A Flash -based video of American Gary Brolsma lip dubing the song energetically on his webcam brought the Numa Numa phenomenon to the US.
Brolsma uploaded his "Numa Numa Dance" to Newgrounds on 6 December 2004.
On Newgrounds it has since been seen more than 14 million times and copied onto hundreds of other websites and blogs, making it the second-most watched viral video of all time.
He has also received mainstream media coverage from ABC's Good Morning America, NBC's The Tonight Show, and VH1's Best Week Ever, and, according to The New York Times, was an "unwilling and embarrassed Web celebrity".
He canceled media appearances but reappeared in September 2006 with a professionally produced video, New Numa. This video, hosted on YouTube, marked the start of the "New Numa Contest", which promised US$45,000 in prize money and a US$25,000 award to the winner.
Here is the Original Numa Numa song
Here is the NEW Numa Numa song
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