The Legendary Video
Numa Numa Dance is a flash movie from December 6, 2004. Gary Brolsma submitted this web-cam video of himself dancing in his seat to the Romanian pop song "Dragostea Din Tea" by "O-Zone".[1] Although it only took him fifteen minutes to make, it was instantly popular. On September 8, 2006, Gary went on to produce a video called New Numa, which was a remix of a Russian song specifically produced by Variety Beats for that purpose. It was significantly less successful than the original, and has still not reached a million views on Newgrounds.[2].
Reception on Newgrounds
As of Jan 2010 it has 15.5 million views, 179,000 votes, and over 11,000 reviews, making it the tenth most reviewed video or game in Newgrounds history. It has consistently had an average score of over 4/5 and average review of over 9/10. Since the video became popular, Gary has improved the flash with options to remove the pix and to include subtitles.
Parodies and Tributes
Many parodies and tributes to Numa Numa Dance have been made, both Real film and animation. "American Idle" has had over one million views since 2005.[3]. The Clock Crew and the Lock Legion combined under ClockLock to create their version
In Popular Culture
Since 2004, Numa Numa Dance has become the second most viewed viral video in history, after Star Wars Kid, with over a billion views in different formats. The video was featured in ABC's Good Morning America, NBC, MSNBC, CBS, and VH1's "Best Week Ever." In the South Park episode "Canada on Strike," Gary Brolsma appears along with several other internet celebreties. Gary Brolsma was voted the Number 1 Internet Icon by "40 Greatest Internet Superstars" on VH1.[4] Numa Numa Dance also was featured in an episode of NCIS.[5]