Bed Intruder Song

"Bed Intruder Song"
Single by Antoine Dodson and the Gregory Brothers featuring Kelly Dodson
ReleasedJuly 31, 2010 (2010-07-31)
August 6, 2010 (Full Song)
GenreR&B, pop
Length3:05
LabelGregory Residence
Songwriter(s)Antoine Dodson
The Gregory Brothers
Kelly Dodson
Producer(s)Michael Gregory
Music videos
"Bed Intruder Song" on YouTube
"Bed Intruder Song" (Full Version) on YouTube

"Bed Intruder Song" is a song by the Gregory Brothers and Antoine Dodson, featuring Kelly Dodson.[1] The song, created for Auto-Tune the News, features processed vocals of a WAFF-48 news interview with Antoine Dodson, who was talking to a reporter about a home invasion and attempted rape of his sister Kelly,[2] mixed with a self-created backing track and, eventually, a video which incorporated clips from the news broadcast. The song peaked at number 89 in the Billboard Hot 100,[3] the only song that week to enter the chart on iTunes downloads only.[4]

The original music video for "Bed Intruder Song"[note 1] went viral,[5] becoming YouTube's most popular video of 2010.[6][7] As of September 10, 2023, it has been viewed over 154 million views and has received 1.2 million likes since it was uploaded on July 30, 2010.[8][9][10] On March 26, 2011, the song won the Comedy Award for Best Viral Original.[11]

  1. ^ "Top 100 Music Singles". Billboard. Archived from the original on 20 August 2010. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
  2. ^ Lipshutz, Jason. "YouTube Remix Auteurs Turn Ordinary Videos Into Pop Music Hits". Billboard. Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
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  4. ^ Shannon Miller, Liz. "Auto-Tune the News Hits the Billboard Top 100". GigaOM. Archived from the original on 20 August 2010. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
  5. ^ "YouTube turns Dodson outburst into Auto-Tune hit". Channel 4 News. Archived from the original on 18 August 2010. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
  6. ^ "YouTube rewind 2010: the year in review" (channel). YouTube. Archived from the original on 15 December 2010. Retrieved December 13, 2010.
  7. ^ "YouTube rewind 2010: the year in review" (compilation video). YouTube. December 12, 2010. Archived from the original on 15 December 2010. Retrieved December 13, 2010.
  8. ^ Dodson, Antoine; The Gregory Brothers and Kelly Dodson (July 31, 2010). "BED INTRUDER SONG!!! (now on iTunes)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 19 October 2010. Retrieved October 24, 2010.
  9. ^ Pepper, Daile (19 August 2010). "He's snatching YouTube hits up". WAtoday. Archived from the original on 21 August 2010. Retrieved August 19, 2010.
  10. ^ Mackey, Robert (August 19, 2010). "'Bed Intruder' Rant Earns Family a New Home". NY Times. Archived from the original on 20 August 2010. Retrieved August 19, 2010.
  11. ^ The Cancel Bear (March 26, 2011). "Winners for the First Annual "the Comedy Awards" Include David Letterman, Alec Baldwin, Tina Fey, will Ferrell & More". Zap2it. Archived from the original on April 30, 2011. Retrieved July 29, 2015.


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