Coronavirus Remix
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About
The Coronavirus Remix is a 2020 remix produced by DJ iMarkkeyz of a viral Instagram video featuring rapper Cardi B ranting about the novel coronavirus and screaming, "Coronavirus! Coronavirus! I’m telling you, shit is real! Shit is gettin’ real!" In March 2020, the song charted on Apple's Music charts.
Origin
On March 10th, 2020, Cardi B published a video about the coronavirus on Instagram.[1] She captioned the post, "Ya keep playing I’m deadass FUCKIN SCARED. I’m stocking up on food." The post received more than 19 million views and 3.7 million likes in less than two weeks.
Three days later, DJ iMarkkeyz published a clip of a remix on Instagram.[2] The post received more than 156,000 likes in less than one week (shown below).
Spread
The following day, iMarkkeyz posted the full song "Coronavirus" on YouTube. The post received more than 391,000 views in less than one week (shown below).
Cardi B's video and the song also inspired several celebrity impersonations. For example, Miley Cyrus published a video of herself and musician and boyfriend Cody Simpson quoting the video (shown below).
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MileyCyrus</a> on <a href="https://twitter.com/CodySimpson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">CodySimpson’s Instagram story pic.twitter.com/nPsIVGg5cf— Miley Cyrus Access (@MileyNewsAccess) March 17, 2020
Within one week, the song began charting on Apple's music charts. Cardi B posted on Instagram[3] that the song has hit 96 on the Hip-Hop/Rap chart. The post received more than 1 million likes in less than 24 hours (shown below, left). Hours later, she posted[4] that the song reached number 11 (shown below, right).
The song also became a popular sound on TikTok. On March 18th, 2020, the song had more than 1,600 videos on the website (examples below).
Several media outlets covered the song, including The New York Times,[5] Billboard,[6] Entertainment Tonight[7] and more.
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/6805035750455889158
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/6805355474410802437
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/6805495481284807942
Various Examples
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/6805448707912256773
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/6805555471819361541
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/6804883277996920069
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/6805387095218146565
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/6804959642989432070
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/6805299135126998277
Search Interest
External References
[1] Instagram – @iamcardib's Post
[2] Instagram – @imarkkeyz's Post
[3] Instagram – @iamcardib's Post
[4] Instagram – @iamcardib's Post
[5] New York Times – How Cardi B’s Off-the-Cuff Video Became a Coronavirus Anthem
[6] Billboard – Cardi B 'Coronavirus Remix' Continues to Explode, Gets a Nod From Miley Cyrus & Cody Simpson
[7] Entertainment Tonight – Cardi B Reacts to Viral Remix of Her Coronavirus Rant After Fans Turned It Into a Bop
Top Comments
shadow_lepus
Mar 18, 2020 at 02:19PM EDT
When the booty is too good
Mar 19, 2020 at 01:43PM EDT