Trucker's Hitch

"Trucker's Hitch" is a single by the Norwegian duo Ylvis. It was uploaded onto YouTube on September 16, 2014, and had over 22 million views as of January 22, 2020.[1] The song reached number 10 on the charts in Norway. The song was created as a promo for the duo's TV show "I Kveld Med Ylvis", similarly to their previous viral hit The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?).

For the knot, see Trucker's hitch.
"Trucker's Hitch"
Single by Ylvis
from the album Volume 1
Released16 September 2014
Genre
Length
  • 3:27 (Album version)
  • 3:23 (Radio edit)
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Stargate
Ylvis singles chronology
"Massachusetts"
(2013)		 "Trucker's Hitch"
(2014)		 "Mr. Toot"
(2014)
Music video
"Trucker's Hitch" on YouTube

Production

The brothers Vegard and Bård Ylvisåker, members of the Norwegian comedy group Ylvis, produced the song and music video "Trucker's Hitch" to promote the 4th season of their TV show I kveld med Ylvis on TVNorge. The song was produced by Stargate, who also produced Ylvis' viral hit The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?).

Live performances

Ylvis' first live performance of "Trucker's Hitch" was during their appearance on the Skavlan talk show in Sweden on 19 September 2014.[2] The song was later performed live during concerts given in 2015 in Norway and Sweden as a part of duo's The Expensive Jacket Tour.

Track listing
Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Trucker's Hitch"3:27

Charts
Chart (2014) Peak
position
Norway (VG-lista)[3] 10

References
  1. tvnorge (16 September 2014). "Ylvis — Trucker's Hitch [Official music video HD]". YouTube. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  2. Skavlan (19 September 2014). "Ylvis — Trucker's Hitch Live at Skavlan". YouTube. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  3. "Topp 20 Single uke 40, 2014 – VG-lista. Offisielle hitlister fra og med 1958" (in Norwegian). VG-lista. Retrieved 24 December 2015.


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