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	The human penis is an external male sexual organ. It is a reproductive, intromittent organ that additionally serves as the urinal duct. The main parts are the root (radix); the body (corpus); and the epithelium of the penis including the shaft skin and the foreskin covering the glans penis. The body of the penis is made up of three columns of tissue: two corpora cavernosa on the dorsal side and corpus spongiosum between them on the ventral side. The human male urethra passes through the prostate gland, where it is joined by the ejaculatory duct, and then through the penis. The urethra traverses the corpus spongiosum, and its opening, the meatus /miːˈeɪtəs/, lies on the tip of the glans penis. It is a passage both for urine and for the ejaculation of semen.
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	The penis is homologous to the clitoris. An erection is the stiffening and rising of the penis, which occurs during sexual arousal, though it can also happen in non-sexual situations. The most common form of genital alteration is circumcision, removal of part or all of the foreskin for various cultural, religious, and more rarely, medical reasons. There is controversy surrounding circumcision.
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	While results vary across studies, the consensus is that the average erect human penis is approximately 12.9–15 cm (5.1–5.9 in) in length with 95% of adult males falling within the interval 10.7–19.1 cm (4.2–7.5 in). Neither patient age nor size of the flaccid penis accurately predicts erectile length.
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	Contents
			\| name = Crazy Frog
	1 Anatomy
			\| image = Person in CrazyFrog costume (from cropped PublicTransport CrazyFrog).jpg
	1.1 Parts
			\| caption = Crazy Frog at its Australian tour in 2005
	1.2 Structure
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	2 Development
			\| alias = The Annoying Thing
	2.1 Genital homology between sexes
			\| origin = ], Sweden
	2.2 Penile growth and puberty
			\| genre = ]
	3 Physiological functions
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	3.1 Urination
			* 2003–2009
	3.2 Erection
			* 2020–present
	3.2.1 Erection angle
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	3.3 Design
			\| label = {{hlist\|]\|Mach 1 Records GmbH\|]\|]}}
	3.4 Ejaculation
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	3.5 Normal variations
			\| website = {{official URL}}
	3.6 Disorders
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	3.6.1 Developmental disorders
	3.6.2 Alleged and observed psychological disorders
	3.7 Altering the genitalia
	3.7.1 Circumcision
	3.8 Surgical replacement
	3.9 Size
	4 Cultural aspects
	5 Additional images
	6 References
	7 External links
	8 Related information
	Anatomy

			'''Crazy Frog''' (originally known as '''The Annoying Thing''') is a Swedish CGI-animated character and ] musician created in 2003 by actor and playwright Erik Wernquist. Marketed by the ] provider ], the character was originally created to accompany a sound effect produced by Daniel Malmedahl while attempting to imitate the sound of a ].

			The Crazy Frog spawned a worldwide hit single with a cover version of the '']'' theme tune "]", which reached the number one spot in Turkey, New Zealand, Australia and most of Europe. The subsequent album '']'' and second single "]" also enjoyed worldwide chart success, and a second album entitled '']'' was released in 2006, as well as a third album, '']'', released in 2009. The Crazy Frog also spawned many singles, a range of merchandise and toys, as well as two video games before going on hiatus in 2009.

			On 22 April 2020, a Twitter account for the character was created, and the account is listed on the official website,<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Crazy Frog\|url=https://crazyfrog.tv/\|access-date=2 July 2020\|website=Crazyfrog.tv\|archive-date=4 July 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704025621/https://crazyfrog.tv/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Facebook profile<ref>{{Cite web\|title=CRAZY FROG\|url=https://www.facebook.com/thecrazyfrogofficial/photos/a.1786206268084114/3034684236569638/?type=3 \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/1707748259263249/3034684236569638 \|archive-date=26 February 2022 \|url-access=limited\|access-date=2 July 2020\|website=Facebook.com\|language=en}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and YouTube channel.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=YouTube\|url=https://www.youtube.com/post/UgwByGJPWXqZM4whuj94AaABCQ\|access-date=2 July 2020\|website=youtube.com\|archive-date=1 September 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200901023457/https://www.youtube.com/post/UgwByGJPWXqZM4whuj94AaABCQ\|url-status=live}}</ref> A new album was announced later that same day. On 10 December 2021, a new single, "Tricky" was released after a 12-year hiatus.<ref name="nme.com">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/crazy-frog-makes-its-return-with-run-dmc-mashup-tricky-3115272\|title=Crazy Frog makes its return with Run-DMC mashup 'Tricky'\|website=Nme.com\|date=10 December 2021\|access-date=12 December 2021\|archive-date=11 December 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211010813/https://www.nme.com/news/music/crazy-frog-makes-its-return-with-run-dmc-mashup-tricky-3115272\|url-status=live}}</ref>
	Lateral cross section of the penis.
	Parts
	Root of the penis (radix): It is the attached part, consisting of the bulb of penis in the middle and the crus of penis, one on either side of the bulb. It lies within the superficial perineal pouch.
	Body of the penis (corpus): It has two surfaces: dorsal (posterosuperior in the erect penis), and ventral or urethral (facing downwards and backwards in the flaccid penis). The ventral surface is marked by a groove in a lateral direction.
	Epithelium of the penis consists of the shaft skin, the foreskin, and the preputial mucosa on the inside of the foreskin and covering the glans penis.
	Structure
	The human penis is made up of three columns of tissue: two corpora cavernosa lie next to each other on the dorsal side and one corpus spongiosum lies between them on the ventral side.
	The enlarged and bulbous-shaped end of the corpus spongiosum forms the glans penis, which supports the foreskin, or prepuce, a loose fold of skin that in adults can retract to expose the glans. The area on the underside of the penis, where the foreskin is attached, is called the frenum, or frenulum. The rounded base of the glans is called the corona. The perineal raphe is the noticeable line along the underside of the penis.

			== History ==
			In 1997, 17-year-old ] student Daniel Malmedahl recorded himself imitating the noises produced by a two-stroke engine. He posted this on a website and caught the attention of a Swedish television researcher, who convinced Daniel to perform the sound live on air.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/4210407.stm \|title='The Crazy Frog sound? That's my fault.' \|publisher=BBC \|date=27 January 2005 \|access-date=27 July 2010 \|first=Giles \|last=Wilson \|archive-date=23 September 2010 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100923074844/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/4210407.stm \|url-status=live }}</ref> After it debuted on television, recordings of his performance began appearing on file sharing networks and various websites under the filename "2TAKTARE.MP3" ("''Tvåtaktare''" is Swedish for "two-stroker").<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.siddan.net/en/?id=190:insanity-test-en-gb \| title=Insanity Test \| access-date=7 June 2022 \| archive-date=2 June 2022 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602170529/http://www.siddan.net/en/?id=190:insanity-test-en-gb \| url-status=live }}</ref>

			The sound was adopted as the sound of a ] car as early as 2001 in the form of "Deng Deng Form" and later "The Insanity Test", both of which were a static background of a Ferrari Formula One car accompanied by the sound.<ref> {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150309151341/http://www.bloggerheads.com/archives/2005/01/the_evolution_o/ \|date=9 March 2015 }}. Bloggerheads.com (16 January 2005). Retrieved on 6 July 2011.</ref>
	Anatomical diagram of a human penis
	The urethra, which is the last part of the urinary tract, traverses the corpus spongiosum, and its opening, known as the meatus /miːˈeɪtəs/, lies on the tip of the glans penis. It is a passage both for urine and for the ejaculation of semen. Sperm are produced in the testes and stored in the attached epididymis. During ejaculation, sperm are propelled up the vas deferens, two ducts that pass over and behind the bladder. Fluids are added by the seminal vesicles and the vas deferens turns into the ejaculatory ducts, which join the urethra inside the prostate gland. The prostate as well as the bulbourethral glands add further secretions, and the semen is expelled through the penis.
	The raphe is the visible ridge between the lateral halves of the penis, found on the ventral or underside of the penis, running from the meatus (opening of the urethra) across the scrotum to the perineum (area between scrotum and anus).
	The human penis differs from those of most other mammals, as it has no baculum, or erectile bone, and instead relies entirely on engorgement with blood to reach its erect state. It cannot be withdrawn into the groin, and it is larger than average in the animal kingdom in proportion to body mass.
	Development

			In late 2003, another Swede, Erik Wernquist, encountered the sound effect and, not knowing about the previous incarnations of the sound, was inspired to create the 3D animated character he named "The Annoying Thing" to accompany it.<ref name="hitquarters.com" /> Wernquist worked on the first animation in his spare time using the ] ] application, and the whole process took between six and eight weeks.<ref name="hitquarters.com" /> On 7 October 2003 he posted it on his website and on the CGTalk forum.<ref name="hitquarters.com" />

			The animation was a popular attraction at Wernquist's website, but the sound was credited to "Anonymous". Eventually, word reached Malmedahl that his impressions had been used in a now well-known animation studio. He contacted Wernquist, apparently giving an impromptu performance to confirm his claims. Wernquist was convinced, and gave credit to Malmedahl for his creation.

