Skibidi

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"Skibidi" is a dance song by Russian rave band Little Big. It was released on 5 October 2018 along with their album Antipositive, Pt. 2 on Warner Music Russia. Ilya Prusikin and Lyubim Khomchuk were credited for writing.

The song became an internet meme in late 2018, in part due to the "Skibidi Challenge". The song debuted No. 1 on Tophit in the Russian Commonwealth, where it stayed for two weeks.

"Skibidi" is included in the soundtrack for Just Dance 2020.^[1]

Music video[]

The music video for "Skibidi" was released alongside the song on 5 October 2018.^[2] As of 22 February 2021, the video has over 506 million views.^[3] The music video was directed by the band's producer, Alina Pasok.^[2]

Skibidi Challenge[]

When the video went viral, Little Big challenged fans to post their own Skibidi dance videos, which they called the "Skibidi Challenge".^[4]

In October 2018 on the British television program This Week host Andrew Neil challenged his guest panelists Michael Portillo, a British journalist and former politician, and British Labour Party politician Caroline Flint to dance the Skibidi. Guest Bobby Gillespie remained still on the set as the three unsuccessfully tried to perform the dance, which became an internet meme of its own.^[5]

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