on a recording from a WAFF-48 news report about an attempted rape in Huntsville, Alabama. A video of the news report was first posted to the WAFF-48 TV station website on July 29, 2010 and then copied and uploaded to YouTube on the same day. Just two days later The Gregory Brothers released an Auto-Tuned song version of the news report. The pitch contour of Antoine Dodson's voice was manipulated to make him appear to sing.
The music video for "Bed Intruder Song" achieved immense viral success. It became the most-viewed YouTube video of 2010 (excluding major label music videos) despite having been created in the summer of that year.
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