			The animation received attention through filesharing and word of mouth. ] and Jamster België (now both merged into Jamba!) licensed the rights to the creation in an attempt to capitalize on its popularity. They renamed it "Crazy Frog" and began to market it in mid-2004.
	Stages in the development of the male external genitalia.
	Main article: Development of the reproductive system
	Genital homology between sexes
	Main article: Sexual homology
	In short, this is a known list of sex organs that evolve from the same tissue in females and males.
	The glans of the penis is homologous to the clitoral glans; the corpora cavernosa are homologous to the body of the clitoris; the corpus spongiosum is homologous to the vestibular bulbs beneath the labia minora; the scrotum, homologous to the labia minora and labia majora; and the foreskin, homologous to the clitoral hood. The raphe does not exist in females, because there, the two halves are not connected.
	Penile growth and puberty
	On entering puberty, the penis, scrotum and testicles will begin to develop. During the process, pubic hair grows above and around the penis. A large-scale study assessing penis size in thousands of 17–19 year old males found no difference in average penis size between 17 year olds and 19 year olds. From this, it can be concluded that penile growth is typically complete not later than age 17, and possibly earlier.
	Physiological functions

			In an interview with ], Wernquist expressed his displeasure at the choice of name:
	Urination
			{{blockquote\|If I had known that this was going to be such a big thing I would not have allowed them to use that stupid name. It has nothing to do with the character. It's not a frog and it's not particularly crazy either.<ref name="hitquarters.com">{{cite web \|url=http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_CrazyFrog.html \|title='The Crazy Frog sound? That's my fault.' \|publisher=BBC \|date=27 January 2005 \|access-date=1 July 2010 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217105311/http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview%2Fopar%2Fintrview_CrazyFrog.html \|archive-date=17 February 2012 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>}}
	Main article: Urination
	In males, the expulsion of urine from the body is done through the male penis. The urethra drains the bladder through the prostate gland where it is joined by the ejaculatory duct, and then onward to the penis. At the root of the penis (the proximal end of the corpus spongiosum) lies the external sphincter muscle. This is a small sphincter of striated muscle tissue and is in healthy males under voluntary control. Relaxing the urethra sphincter allows the urine in the upper urethra to enter the penis proper and thus empty the urinary bladder.

			Following 2009, the character went on hiatus. In 2018, a trademark claim by Kaktus Films, the original owners alongside Erik Wernquist, had music listed as one of many rights.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://tmsearch.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4805:251xqz.2.1 \|title=TESS -- Error \|access-date=20 June 2018 \|archive-date=20 June 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620232506/http://tmsearch.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4805:251xqz.2.1 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> On 22 April 2020, an official ] account for the character was created, and later that day it was announced that a new album was in development.

			In April 2022, the ] uploaded a video on Facebook of Russian tanks being hit by Ukrainian strikes during the ] with the Crazy Frog's cover of "Axel F" playing in the background.<ref name="Epstein 2022">{{cite web \| last=Epstein \| first=Jake \| title=Ukraine's government is using bizarre soundtracks for videos of its troops destroying Russian tanks and vehicles \| website=Business Insider \| date=29 April 2022 \| url=https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-weird-music-videos-troops-destroying-russian-tanks-vehicles-war-2022-4 \| access-date=31 August 2022 \| archive-date=31 August 2022 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220831182512/https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-weird-music-videos-troops-destroying-russian-tanks-vehicles-war-2022-4 \| url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Gault 2022">{{cite web \| last=Gault \| first=Matthew \| title=Ukrainian Military Video Shows Russian Tank Being Blown Up to Crazy Frog Song \| website=Vice \| date=29 April 2022 \| url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvne44/ukrainian-military-video-shows-russian-tanks-being-blown-up-to-crazy-frog-song \| access-date=29 April 2022 \| archive-date=29 April 2022 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429192127/https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvne44/ukrainian-military-video-shows-russian-tanks-being-blown-up-to-crazy-frog-song \| url-status=live }}</ref>
	man urinating at a public toilet
	Physiologically, urination involves coordination between the central, autonomic, and somatic nervous systems. In infants, some elderly individuals, and those with neurological injury, urination may occur as an involuntary reflex. Brain centers that regulate urination include the pontine micturition center, periaqueductal gray, and the cerebral cortex. During erection, these centers block the relaxation of the sphincter muscles, so as to act as a physiological separation of the excretory and reproductive function of the penis, and stopping sperm from entering the upper portion of the urethra during ejaculation.
	The part of the urethra in the penis has no muscles, and this serves no physiological function beyond that of a duct. Small amounts of urine usually remaining in the distal portion of the urethra, seeping out after the voluntary expulsion of urine is over. The distal section of the urethra does however allow a human male to direct the stream of urine by holding the penis. In cultures where more than a minimum of clothing is worn, the penis allows the male to urinate while standing without removing much of the clothing, a fact highly appreciated in these circumstances. Females usually sit or squat to urinate and often have to remove some garments in the process.
	Erection

			== Other media ==

			On 1 July 2005, UK-based ] ] announced that they had acquired the rights to the video game licence for the Crazy Frog. ''] (featuring the Annoying Thing)'' was released in December 2005 on ] and PC as a ]. A year later in 2006 a sequel was released, entitled '']''.<ref>. Blisteredthumbs.net. Retrieved on 6 July 2011.</ref>
	The development of a penile erection, also showing the foreskin gradually retracting over the glans.
	See also: Commons image gallery

			A string of Crazy Frog merchandise was released in the UK.<ref>. Crazyfrog.co.uk. Retrieved on 6 July 2011.</ref>

