. Marketed by the ringtone provider Jamba!
, the animation was originally created to accompany a sound effect produced by Daniel Malmedahl
in 1997 while attempting to imitate the sound of a Trabant
, the East-German car powered by a two-stroke engine .
The Crazy Frog spawned a worldwide hit single with a remix of "Axel F", which reached the number one spot in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Turkey, New Zealand, Australia and most of Europe.
"We appreciate that the frequent broadcast of the same, or similar, commercials can be annoying to some viewers. However, it is for the advertiser and broadcaster to decide how often a particular advertisement is shown." - Advertising Standards Authority|Advertising Standards Authority, February 2005|February 2005.
"'Crazy Frog' is what the market persist on calling the character The Annoying Thing. I personally hate that name and deeply regret I didn't put a stop to that early on." - Erik Wernquist, April 2005|April 2005.
"The Crazy Frog sound? That's my fault!" - Daniel Malmedahl, January 2005|January 2005.