One of the most unlikely pop hits of 2013 was "The Fox (What Does The Fox Say?)" by Norwegian comedy duo Ylvis, which hit the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 and received nearly 450 million Youtube views. Today, the duo, consisting of brothers Vegard and Bard Ylvisaker, is at it again with the release of their new single "Trucker's Hitch," which takes the EDM of "The Fox" and blends it with a more Avicii-style country/electronic hybrid.
Of course, the point of Ylvis' songs aren't the music itself as much as the lyrics, which this time around are about the difficulties of tying a trucker's hitch knot, which apparently is pretty difficult to do.
Believe it or not, "The Fox" wasn't the last single that Ylvis released. The duo, who host a talk show in Norway called Tonight with Ylvis, followed it up with two more singles in 2013: "The Cabin," and "Massachusetts," neither of which charted. In fact, "The Fox," which was the duo's 13th single, was the only Ylvis single to ever chart. So much for 13 being an unlucky number.
You can check out the music video for Ylvis' "Trucker's Hitch" right here:
"The Fox" was also the highest charting single on the Billboard Hot 100 by a Norwegian artist since A-ha's "Take On Me" from 1985.
"We're not chasing the next hit. We're just making stuff that we think is funny," Bard Ylvisaker told Entertainment Weekly. "Some will get like 100,000 views and some obviously got 100 million, but it's the same recipe."
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