			In 2005, the German production company The League of Good People was in talks with broadcasters about a TV series based on Crazy Frog.<ref>{{cite news\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110104192225/http://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?area=79&article=27019 \|url=http://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?area=79&article=27019 \|archive-date=4 January 2011 \|title=Crazy Frog hops on to small screen \|publisher=C21 Media \|date=17 October 2005 \|access-date=27 February 2015 \|first=Jules \|last=Grant}}</ref> The TV series was cancelled.{{citation needed\|date=April 2022}}
	A ventral view of a penis flaccid (left) and erect (middle); a dorsal view of a penis erect (right).
	Main article: Erection
	An erection is the stiffening and rising of the penis, which occurs during sexual arousal, though it can also happen in non-sexual situations. The primary physiological mechanism that brings about erection is the autonomic dilation of arteries supplying blood to the penis, which allows more blood to fill the three spongy erectile tissue chambers in the penis, causing it to lengthen and stiffen. The now-engorged erectile tissue presses against and constricts the veins that carry blood away from the penis. More blood enters than leaves the penis until an equilibrium is reached where an equal volume of blood flows into the dilated arteries and out of the constricted veins; a constant erectile size is achieved at this equilibrium.
	Erection facilitates sexual intercourse though it is not essential for various other sexual activities.
	Erection angle
	Although many erect penises point upwards (see illustration), it is common and normal for the erect penis to point nearly vertically upwards or nearly vertically downwards or even horizontally straight forward, all depending on the tension of the suspensory ligament that holds it in position.
	The following table shows how common various erection angles are for a standing male, out of a sample of 1,564 males aged 20 through 69. In the table, zero degrees is pointing straight up against the abdomen, 90 degrees is horizontal and pointing straight forward, while 180 degrees would be pointing straight down to the feet. An upward pointing angle is most common.
	Occurrence of erection angles
	angle (°)
	from vertically upwards Percent
	of males
	0–30 5
	30–60 30
	60–85 31
	85–95 10
	95–120 20
	120–180 5
	Design
	Main article: Sperm competition
	As described in Sex at Dawn the human penis has one of the most advanced designs through eons of natural selection for high sperm competition. Comparing to our closest ancestor, the bonobo, the human penis is longer and sexual activity is much longer lasting (the bonobo reaching orgasm after merely a minute of intercourse). The repeated thrusts of human intercourse are designed to create a vacuum effect in an attempt to remove a previous male's semen from the entrance to the cervix before depositing his own while part of the semen functions as spermicide rather than fecundative material. In addition "upon ejaculation, the head of the penis shrinks in size before any loss of tumescence (stiffness) in the shaft, thus neutralizing the suction that might have pulled his own boys back." These traits, along with relatively large testes size compared to other primates suggest that primitive humans were predominantly polygamous before the advent of agriculture.
	See also Monogamy
	Ejaculation
	Main article: Ejaculation
	Ejaculation is the ejecting of semen from the penis, and is usually accompanied by orgasm. A series of muscular contractions delivers semen, containing male gametes known as sperm cells or spermatozoa, from the penis. It is usually the result of sexual stimulation, which may include prostate stimulation. Rarely, it is due to prostatic disease. Ejaculation may occur spontaneously during sleep (known as a nocturnal emission or wet dream). Anejaculation is the condition of being unable to ejaculate.
	Ejaculation has two phases: emission and ejaculation proper. The emission phase of the ejaculatory reflex is under control of the sympathetic nervous system, while the ejaculatory phase is under control of a spinal reflex at the level of the spinal nerves S2–4 via the pudendal nerve. A refractory period succeeds the ejaculation, and sexual stimulation precedes it.
	Normal variations

			The Crazy Frog toured Australia in late 2005, beginning in Perth on 4 December and continuing through other major capital cities. He made appearances at numerous shopping centres and major hospitals around the country.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Cashmere \|first=Paul \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825004918/http://www.undercover.com.au/news/2005/dec05/20051202_crazyfrog.html \|url=http://www.undercover.com.au/news/2005/dec05/20051202_crazyfrog.html \|archive-date=25 August 2007 \|title=Crazy Frog Tour Dates \|website=Undercover.com.au \|access-date=27 February 2015}}</ref>

			In 2007, the Animation World Network wrote in connection with The Annoying Thing that there was a "planned feature film" to "be completed by the end of next year" into an animated feature film.<ref> {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407184107/http://www.awn.com/animationworld/cartoon-movie-2007-sneak-peeks-european-animated-features \|date=7 April 2015 }}. Mag.awn.com (14 March 2007). Retrieved on 6 July 2011.</ref> The feature film was cancelled.{{citation needed\|date=April 2022}}
	Pearly penile papules, a common anatomical variation, may be the vestigial remnants of penis spines.
	Pearly penile papules are raised bumps of somewhat paler color around the base (sulcus) of the glans which typically develop in men aged 20 to 40, and around 10% of all men are affected. They may be mistaken for warts, but are not harmful or infectious and require no treatment.
	Fordyce's spots are small, raised, yellowish-white spots 1–2 mm in diameter that may appear on the penis, which again are common and not infectious.
	Sebaceous prominences are raised bumps similar to Fordyce's spots on the shaft of the penis, located at the sebaceous glands and are normal.
	Phimosis is an inability to retract the foreskin fully, is harmless in infancy and pre-pubescence, occurring in about 8% of boys at age 10. According to the British Medical Association, treatment (topical steroid cream and/or manual stretching) does not need to be considered until age 19.
	Curvature: few penises are completely straight, with curves commonly seen in all directions (up, down, left, right). Sometimes the curve is very prominent but it rarely inhibits sexual intercourse. Curvature as great as 30° is considered normal and medical treatment is rarely considered unless the angle exceeds 45°. Changes to the curvature of a penis may be caused by Peyronie's disease.
	Disorders
	Paraphimosis is an inability to move the foreskin forward, over the glans. It can result from fluid trapped in a foreskin left retracted, perhaps following a medical procedure, or accumulation of fluid in the foreskin because of friction during vigorous sexual activity.
	In Peyronie's disease, anomalous scar tissue grows in the soft tissue of the penis, causing curvature. Severe cases can benefit from surgical correction.
	A thrombosis can occur during periods of frequent and prolonged sexual activity, especially fellatio. It is usually harmless and self-corrects within a few weeks.
	Infection with the herpes virus can occur after sexual contact with an infected carrier; this may lead to the development of herpes sores.
	Pudendal nerve entrapment is a condition characterized by pain on sitting and loss of penile (or clitoral) sensation and orgasm. Occasionally there is a total loss of sensation and orgasm. The pudendal nerve can be damaged by narrow, hard bicycle seats and accidents.
	Penile fracture can occur if the erect penis is bent excessively. A popping or cracking sound and pain is normally associated with this event. Emergency medical assistance should be obtained. Prompt medical attention lowers likelihood of permanent penile curvature.
	In diabetes, peripheral neuropathy can cause tingling in the penile skin and possibly reduced or completely absent sensation. The reduced sensations can lead to injuries for either partner and their absence can make it impossible to have sexual pleasure through stimulation of the penis. Since the problems are caused by permanent nerve damage, preventive treatment through good control of the diabetes is the primary treatment. Some limited recovery may be possible through improved diabetes control.
	Erectile dysfunction is the inability to develop and maintain an erection sufficiently firm for satisfactory sexual performance. Diabetes is a leading cause, as is natural aging. A variety of treatments exist, most notably including the phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor drugs (such as sildenafil citrate, marketed as Viagra), which work by vasodilation.
	Priapism is a painful and potentially harmful medical condition in which the erect penis does not return to its flaccid state. The causative mechanisms are poorly understood but involve complex neurological and vascular factors. Potential complications include ischaemia, thrombosis, and impotence. In serious cases the condition may result in gangrene, which may necessitate amputation. The condition has been associated with a variety of drugs including prostaglandin but not sildenafil (Viagra).
	Lymphangiosclerosis is a hardened lymph vessel, although it can feel like a hardened, almost calcified or fibrous, vein. It tends not to share the common blue tint with a vein however. It can be felt as a hardened lump or "vein" even when the penis is flaccid, and is even more prominent during an erection. It is considered a benign physical condition. It is fairly common and can follow a particularly vigorous sexual activity for men, and tends to go away if given rest and more gentle care, for example by use of lubricants.
	Carcinoma of the penis is rare with a reported rate of 1 person in 100,000 in developed countries. Circumcision is said to protect against this disease but this notion remains controversial.
	Developmental disorders

			In 2017, a documentary called ''The Not So Crazy Frog'' was released, originally made in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8vVz1KoU2s\|title=Crazy Frog - The Not So Crazy Frog (Official Video Documentary)\|date=22 December 2017 \|access-date=12 December 2021\|publisher=]\|archive-date=17 April 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417114327/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8vVz1KoU2s\|url-status=live}}</ref>

