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Trucker's Hitch

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"Trucker's Hitch"
Single by Ylvis
from the album Volume 1
Released16 September 2014
Genre
Length
  • 3:27 (Album version)
  • 3:23 (Radio edit)
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Stargate
Ylvis singles chronology
"Massachusetts"
(2013)
"Trucker's Hitch"
(2014)
"Mr. Toot"
(2014)
Music video
"Trucker's Hitch" on YouTube

"Trucker's Hitch" is a single by the Norwegian duo Ylvis. It was uploaded onto YouTube on September 16, 2014, and had over 22 million views as of January 22, 2020.[1] The song reached number 10 on the charts in Norway. The song was created as a promo for the duo's TV show "I Kveld Med Ylvis".

Production

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The brothers Vegard and Bård Ylvisåker, members of the Norwegian comedy group Ylvis, produced the song and music video "Trucker's Hitch" to promote the 4th season of their TV show I kveld med Ylvis on TVNorge. The song was produced by Stargate, who also produced Ylvis' viral hit The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?).

Live performances

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Ylvis' first live performance of "Trucker's Hitch" was during their appearance on the Skavlan talk show in Sweden on 19 September 2014.[2] The song was later performed live during concerts given in 2015 in Norway and Sweden as a part of duo's The Expensive Jacket Tour.

Track listing

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Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Trucker's Hitch"3:27

Charts

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Chart (2014) Peak
position
Norway (VG-lista)[3] 10

References

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  1. ^ tvnorge (16 September 2014). "Ylvis — Trucker's Hitch [Official music video HD]". YouTube. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  2. ^ Skavlan (19 September 2014). "Ylvis — Trucker's Hitch Live at Skavlan". YouTube. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Topp 20 Single uke 40, 2014 – VG-lista. Offisielle hitlister fra og med 1958" (in Norwegian). VG-lista. Retrieved 24 December 2015.