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"International Super Spy" is a song sung by Pablo in The Backyardigans episode of the same name. The song, and particularly a moment where Pablo sings "I'm an international super spy" trended on TikTok and YouTube in 2021 amidst a general revival of Backyardigans music, spearheaded by the popularity of "Castaways."

Origin

"International Super Spy" comes from the The Backyardigans episode of the same name, which aired on September 17th, 2007 (shown below).^[1]

On May 13th, 2021, amidst a general revival of Backyardigans music on TikTok, user keroppi_enthusiast uploaded a portion of the above video to the platform, saying "y'all sleeping on 'International Super Spy,'" gaining over 187,200 likes in three weeks (shown below).

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Over the following several weeks, the song trended on TikTok and on YouTube, thanks to a May 15th, 2021, upload from user Squidibble showing Pablo singing the final lyric that gained over 700,000 views in three weeks (shown below).

On TikTok, the sound was popularly used with videos where people list characteristics about themselves then reveal something surprising about themselves as Pablo sings "Super Spy!" For example, user @chickenughh posted a video ending with the reveal that she was five and a half months pregnant, gaining over 806,000 likes (shown below, left). User ariabrynne posted a video revealing she was a product of incest, gaining over 315,000 likes (shown below, right).

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