			== Discography ==
	Hypospadius
			The Crazy Frog was broadcast for the first time on Belgian television in mid-2004, though it was named the Annoying Thing.<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Fligstein\|first1=Neil\|title=Euroclash: The EU, European Identity, and the Future of Europe\|date=2008\|publisher=OUP Oxford\|isbn=978-0-19-164794-9\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kQQM_A4RusEC\|access-date=21 December 2015}}</ref> There it was marketed as Albert Motàr.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.crazy-frog.logosik.pl/ \|title=Crazy Frog – Historia \|access-date=28 October 2010 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080430163836/http://www.crazy-frog.logosik.pl/ \|archive-date=30 April 2008 }}</ref>
	Hypospadias is a developmental disorder where the meatus is positioned wrongly at birth. Hypospadias can also occur iatrogenically by the downward pressure of an indwelling urethral catheter. It is usually corrected by surgery. The Intersex Society of North America classifies hypospadias as an intersex condition. They believe in halting all medically unnecessary surgeries, including many of those done on people with hypospadias.
	A micropenis is a very small penis caused by developmental or congenital problems.
	Diphallia, or penile duplication (PD), is the condition of having two penises. However, this disorder is extremely rare.
	Alleged and observed psychological disorders
	Penis panic (koro in Malaysian/Indonesian)—delusion of shrinkage of the penis and retraction into the body. This appears to be culturally conditioned and largely limited to Ghana, Sudan, China, Japan, Southeast Asia, and West Africa.
	In April 2008, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, West Africa's 'Police arrested 14 suspected victims (of penis snatching) and sorcerers accused of using black magic or witchcraft to steal (make disappear) or shrink men's penises to extort cash for cure, amid a wave of panic. Arrests were made in an effort to avoid bloodshed seen in Ghana a decade before, when 12 penis snatchers were beaten to death by mobs.
	Penis envy – the contested Freudian belief of all women inherently envying men for having penises.
	Altering the genitalia
	Main article: Genital modification and mutilation
	The penis is sometimes pierced or decorated by other body art. Other than circumcision, genital alterations are almost universally elective and usually for the purpose of aesthetics or increased sensitivity. Piercings of the penis include the Prince Albert, the apadravya, the ampallang, the dydoe, and the frenum piercing. Foreskin restoration or stretching is a further form of body modification, as well as implants under the shaft of the penis.
	Male to female transsexuals who undergo sex reassignment surgery, have their penis surgically modified into a neovagina. Female to male transsexuals may have a phalloplasty.
	Other practices that alter the penis are also performed, although they are rare in Western societies without a diagnosed medical condition. Apart from a penectomy, perhaps the most radical of these is subincision, in which the urethra is split along the underside of the penis. Subincision originated among Australian Aborigines, although it is now done by some in the U.S. and Europe.
	Penis removal is another form of alteration done to the penis.
	Circumcision
	Main article: Circumcision

			"Axel F" (a remix of the 1980s ] ] produced by the German band ]<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/316297-Crazy-Frog\|title=Crazy Frog profile on Discogs.com\|website=]\|access-date=24 January 2012\|archive-date=1 November 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101035941/http://www.discogs.com/artist/316297-Crazy-Frog\|url-status=live}}</ref>) was released on 23 May 2005 and became one of the most successful singles of the year. The single debuted at number one in the UK,<ref>{{cite news \| url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2005/may/25/arts.artsnews \| work=The Guardian \| location=London \| title=Crazy Frog ringtone outsells Coldplay \| first=Gerard \| last=Seenan \| date=25 May 2005 \| access-date=30 April 2010 \| archive-date=4 March 2014 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304181310/http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2005/may/25/arts.artsnews \| url-status=live }}</ref> remaining there for four weeks, and it was released on the debut album ''Crazy Frog Presents Crazy Hits''.

