Rayman Sings "Sexbomb"

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Rayman Sings "Sexbomb" refers to an animation of the video game character Rayman singing "Sexbomb" by Tom Jones and Mousse T. The video, first posted in 2007, inspired multiple remixes and tributes as it racked up millions of views over the following 15 years. It also led to speculation about the video's origin, as there was some theorizing about whether it was a fan-made animation or a prank made by the developers of the Rayman games.

Origin

On December 27th, 2007, YouTuber Lemmy556^[1] posted an animation of Rayman singing "Sexbomb," gaining over 3.5 million views in nearly 16 years (seen below).

Spread

The video inspired multiple remixes and tributes over the following 15 years. On December 2nd, 2019, YouTuber MilesTheCreator Extras^[2] posted an animation inspired by the video, gaining over 327,000 views in five years (shown below).

Multiple users uploaded full-length versions of the video that featured the entirety of "Sexbomb." On August 8th, 2020, YouTuber Shadowstone^[4] uploaded a full-length version that gained over 927,000 views in four years (seen below).

On March 30th, 2024, YouTuber G_guy^[3] posted a collaborative animation for the video featuring 30 different animators. The video gained over 310,000 views in four months (shown below).

Origin Discussion

The origin of "Rayman Sings Sexbomb" is unconfirmed, but a common rumor is that it was an animation test for a Rayman 4 project. On December 3rd, 2021, RaymanPC user ItzalDrake^[5] reposted the text of a lengthy thread by Twitter / X user FancyFather, which has since been deleted and was not archived. In the thread, FancyFather supposedly tracked down the animator, who said it was an animation test for Rayman 4 (shown below).

On September 22nd, 2022, a thread about the video's origin was posted to the Lost Media Wiki.^[6] There, users repeated that they'd heard it was a test for Rayman 4, but no hard evidence exists to prove that theory.