Pink Fluffy Unicorns Dancing on Rainbows
There are a number of incredible songs about unicorns and if you use YouTube, you have probably heard the song Pink Fluffy Unicorns Dancing on Rainbows made by Andrew Huang.
Who is Andrew Huang? What is the story behind Pink Fluffy Unicorns? Why is this song so popular? Let’s find out!
Who Is Andrew Huang?
Andrew Huang is a Canadian musician and YouTuber. According to the description of his YouTube channel “Songs to Wear Pants to”, he is partially deaf. Huang has published dozens of studio albums.
Huang plays all kinds of instruments, even “instruments” that are not actual musical instruments. On his YouTube channel, he has videos in which he plays music with pumpkins, balloons, and dentist equipment, for instance.
Apart from the hit song “Pink Fluffy Unicorns Dancing on Rainbows”, Huang is most well known for his “Song Challenge” series. In the Song Challenge, Huang takes on musical challenges submitted by his fans on social media.
What Is “Pink Fluffy Unicorns Dancing on Rainbows?”
“Pink Fluffy Unicorns Dancing on Rainbows” is a song made by Andrew Huang. He uploaded it on YouTube on November 11th, 2010, and the original video has received over 13 million views.
At the end of the video, Huang says he got the idea for the song from a comment a YouTube user left on his previous video. The comment was “pink fluffy unicorns dancing on rainbows”.
In the original PFUDOR video, Andrew Huang plays different instruments with his mouth open.
Numerous remixes and cover versions followed the original song.
The most popular music video made for the Pink Fluffy Unicorn song features an animated pink, very fluffy unicorn running on top of a rainbow. This video, made by YouTube user “Fluffle Puff” has received almost 60 million views on YouTube, more than the original video made by Huang.
Of course, there are even remix versions of the animated video, including 10 hours and 24-hour “insanity” versions.
This animated music video made to the Pink Fluffy Unicorns song has 50 million views on YouTube.
Why Is “Pink Fluffy Unicorns” so Popular?
How is it possible the Pink Fluffy Unicorns song has 12 million views on YouTube? After all, it’s a “man and a guitar” type of video; Huang is playing different instruments and making faces. There are no unicorns shown in the video.
Well, first of all, I think Pink Fluffy Unicorns simply is a very good song! And the lyrics are about pink fluffy unicorns and rainbows. Who could resist that?
Also, the lyrics are simple and catchy. Basically, “pink fluffy unicorns dancing on rainbows” is just repeated over and over again. Songs like this just tend to go viral, it’s almost a law of nature.
But obviously, people do want to see unicorns; the animated music video with an actual pink fluffy unicorn is far more popular than the original video without unicorns.
“Pink Fluffy Unicorns Dancing on Rainbows” Lyrics
Pink, fluffy unicorns dancing on rainbows
Pink, fluffy unicorns dancing on rainbows
Pink, fluffy unicorns dancing on rainbows
Pink, fluffy unicorns dancing on rainbows
Let's test your knowledge and see what you've learned so far
What color are the unicorns?
(Pink!)
Where are they dancing?
(Rainbows!)
Please use one word to describe the texture of their magical fur
(Smiles!)
(Yeah!)
Pink, fluffy unicorns dancing on rainbows
Pink, fluffy unicorns dancing on rainbows
Pink, fluffy unicorns dancing on rainbows
Pink, fluffy unicorns dancing on rainbows
Pink, fluffy unicorns dancing on rainbows
Pink, fluffy unicorns dancing on rainbows
Pink, fluffy unicorns dancing on rainbows
Pink, fluffy unicorns dancing on dancing on rain
Final (Pink and Fluffy) Thoughts
So, now you know where Andrew Huang got the inspiration for his unicorn hit song. Comments by followers on social media can even inspire you to make a song if you’re creative enough.
I’d love to hear your thoughts on Pink Fluffy Unicorns! What do you think of this song? Why do you think it’s so popular? Please let me know in the comment section below.