			=== Albums ===
	A labelled dorsal view of a circumcised penis: (1)Shaft, (2)Circumcision scar, (3)Corona, (4)Glans, (5)Meatus.
			{\| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
	The most common form of genital alteration is circumcision: removal of part or all of the foreskin for various cultural, religious, and more rarely medical reasons. For infant circumcision, modern devices such as the Gomco clamp, Plastibell, and Mogen clamp are available.
			\|+ List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
	With all modern devices the same basic procedure is followed. First, the amount of foreskin to be removed is estimated. The foreskin is then opened via the preputial orifice to reveal the glans underneath and ensured that it is normal. The inner lining of the foreskin (preputial epithelium) is then separated from its attachment to the glans. The device is then placed (this sometimes requires a dorsal slit) and remains there until blood flow has stopped. Finally, part, or all, of the foreskin is then removed.
			! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:11em;" \| Title
	Adult circumcisions are often performed without clamps and require 4 to 6 weeks of abstinence from masturbation or intercourse after the operation to allow the wound to heal. In some African countries, male circumcision is often performed by non-medical personnel under unsterile conditions. After hospital circumcision, the foreskin may be used in biomedical research, consumer skin-care products, skin grafts, or β-interferon-based drugs. In parts of Africa, the foreskin may be dipped in brandy and eaten by the patient, eaten by the circumciser, or fed to animals. According to Jewish law, after a Brit milah, the foreskin should be buried.
			! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" \| Album details
	There is controversy surrounding circumcision. Advocates of circumcision argue, for example, that it provides important health advantages that outweigh the risks, has no substantial effects on sexual function, has a low complication rate when carried out by an experienced physician, and is best performed during the neonatal period. Opponents of circumcision argue, for example, that the practice has been and is still defended through the use of various myths; that it interferes with normal sexual function; that it is extremely painful; and that when performed on infants and children, it violates the individual's human rights.
			! scope="col" colspan="10" \| Peak chart positions
	The American Medical Association stated in 1999: "Virtually all current policy statements from specialty societies and medical organizations do not recommend routine neonatal circumcision, and support the provision of accurate and unbiased information to parents to inform their choice."
			! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" \| ]
	The World Health Organization (WHO; 2007), the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS; 2007), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC; 2008) state that evidence indicates male circumcision significantly reduces the risk of HIV acquisition by men during penile-vaginal sex, but also state that circumcision only provides partial protection and should not replace other interventions to prevent transmission of HIV. In addition, some doctors have expressed concern over the policy and the data that supports it.
			\|-
	Surgical replacement
			! scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;" \| ]<br /><ref name="SWE">{{cite web \| url=http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Crazy+Frog \| title=Discography Crazy Frog \| publisher=Hung Medien \| work=swedishcharts.com \| access-date=16 April 2015 \| archive-date=29 April 2015 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429223904/http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Crazy+Frog \| url-status=live }}</ref>
	The first successful penis allotransplant surgery was done in September 2005 in a military hospital in Guangzhou, China. A man at 44 sustained an injury after an accident and his penis was severed; urination became difficult as his urethra was partly blocked. A recently brain-dead man, aged 23, was selected for the transplant. Despite atrophy of blood vessels and nerves, the arteries, veins, nerves and the corpora spongiosa were successfully matched. But, on 19 September (after two weeks), the surgery was reversed because of a severe psychological problem (rejection) by the recipient and his wife.
			! scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;" \| ]<br /><ref name="AUS">{{cite web \|url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Crazy+Frog \|title=Discography Crazy Frog \|publisher=Hung Medien \|work=australian-charts.com \|access-date=16 April 2015 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716185935/http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Crazy+Frog \|archive-date=16 July 2015 }}</ref>
	In 2009, researchers Chen, Eberli, Yoo and Atala have produced bioengineered penises and implanted them on rabbits. The animals were able to obtain erection and copulate, with 10 of 12 rabbits achieving ejaculation. This study shows that in the future it could be possible to produce artificial penises for replacement surgeries or phalloplasties.
			! scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;" \| ]<br /><ref name="CANAl">{{cite magazine \| url={{BillboardURLbyName\|artist=crazy frog\|chart=Canadian Albums}} \| title=Crazy Frog – Chart History: Canadian Albums \| publisher=] \| magazine=] \| access-date=16 April 2015}}</ref>
	Size
			! scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;" \| ]<br /><ref name="FRA">{{cite web \| url=http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Crazy+Frog \| title=Discographie Crazy Frog \| publisher=Hung Medien \| work=lescharts.com \| access-date=16 April 2015 \| language=fr \| archive-date=20 May 2015 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520035050/http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Crazy+Frog \| url-status=live }}</ref>
	Main article: Human penis size
			! scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;" \| ]<br /><ref name="GERAl">{{cite web \| title=Chartverfolgung / Crazy Frog / Longplay \| url=http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Crazy+Frog/?type=longplay \| work=musicline.de \| publisher=] \| access-date=16 April 2015 \| language=de \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101130153102/http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Crazy+Frog/?type=longplay \| archive-date=30 November 2010 \| url-status=dead \| df=dmy-all }}</ref>
	While results vary across studies, the consensus is that the average erect human penis is approximately 12.9–15 cm (5.1–5.9 in) in length with 95% of adult males falling within the interval 10.7–19.1 cm (4.2–7.5 in). Neither patient age nor size of the flaccid penis accurately predicted erectile length. Stretched length most closely correlated with erect length. The average penis size is slightly larger than the median size (i.e., most penises are below average in size).
			! scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;" \| ]<br /><ref name="IRE">{{cite web \|title=Discography Crazy Frog \|url=http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Crazy+Frog \|publisher=Hung Medien \|work=irish-charts.com \|access-date=16 April 2015 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114050748/http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Crazy+Frog \|archive-date=14 January 2016 }}</ref>
	Length of the flaccid penis does not necessarily correspond to length of the erect penis; some smaller flaccid penises grow much longer, while some larger flaccid penises grow comparatively less. Among all apes, the human penis is the largest, both in length and girth.
			! scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;" \| ]<br /><ref name="NZ">{{cite web \|url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Crazy+Frog \|title=Discography Crazy Frog \|publisher=Hung Medien \|work=charts.nz \|access-date=16 April 2015 \|archive-date=1 May 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170501070106/http://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Crazy+Frog \|url-status=live }}</ref>
	A research project, summarizing dozens of published studies conducted by physicians of different nationalities, shows that, worldwide, erect-penis size averages vary between 9.6 and 16 cm (3.8 and 6.3 in). It has been suggested that this difference is caused not only by genetics but also by environmental factors such as fertility medications, culture, diet, and chemical/pollution exposure. Endocrine disruption resulting from chemical exposure has been linked to genital deformation in both sexes (among many other problems).
			! scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;" \| ]<br /><ref name="SWI">{{cite web \|url=http://swisscharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Crazy+Frog \|title=Discography Crazy Frog \|publisher=Hung Medien \|work=swisscharts.com \|access-date=16 April 2015 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150428070950/http://swisscharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Crazy+Frog \|archive-date=28 April 2015 }}</ref>
	The longest officially documented human penis was found by Doctor Robert Latou Dickinson. It was 34.3 cm (13.5 in) long and 15.9 cm (6.26 in) around.
			! scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;" \| ]<br /><ref name="UK">{{cite web \| url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/17174/CRAZY%20FROG/ \| title=Crazy Frog \| publisher=] \| access-date=16 April 2015 \| archive-date=4 June 2015 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150604020939/http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/17174/CRAZY%20FROG/ \| url-status=live }}</ref>
	Cultural aspects
			! scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;" \| ]<br /><ref name="US200">{{cite magazine \| url={{BillboardURLbyName\|artist=crazy frog\|chart=Billboard 200}} \| title=Crazy Frog – Chart History: Billboard 200 \| magazine=] \| publisher=] \| access-date=16 April 2015}}</ref>
			\|-
			! scope="row" \| '']''
			\|
			* Released: 25 July 2005
			* Label: ]
			* Format: ], ]
			\| 6 \|\| 22 \|\| 1 \|\| 4 \|\| 6 \|\| 13 \|\| 1 \|\| 4 \|\| 5 \|\| 19
			\|
			* ] SWE: Platinum<ref name="SWEcert2005">{{cite web\|title=(Guld & Platina) ÅR 2005\|url=http://www.ifpi.se/wp-content/uploads/ar-20051.pdf\|publisher=]\|trans-title=(Gold & Platinum) Year 2005\|page=7\|access-date=16 April 2015\|language=sv\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712204038/http://www.ifpi.se/wp-content/uploads/ar-20051.pdf\|archive-date=12 July 2014}}</ref>
			* ]: Gold<ref>{{cite web\|title=ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 Albums \|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2005.htm \|publisher=] \|access-date=16 April 2015 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221131234/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2005.htm \|archive-date=21 December 2008 }}</ref>
			* ]: Gold<ref name="BPI">{{cite web\|title=BPI Certified Awards Search \|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115055129/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx \|archive-date=15 January 2013 \|publisher=] \|access-date=16 April 2015 \|format=insert "Crazy Frog" into the "Search" box, and then select "Go" \|url-status=dead }}</ref>
			* IFPI SWI: Gold<ref name="SWIcert">{{cite web \|title=The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Crazy Frog) \|url=http://www.swisscharts.com/search_certifications.asp?search=Crazy+Frog \|work=swisscharts.com \|publisher=Hung Medien \|access-date=16 April 2015 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150421132949/http://www.swisscharts.com/search_certifications.asp?search=Crazy+Frog \|archive-date=21 April 2015 }}</ref>
			* ]: 2× Platinum<ref>{{cite web \|title=Gold and Platinum Search (Crazy Frog) \|url=https://musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?sa=Crazy+Frog \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202134919/http://musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?sa=Crazy+Frog \|archive-date=2 February 2014 \|publisher=] \|access-date=16 April 2015 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>
			* ]: 3× Platinum<ref>{{cite web\|title=Top 40 Albums Chart: Chart #1494 (Monday 9 January 2006) \|url=http://rianz.org.nz/rianz/oldchart.asp?chartNum=1494&chartKind=A \|publisher=] \|access-date=16 April 2015 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521042717/http://rianz.org.nz/rianz/oldchart.asp?chartNum=1494&chartKind=A \|archive-date=21 May 2013 }}</ref>
			* ]: Gold<ref>{{cite certification\|region=France\|type=album\|award=Gold\|certyear=2005\|source=archive\|access-date=16 January 2022}}</ref>
			\|-
			! scope="row" \| '']''
			\|
			* Released: 26 June 2006
			* Label: Ministry of Sound
			* Format: CD, digital download
			\| 19 \|\| 38 \|\| 4 \|\| 8 \|\| 17 \|\| — \|\| 20 \|\| 14 \|\| 64 \|\| 40
			\|
			\|-
			! scope="row" \| '']''
			\|
			* Released: 25 August 2009
			* Labels: Ministry of Sound, Mach 1 Records GmbH, Universal Music Group
			\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| 23 \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| —
			\|
			\|-
			\|colspan="14" style="font-size:90%"\| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
			\|}

