America: F**k Yeah!

About

America: Fuck Yeah! is a multi-purpose phrase that can be used as an authentic display of strong approval, or ironically in response to extreme or unwarranted patriotism.

Urban Dictionary states the following:

America Fuck Yeah
1) Theme song of “Team America: World Police”
2) A great phrase to sarcastically add after any statement promoting unnecessary American interventionism.
1) Comin’ again to save the motherfuckin’ day yeah!
2) Ann Coulter: “We should invade their countries, kill their leaders, and convert them to Christianity.”
Rational People: “America Fuck Yeah!”^[1]

Origin

The phrase America: Fuck Yeah originated in a satirical political action film involving puppets, released in late 2004 by South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, called Team America: World Police. The movie contained a song titled “America: Fuck Yeah!”, with the following lyrics:

America…
America…
America, FUCK YEAH!
Coming again, to save the mother fucking day yeah,
America, FUCK YEAH!
Freedom is the only way yeah,
Terrorist your game is through cause now you have to answer too,
America, FUCK YEAH!
So lick my butt, and suck on my balls,
America, FUCK YEAH!
What you going to do when we come for you now,
it’s the dream that we all share; it’s the hope for tomorrow

Spread

Fuck Yeah! was an active phrase before October of 2004 and no doubt influenced the creation of “America: Fuck Yeah!”, it experienced an explosion of online interest when “Team America” was released. From that point onwards, the phrase America: Fuck Yeah! and Fuck Yeah! were closely linked in terms of online interest, with both gradually declining until Febuary of 2009. At this point, interest in America: Fuck Yeah! evened out whilst interest increased in Fuck Yeah!.

Search

By February of 2010, interest in Fuck Yeah! had tripled, at which point a new meme was created: Fuck Yea, a derivative of Rage Guy. Interest in Fuck Yeah doubled by the time the Fuck Yea guy peaked, around early June 2010, by which point interest in America: Fuck Yeah! was close to an all time low.

In early June 2010, interest in America: Fuck Yeah! and Fuck Yeah increased, peaking around July 4th. Fuck Yea increased during this period as well, but peaked around June 26th. Whilst all three declined from their peak levels of renewed interest at this time, only Fuck Yeah! has shown an upwards trend since then. As of August 2010, Fuck Yeah! has reached 84% of the popularity it enjoyed at its highest peak in October 2010. The increased interest in June/July 2010 can most likely be attributed to the U.S Soccer teams relative success in the 2010 World Cup.

Usage

America: Fuck Yeah! is most often used for:

• Strong approval of an America action or ideal
• Satire of an American action or ideal
• Reference to the theme song from Team America: World Police

Osama bin Laden’s Death

On May 1st, 2011, after it was announced that Osama bin Laden had been killed by US troops, a thread was stickied in 4chan’s /b/ board with 4 american flags and the words “MISSION ACCOMPLISHED” overlaid. An audio track of “America: Fuck Yeah” was set to autoplay in the background.

“Fuck Yeah” Tumblrs

“Fuck yeah” single topic blogs on Tumblr have been on the rise since 2008 when Ned Hepburn created "Fuck Yeah Sharks, the first of it’s kind. Search queries picked up in May of 2009, and have been on the rise ever since.

Derivatives

Demotivationals: Fuck Yeah!

America: Fuck Yeah! and Fuck Yeah! are prime material for demotivational posters.

Other Countries: Fuck Yeah!

Other countries are occasionally referenced instead of America:

External Links

^[1] Urban Dictionary – America: Fuck Yeah

^[2] Urban Dictionary – Fuck Yeah

^[3] About.com – The Origin of the F-Word