"The Fox" Singers Ylvis Return With an Ode to Knots, "Trucker's Hitch"
Last fall, Ylvis pondered the question no one was wondering in "What Does the Fox Say," and the track was accompanied by an uber-viral dance video that's gained nearly 450 million YouTube views. A year after achieving global stardom, the Norwegian comedic duo are back with another out-there song and dance vid.
The brothers make their comeback with "Trucker's Hitch," an ode to an extremely technical knot used to secure loads for trucks and boats—considered by some as "THE most awesome knot on the planet!" Over a twangy EDM beat (possibly to spoof Avicii's mega-hit "Wake Me Up"), Ylvis sing about their love of knots along with their frustrations over not being able to tie "the greatest knot of all."
Soon enough a buildup and subsequent dance break comes where the listener is told to "Do the trucker's hitch" in an instrumental breakdown that sounds like a combination of Psy's "Gentleman" and The Chainsmokers' "#Selfie", two other mega-viral hits.
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