			=== Singles ===
	Aesthetic, e.g., Body modification
			{\| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
	In humor, considered indecent or completely taboo in various cultures
			\|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
	Religious veneration, see St. Priapus Church
			! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em;" \| Title
	In symbology, e.g., Phallus
			! scope="col" rowspan="2" \| Year
	In architecture and sculpture, Phallic architecture
			! scope="col" colspan="10" \| Peak chart positions
	Additional images
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			! scope="col" rowspan="2" \| Album
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			!style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\|]<br /><ref name="SWE" />
			!style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\|]<br /><ref name="AUS" />
			!style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\|]<br /><ref name="BELFL">{{cite web\|title=Discografie Crazy Frog\|url=http://ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Crazy+Frog\|work=ultratop.be\|publisher=Hung Medien\|access-date=17 July 2012\|language=nl\|archive-date=4 July 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704062912/https://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Crazy+Frog\|url-status=live}}</ref>
			!style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\|]<br /><ref name="FRA" />
			!style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\|]<br /><ref name="GERsin">{{cite web\|title=Chartverfolgung / Crazy Frog / Single\|url=http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Crazy+Frog/?type=single\|work=musicline.de\|publisher=]\|access-date=17 July 2012\|language=de\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202185430/http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Crazy+Frog/?type=single\|archive-date=2 February 2014\|url-status=dead}}</ref>
			!style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\|]<br /><ref name="IRE" />
			!style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\|]<br /><ref name="NZ" />
			!style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\|]<br /><ref name="SWI" />
			!style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\|]<br /><ref name="UK" />
			!style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\|]<br /><ref name="US100">{{cite magazine\|title=Crazy Frog Album & Song Chart History: Hot 100\|url={{BillboardURLbyName\|artist=crazy frog\|chart=Hot 100}}\|magazine=]\|publisher=]\|access-date=17 July 2012}}</ref>
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			!scope="row"\|"]"
			\|rowspan="3"\|2005
			\| 1 \|\| 1 \|\| 1 \|\| 1 \|\| 3 \|\| 1 \|\| 1 \|\| 1 \|\| 1 \|\| 50
			\|
			* IFPI SWE: Platinum<ref name="SWEcert2005" />
			* ARIA: 2× Platinum<ref name="ARIAsin2005">{{cite web\|title=ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 Singles \|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2005.htm \|publisher=] \|access-date=17 July 2012 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090316064811/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2005.htm \|archive-date=16 March 2009 }}</ref>
			* ]: 2× Platinum<ref>{{cite web\|title=Goud En Platina – Singles – 2005\|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/certifications.asp?year=2005\|work=ultratop.be\|publisher=Hung Medien\|access-date=18 July 2012\|language=nl\|archive-date=21 October 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021135746/http://www.ultratop.be/nl/certifications.asp?year=2005\|url-status=live}}</ref>
			* BPI: Platinum<ref name="BPI" />
			* IFPI SWI: Platinum<ref name="SWIcert" />
			* ]: Gold<ref name="RIAA">{{cite web\|title=Gold & Platinum: Crazy Frog \|url=http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Crazy+Frog%22 \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201083854/http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Crazy+Frog%22 \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=1 February 2013 \|publisher=] \|access-date=17 July 2012 }}</ref>
			* RIANZ: 2× Platinum<ref>{{cite web\|title=Top 40 Singles Chart: Chart #1478 (Monday 19 September 2005)\|url=http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/oldchart.asp?chartNum=1478&chartKind=S\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521034539/http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/oldchart.asp?chartNum=1478&chartKind=S\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=21 May 2013\|publisher=]\|access-date=17 July 2012}}</ref>
			* SNEP: Diamond<ref name="SNEPdiamondsin2005">{{cite certification\|region=France\|type=single\|award=Diamond\|certyear=2005\|source=archive\|access-date=16 January 2022}}</ref>
			\|rowspan="3"\|''Crazy Hits''
			\|-
			!scope="row"\|"]"
			\| 9 \|\| 11 \|\| 1 \|\| 1 \|\| 35 \|\| 14 \|\| 1 \|\| 6 \|\| 12 \|\| —
			\|
			* ARIA: Gold<ref name="ARIAsin2005" />
			* RIANZ: Platinum<ref>{{cite web\|title=Top 40 Singles Chart: Chart #1500 (Monday 20 February 2006)\|url=http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/oldchart.asp?chartNum=1500&chartKind=S\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521045241/http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/oldchart.asp?chartNum=1500&chartKind=S\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=21 May 2013\|publisher=]\|access-date=17 July 2012}}</ref>
			* SNEP: Diamond<ref name="SNEPdiamondsin2005" />
			\|-
			!scope="row"\|"]"{{Ref label\|note_a1\|A\|}}
			\| 10 \|\| 4 \|\| 2 \|\| 5 \|\| — \|\| 11 \|\| 1 \|\| — \|\| 5 \|\| —
			\|
			* ARIA: Gold<ref name="ARIAsin2005" />
			* RIANZ: Gold<ref>{{cite web\|title=Top 40 Singles Chart: Chart #1491 (Monday 19 December 2005)\|url=http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/oldchart.asp?chartNum=1491&chartKind=S\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521033744/http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/oldchart.asp?chartNum=1491&chartKind=S\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=21 May 2013\|publisher=]\|access-date=17 July 2012}}</ref>
			\|-
			!scope="row"\|"]"
			\|rowspan="2"\|2006
			\| 11 \|\| 13 \|\| 2 \|\| 1 \|\| 10 \|\| 23 \|\| 20 \|\| 5 \|\| 11 \|\| —
			\|
			* BEA: Gold<ref>{{cite web\|title=Goud En Platina – Singles – 2006\|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/certifications.asp?year=2006\|work=ultratop.be\|publisher=Hung Medien\|access-date=18 July 2012\|language=nl\|archive-date=24 August 2013\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824171034/http://www.ultratop.be/nl/certifications.asp?year=2006\|url-status=live}}</ref>
			* SNEP: Gold<ref>{{cite certification\|region=France\|type=single\|award=Gold\|certyear=2006\|source=archive\|access-date=16 January 2022}}</ref>
			\|rowspan="3"\|''More Crazy Hits''
			\|-
			!scope="row"\|"]"{{Ref label\|note_a1\|A\|}}
			\| 10 \|\| 30 \|\| 6 \|\| 19 \|\| — \|\| 16 \|\| 19 \|\| — \|\| 16 \|\| —
			\|
			\|-
			!scope="row"\|"]"
			\| 2007
			\| — \|\| — \|\| 24 \|\| 12 \|\| 22 \|\| — \|\| — \|\| 19 \|\| — \|\| —
			\|-
			!scope="row"\|"]"
			\| rowspan="2"\|2009
			\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| 4 \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| —
			\|
			\|rowspan="2"\|''Everybody Dance Now''
			\|-
			!scope="row"\|"]"
			\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| 18 \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| —
			\|
			\|-
			!scope="row"\|"]"
			\| 2021
			\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| —
			\|
			\| {{Non-album single}}

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			!scope="row"\|"A Ring Ding Ding Ding"
			\| 2022
			\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| —
			\|
			\| {{Non-album single}}

			\|-
	Dissection showing the fascia of the penis as well as several surrounding structures.
			!scope="row"\|"Funny Song"
			\| 2023
			\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| —
			\|
			\| {{Non-album single}}
			\|-
			\|colspan="14" style="font-size:90%"\| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
			\|}

