Harlem Shake (song)
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"Harlem Shake" is a song recorded by American DJ and producer Baauer. It was released as his debut single on May 22, 2012, by Mad Decent imprint label Jeffree's. The uptempo song—variously described a
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Baauer (right) in 2012
Screenshots from one of numerous videos from the Harlem Shake meme, which skyrocketed the song's sales and streams
Azealia Banks (2012), one of several rappers who remixed the song
Harlem Shake (meme)
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The Harlem Shake is an Internet meme in the form of a video in which a group of people dance to a short excerpt from the song "Harlem Shake". The meme became viral in early February 2013, with thousan
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…stand out. The single did not begin to sell significantly until February 2013, when a YouTube video set to its music developed into an Internet meme of the same name. The media response to the meme helped increase the single's sales, as it charted at number one for five consecutive weeks on the US Billboard Hot 100…
Cambridge, UK; images of one of 4000 videos a day uploaded at the peak of the meme's popularity.