"Tunak Tunak Tun" is a 1998 pop song by the Indian artist Daler Mehndi. The song is popular for its music video, which consists of Daler Mehndi dancing in front of different 3D rendered backgrounds greenscreened behind him. Much like "Gangnam Style", "Tunak Tunak Tun" became an international hit.
Overview[]
"Tunak Tunak Tun" is a Bhangra-pop single released on February 28th, 1998 by Daler Mehndi. The title and hook are an onomatopoeia for the sound of the Punjab instrument, the tumbi. The track released with a music video featuring four clones of Daler Mendhi representing the four classical elements, green-screened against animated CG backgrounds and effects. The direction of the music video was made as a response to criticism that Mehndhi's popularity was solely due to the female dancers in his videos.
It became a huge hit in India, reaching number 1 on the India Hit Singles chart. "Tunak Tunak Tun" later gained international popularity in the 2000's due to its unique and humorous music video, with users on YouTube imitating the dance. The song was also used in Soundclown mashup culture, and received some mainstream usage around 2017-18 in the form of image and video caption memes, largely referencing the Daler Menhdi clones.
Rips[]
"Tunak Tunak Tun" is a minor meme on the SiIvaGunner channel established in Season 1, appearing occasionally as the sole source in some rips but appearing frequently in "meme medley" type rips, appearing a total of 21 times between March 2016 and January 2017. After 2016, its usage became much more intermittent, appearing mainly in "meme mashup" type rips from this point onwards. It had a very small resurgence in Season 4 Episode 2.
Lyrics[]
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Tunak tunak tun, tunak tunak tun, tunak tunak tun, da da da |
External links[]
- Rips featuring Tunak Tunak Tun - YouTube playlist by Aidan Zamboni.