			== Controversies ==

			{{csection\|date=December 2024}}

			In February 2005, viewers submitted a number of complaints to the United Kingdom's ] (ASA) regarding ]'s advertising campaign, complaining that Crazy Frog appeared to have a visible penis and scrotum. Some parents claimed that it was inappropriate for children.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.brandrepublic.com/article/234073/crazy-frog-keep-ding-ding-di-di-ding-asa-says \|title=Crazy Frog can keep his ding-ding di-di-ding ASA says – Brand Republic News \|publisher=Brandrepublic.com \|date=2 February 2005 \|access-date=8 May 2012 \|archive-date=23 December 2015 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223094836/http://www.brandrepublic.com/article/234073/crazy-frog-keep-ding-ding-di-di-ding-asa-says \|url-status=live }}</ref> There were also complaints regarding the frequency with which the advertisement appeared on television, reportedly up to twice an hour across most of the day,<ref name=autogenerated1>{{Cite news \|date=20 May 2005 \|title=TV viewers driven crazy by frog ringtone ad \|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/uk/tv-viewers-driven-crazy-by-frog-ringtone-ad-1-712972 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114050748/http://www.scotsman.com/news/uk/tv-viewers-driven-crazy-by-frog-ringtone-ad-1-712972 \|archive-date=14 January 2016 \|access-date=6 July 2011 \|work=]}}</ref> with some channels showing it more than once per commercial break. The ASA did not uphold the complaints, pointing out that the advert was already classified as inappropriate for airing during children's television programmes as it contained a ], and that it was the broadcasters' decision how often an advertisement should be shown.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.asa.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/ECE03B9D-119D-4150-8F22-48ADADD9AC09/0/ASA_Broadcast_Rulings_2Feb05.pdf \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=27 February 2015 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081113091721/http://www.asa.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/ECE03B9D-119D-4150-8F22-48ADADD9AC09/0/ASA_Broadcast_Rulings_2Feb05.pdf \|archive-date=13 November 2008 }}</ref> Jamster did voluntarily censor the character's genital area in later broadcasts of its advertisements. Similar action occurred in Australia, with similar results.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Case Report – Complaint reference number 18/05 \|url=https://adstandards.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/18-05.pdf \|access-date=18 December 2023 \|publisher=] \|date=8 February 2005}}</ref> In November 2021, the Crazy Frog Twitter account made light of the controversy, saying, "A lot of people were shocked to see my PP in 2005. And still shocked to see it now in 2021!!".<ref name="Twitter">{{cite web \| title=Crazy Frog \| website=Twitter \| url=https://twitter.com/truecrazyfrog/status/1463883207657639938 \| access-date=30 August 2022 \| archive-date=1 September 2022 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901150809/https://twitter.com/truecrazyfrog/status/1463883207657639938 \| url-status=live }}</ref>
	thumb\|left\|200px\|Image showing innervation and blood-supply of the human male external genitalia.

			In April 2005, UK television viewers complained about misleading advertisements produced by Jamba!, trading as Jamster and RingtoneKing. Viewers felt that it was not made sufficiently clear that they were subscribing to a service, rather than paying a one-time fee for their ringtone. The complaints were upheld.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://asa.org.uk/~/media/Files/ASA/Old%20Broadcast%20rulings/Broadcast_rulings_6_April_05.ashx \|title=Broadcast Advertising Adjudications \|format=pdf \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811220446/http://asa.org.uk/~/media/Files/ASA/Old%20Broadcast%20rulings/Broadcast_rulings_6_April_05.ashx \|archive-date=11 August 2011}}</ref> As the authority had already adjudicated on the matter and confirmed the matter was not within its remit, the unusual step was taken of adding a notice to the ASA's online and telephone complaints system informing viewers that Jamster!-related complaints should be directed towards the broadcaster or the regulator, ].{{citation needed\|date=January 2020}} In May 2005, viewers inundated the ASA with new complaints regarding the continuous airing of the latest Crazy Frog advertisements. The intensity of the advertising was unprecedented in British television history. According to The Guardian, Jamster bought 73,716 spots across all TV channels in May alone — an average of nearly 2,378 slots daily — at a cost of about £8 million, just under half of which was spent on ITV. 87% of the population saw the Crazy Frog adverts an average of 26 times, 15% of the adverts appeared twice during the same advertising break and 66% were in consecutive ad breaks. An estimated 10% of the population saw the advert more than 60 times. This led to many members of the population finding the Crazy Frog, as its original name suggests, immensely irritating.<ref>(source: ''Media Guardian'', 20 June 2005)</ref> On 21 September 2005, the ASA ruled that the Crazy Frog, along with other Jamba ringtone advertisements, could not be shown before 9pm. This adjudication was revised on 25 January 2006, maintaining the "upheld" decision but revising the wording of one of the points.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.asa.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/F3CC87DF-2F2A-4754-9C40-2EC23F0EC54C/0/Broadcastreport25Jan06.pdf \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=27 February 2015 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081029030132/http://www.asa.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/F3CC87DF-2F2A-4754-9C40-2EC23F0EC54C/0/Broadcastreport25Jan06.pdf \|archive-date=29 October 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/09/21/crazy_frog_off_air/ \|title=ASA stamps on Crazy Frog TV ads \|website=The Register \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051001090937/https://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/09/21/crazy_frog_off_air/ \|archive-date=1 October 2005}}</ref>
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			Following the release of "Tricky" on 10 December 2021, an official ] release was planned on "Metabeats". This was met with backlash on Twitter, with the account managers stating they had been receiving death threats over the matter.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Bell \|first1=Kaelyn \|title=Crazy Frog's Social Media Team Ask Fans to Stop Sending Death Threats \|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/crazy_frogs_social_media_team_asks_fan_to_stop_sending_death_threats \|website=Exclaim \|access-date=14 December 2021 \|archive-date=13 December 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211213233645/https://exclaim.ca/music/article/crazy_frogs_social_media_team_asks_fan_to_stop_sending_death_threats \|url-status=live }}</ref> After the release was repeatedly postponed, all mentions of Crazy Frog were removed from the Metabeats website in late 2023,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Coming Soon \|url=https://metabeats.io/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107155110/https://metabeats.io/ \|archive-date=7 November 2023 \|access-date=5 May 2024 \|website=Metabeats}}</ref> and shortly after the official Crazy Frog website removed its link to Metabeats.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Homepage \|url=https://crazyfrog.tv/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202010646/https://crazyfrog.tv/ \|archive-date=2 December 2023 \|access-date=5 May 2024}}</ref>
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Swedish CGI-animated character

Crazy Frog
Crazy Frog at its Australian tour in 2005
Background information
Also known as	The Annoying Thing
Origin	Gothenburg, Sweden
Genres	Eurodance
Years active	2003–2009 2020–present
Labels	Ministry of Sound Mach 1 Records GmbH Universal Warner

Website	crazyfrog.tv

Musical artist

Crazy Frog (originally known as The Annoying Thing) is a Swedish CGI-animated character and Eurodance musician created in 2003 by actor and playwright Erik Wernquist. Marketed by the ringtone provider Jamba!, the character was originally created to accompany a sound effect produced by Daniel Malmedahl while attempting to imitate the sound of a two-stroke engine.

The Crazy Frog spawned a worldwide hit single with a cover version of the Beverly Hills Cop theme tune "Axel F", which reached the number one spot in Turkey, New Zealand, Australia and most of Europe. The subsequent album Crazy Frog Presents Crazy Hits and second single "Popcorn" also enjoyed worldwide chart success, and a second album entitled Crazy Frog Presents More Crazy Hits was released in 2006, as well as a third album, Everybody Dance Now, released in 2009. The Crazy Frog also spawned many singles, a range of merchandise and toys, as well as two video games before going on hiatus in 2009.

On 22 April 2020, a Twitter account for the character was created, and the account is listed on the official website, Facebook profile and YouTube channel. A new album was announced later that same day. On 10 December 2021, a new single, "Tricky" was released after a 12-year hiatus.

History

In 1997, 17-year-old Gothenburg student Daniel Malmedahl recorded himself imitating the noises produced by a two-stroke engine. He posted this on a website and caught the attention of a Swedish television researcher, who convinced Daniel to perform the sound live on air. After it debuted on television, recordings of his performance began appearing on file sharing networks and various websites under the filename "2TAKTARE.MP3" ("Tvåtaktare" is Swedish for "two-stroker").

The sound was adopted as the sound of a Formula One car as early as 2001 in the form of "Deng Deng Form" and later "The Insanity Test", both of which were a static background of a Ferrari Formula One car accompanied by the sound.

In late 2003, another Swede, Erik Wernquist, encountered the sound effect and, not knowing about the previous incarnations of the sound, was inspired to create the 3D animated character he named "The Annoying Thing" to accompany it. Wernquist worked on the first animation in his spare time using the LightWave 3D modeling application, and the whole process took between six and eight weeks. On 7 October 2003 he posted it on his website and on the CGTalk forum.

The animation was a popular attraction at Wernquist's website, but the sound was credited to "Anonymous". Eventually, word reached Malmedahl that his impressions had been used in a now well-known animation studio. He contacted Wernquist, apparently giving an impromptu performance to confirm his claims. Wernquist was convinced, and gave credit to Malmedahl for his creation.

