Tricky

Tricky is a single by Crazy Frog, released December 10, 2021. The song samples Run-D.M.C.'s 1987 single "It's Tricky."^[1] On the date of the song's release, a music video was also uploaded to YouTube.^[2] Tricky is the first release by Crazy Frog in 12 years, since his last album in 2009, Everybody Dance Now.

Music Videos

Synopsis

The music video starts with Crazy Frog peaking his head out the center of a red background, reminiscent of the intro to Looney Tunes^[3]. The camera pans around toward a rocket in the middle of a desert, titled Space-Y. A sign reads:

Space-Y: Space travel for The Ultra rich Sign up today! Call: 8201-IFYOUPAYYOUCANGO

Below the sign, a Drone dressed as a sheriff guards the fence surrounding the rocket.

Crazy Frog is seen, hovering around the empty desert, signing to himself, when he stumbles across a rusty rocket next to a sign which reads:

Warning! Secret Space Base, Keep Out! (Restricted area, no trespassing) No really, Keep Out!

The sheriff Drone informs four other Drones around the gate of the fence of Crazy Frog intruding on the space base, holding up and pointing to a tablet which says "Capture at all cost!" The Drones set out in armored vehicles wearing night-vision goggles to search for Crazy Frog out in the desert. Crazy Frog, seeing the Drones chasing him in their armored vehicles, begins to flee. He heads toward a solar panel farm and begins circling around it, but gets surrounded by more Drones. Eventually, Crazy Frog gets run over by one of the Drones, and gets knocked out. More Drones begin to surround Crazy Frog as he lays on the ground.

Suddenly, Crazy Frog's eyes flash blue, and he starts to make his iconic engine-revving sound. The Drones grab their heads and their eyes begin to flicker to blue. Suddenly, Crazy Frog dons a red shirt, Adidas shoes and a black and white "CF" cap, and him and the squad of Drones begin a dance routine.

The Boss presses a button on his control panel to reset the Drones, causing them to become angry, with their eyes changing back to red. The whole squad of Drones edge toward Crazy Frog before all of them jump-pile onto him. They then realize that he went missing.

Crazy Frog pops out of a manhole closer to the rocket, which is now sparking and preparing for launch. He runs up the side of the rocket and climbs in through a hole in the side. Now wearing a space suit and helmet, Crazy Frog begins pressing random buttons on the control panel of the ship, before slamming down on a "Start Engines" button. The rocket ship takes off. The Boss presses a button on his control panel, "Emergency Eject," causing Crazy Frog to get launched outside the rocket into outer space.

Gallery

Looney Tunes intro
Space-Y's rocket
Space-Y: Space travel for The Ultra rich
The sheriff Drone
Crazy Frog riding in the desert
"No really, Keep Out!"
Sheriff's meeting
Capture at all cost!
The Drones' new armored vehicles
Crazy Frog makes a run for it
Surrounded
Something awakens in Crazy Frog
Crazy Frog's sound makes the Drones turn good
Dance scene
The Boss resets the Drones
Crazy Frog gets away
Crazy Frog escapes through a manhole
Crazy Frog in the cockpit
Rocket launch
The Boss ejects Crazy Frog
Directed by Andreas Wicklund

YouTube Shorts

Multiple YouTube shorts promoting the single were published to YouTube.

December 17, 2021: The Crazy Frog is back! The new single TRICKY is #outnow !! #crazyfrog #shorts^[4]
- Starts at desert riding scene
December 28, 2021: Crazy Frog 2021 - New Single TRICKY is out now… #shorts^[5]
- Starts at dance scene
February 11, 2022: Crazy Frog 2022 - New Single TRICKY is out now… #shorts^[6]
- Starts at Crazy Frog in the rocket scene

Lyrics

Lyrics provided by Genius.^[7]

[Intro: Crazy Frog, Rev Run & DMC]
Ba-da-ba-bem
Ba-da-ba-boom
Ba-ba-ba-ba ba-da-ba-boom
It's tricky, tricky, tricky, tricky (Go)
Check this out
Drop the beat (Huh)

[Refrain: Crazy Frog]
Ring ding ding ding, ring ding ding ding ding
Ring ding ding, ring ding ding ding ding
Ring ding ding ding, ring ding ding ding ding
Ring ding ding, ring ding ding ding

[Verse 1: Rev Run, DMC & Both]
When I wake up, people take up mostly all of my time
I'm not singin', phone keep ringin' 'cause I make up a rhyme
It's like that, y'all, y'all, but we don't quit
You keep on rock shock 'cause this is it (Woo)

[Chorus: DMC, Rev Run, Both & Crazy Frog]
It's tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that's right on time, it's tricky (Bum, bum)
It's tricky, tricky, tricky, tricky
It's tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that's right on time, it's tricky (Bum, bom)
It's tricky, tricky, tricky, huh

[Post-Chorus: Crazy Frog, DMC & Rev Run]
Ba-da-ba-bem
Ba-da-ba-boom (Woo)
Thrrrr, bum, bum, bum, bum
Ba-da-ba-bem
Ba-da-ba-boom
It's tricky, tricky, tricky, tricky
Ba-da-ba-bem
Ba-da-ba-boom (Woo)
Thrrrr, bum, bum, bum, bum
Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-da-ba-bem
This is the Crazy Frog

[Bridge: Crazy Frog, DMC, Rev Run, DMC & Rev Run]
It's tricky, tricky, tricky, tricky (Woo)
A ram me am brem da
Am da rem ram am da baabeeeaaaaaaa!
'Cause this is it (Huh)

[Refrain: Crazy Frog]
Ring ding ding ding, ring ding ding ding ding
Ring ding ding, ring ding ding ding ding
Ring ding ding ding, ring ding ding ding ding
Ring ding ding, ring ding ding ding

[Verse 2: DMC, Rev Run & Both]
In New York, the people talk and try to make us rhyme
They really hawk, but we just walk because we have no time
And in the city, it's a pity 'cause we just can't hide
Tinted windows don't mean nothin', they know who's inside (Woo)

[Chorus: DMC, Rev Run, Both & Crazy Frog]
It's tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that's right on time, it's tricky (Bum, bum)
It's tricky, tricky, tricky, tricky
It's tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that's right on time, it's tricky (Bum, bom)
It's tricky, tricky, tricky, huh

[Post-Chorus: Crazy Frog, DMC & Rev Run]
Ba-da-ba-bem
Ba-da-ba-boom (Woo)
Thrrrr, bum, bum, bum, bum
Ba-da-ba-bem
Ba-da-ba-boom
It's tricky, tricky, tricky, tricky
Ba-da-ba-bem
Ba-da-ba-boom (Woo)
Thrrrr, bum, bum, bum, bum
Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-da-ba-bem

It's tricky, tricky, tricky

Credits

Song

Written by: D.M.C., Jam Master Jay, Rev Run, Reinhard Raith, Rick Rubin, Wolfgang Boss
Samples: Skank by Bordum Beats^[8], Axel F by Crazy Frog, It's Tricky by Run-D.M.C.^[9]
Copyright Mach1 Records GmbH & Co KG
Distributed by: Sony Music Entertainment

Music Video

Directed by: Sigfrid Söderberg, Andreas Wicklund
Animated by: Kaktus Film

[1] ttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_Tricky

[2] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeqKIzeZel4

[3] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jTHNBKjMBU

[4] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1USQ7S6xfw

[5] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kW6F-tzmrs

[6] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2ntLK4CVwY

[7] ttps://genius.com/Crazy-frog-tricky-lyrics

[8] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSsVM776Xes

[9] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-O5IHVhWj0

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