The animation received attention through filesharing and word of mouth. Ringtone Europe and Jamster België (now both merged into Jamba!) licensed the rights to the creation in an attempt to capitalize on its popularity. They renamed it "Crazy Frog" and began to market it in mid-2004.

In an interview with HitQuarters, Wernquist expressed his displeasure at the choice of name:

If I had known that this was going to be such a big thing I would not have allowed them to use that stupid name. It has nothing to do with the character. It's not a frog and it's not particularly crazy either.

Following 2009, the character went on hiatus. In 2018, a trademark claim by Kaktus Films, the original owners alongside Erik Wernquist, had music listed as one of many rights. On 22 April 2020, an official Twitter account for the character was created, and later that day it was announced that a new album was in development.

In April 2022, the Government of Ukraine uploaded a video on Facebook of Russian tanks being hit by Ukrainian strikes during the Russian invasion of Ukraine with the Crazy Frog's cover of "Axel F" playing in the background.

Other media

On 1 July 2005, UK-based publishers Digital Jesters announced that they had acquired the rights to the video game licence for the Crazy Frog. Crazy Frog Racer (featuring the Annoying Thing) was released in December 2005 on PlayStation 2 and PC as a racing game. A year later in 2006 a sequel was released, entitled Crazy Frog Racer 2.

A string of Crazy Frog merchandise was released in the UK.

In 2005, the German production company The League of Good People was in talks with broadcasters about a TV series based on Crazy Frog. The TV series was cancelled.

The Crazy Frog toured Australia in late 2005, beginning in Perth on 4 December and continuing through other major capital cities. He made appearances at numerous shopping centres and major hospitals around the country.

In 2007, the Animation World Network wrote in connection with The Annoying Thing that there was a "planned feature film" to "be completed by the end of next year" into an animated feature film. The feature film was cancelled.

In 2017, a documentary called The Not So Crazy Frog was released, originally made in 2012.

Discography

The Crazy Frog was broadcast for the first time on Belgian television in mid-2004, though it was named the Annoying Thing. There it was marketed as Albert Motàr.

"Axel F" (a remix of the 1980s Harold Faltermeyer song produced by the German band Resource) was released on 23 May 2005 and became one of the most successful singles of the year. The single debuted at number one in the UK, remaining there for four weeks, and it was released on the debut album Crazy Frog Presents Crazy Hits.

Albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
Title	Album details	SWE	AUS	CAN	FRA	GER	IRL	NZ	SWI	UK	US	Certifications
Crazy Hits	Released: 25 July 2005 Label: Ministry of Sound Format: CD, digital download	6	22	1	4	6	13	1	4	5	19	IFPI SWE: Platinum ARIA: Gold BPI: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold MC: 2× Platinum RIANZ: 3× Platinum SNEP: Gold
More Crazy Hits	Released: 26 June 2006 Label: Ministry of Sound Format: CD, digital download	19	38	4	8	17	—	20	14	64	40
Everybody Dance Now	Released: 25 August 2009 Labels: Ministry of Sound, Mach 1 Records GmbH, Universal Music Group	—	—	—	23	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
Title	Year	SWE	AUS	BEL	FRA	GER	IRE	NZ	SWI	UK	US	Certifications	Album
"Axel F"	2005	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	50	IFPI SWE: Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BEA: 2× Platinum BPI: Platinum IFPI SWI: Platinum RIAA: Gold RIANZ: 2× Platinum SNEP: Diamond	Crazy Hits
"Popcorn"		9	11	1	1	35	14	1	6	12	—	ARIA: Gold RIANZ: Platinum SNEP: Diamond
"Jingle Bells"		10	4	2	5	—	11	1	—	5	—	ARIA: Gold RIANZ: Gold
"We Are the Champions (Ding a Dang Dong)"	2006	11	13	2	1	10	23	20	5	11	—	BEA: Gold SNEP: Gold	More Crazy Hits
"Last Christmas"	2006	10	30	6	19	—	16	19	—	16	—
"Crazy Frog in the House"	2007	—	—	24	12	22	—	—	19	—	—
"Daddy DJ"	2009	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—		Everybody Dance Now
"Cha Cha Slide"	2009	—	—	—	18	—	—	—	—	—	—		Everybody Dance Now
"Tricky"	2021	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"A Ring Ding Ding Ding"	2022	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"Funny Song"	2023	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Controversies

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In February 2005, viewers submitted a number of complaints to the United Kingdom's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) regarding Jamster's advertising campaign, complaining that Crazy Frog appeared to have a visible penis and scrotum. Some parents claimed that it was inappropriate for children. There were also complaints regarding the frequency with which the advertisement appeared on television, reportedly up to twice an hour across most of the day, with some channels showing it more than once per commercial break. The ASA did not uphold the complaints, pointing out that the advert was already classified as inappropriate for airing during children's television programmes as it contained a premium-rate telephone number, and that it was the broadcasters' decision how often an advertisement should be shown. Jamster did voluntarily censor the character's genital area in later broadcasts of its advertisements. Similar action occurred in Australia, with similar results. In November 2021, the Crazy Frog Twitter account made light of the controversy, saying, "A lot of people were shocked to see my PP in 2005. And still shocked to see it now in 2021!!".

In April 2005, UK television viewers complained about misleading advertisements produced by Jamba!, trading as Jamster and RingtoneKing. Viewers felt that it was not made sufficiently clear that they were subscribing to a service, rather than paying a one-time fee for their ringtone. The complaints were upheld. As the authority had already adjudicated on the matter and confirmed the matter was not within its remit, the unusual step was taken of adding a notice to the ASA's online and telephone complaints system informing viewers that Jamster!-related complaints should be directed towards the broadcaster or the regulator, Ofcom. In May 2005, viewers inundated the ASA with new complaints regarding the continuous airing of the latest Crazy Frog advertisements. The intensity of the advertising was unprecedented in British television history. According to The Guardian, Jamster bought 73,716 spots across all TV channels in May alone — an average of nearly 2,378 slots daily — at a cost of about £8 million, just under half of which was spent on ITV. 87% of the population saw the Crazy Frog adverts an average of 26 times, 15% of the adverts appeared twice during the same advertising break and 66% were in consecutive ad breaks. An estimated 10% of the population saw the advert more than 60 times. This led to many members of the population finding the Crazy Frog, as its original name suggests, immensely irritating. On 21 September 2005, the ASA ruled that the Crazy Frog, along with other Jamba ringtone advertisements, could not be shown before 9pm. This adjudication was revised on 25 January 2006, maintaining the "upheld" decision but revising the wording of one of the points.

Following the release of "Tricky" on 10 December 2021, an official non-fungible token release was planned on "Metabeats". This was met with backlash on Twitter, with the account managers stating they had been receiving death threats over the matter. After the release was repeatedly postponed, all mentions of Crazy Frog were removed from the Metabeats website in late 2023, and shortly after the official Crazy Frog website removed its link to Metabeats.

Notes

A In some territories, "Jingle Bells" was released as a double A-side single with a cover of MC Hammer's "U Can't Touch This", but in others, it was released as a double A-side single with "Last Christmas", which was later released as a single in its own right.

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External links

BBC article: The Crazy Frog sound? That's my fault. Includes an interview with the creator of the sound, Daniel Malmedahl.
The Times: Crazy Frog turns into a real prince.
ASA: A Frog's Tale that spawned viewer outrage.
Erik Wernquist interview
Interview, HitQuarters Oct 2005

v t e Crazy Frog
Studio albums	Crazy Frog Presents Crazy Hits Crazy Frog Presents More Crazy Hits Everybody Dance Now
Singles	"Axel F" "Popcorn" "Jingle Bells" "U Can't Touch This" "We Are the Champions (Ding a Dang Dong)" "Last Christmas" "Crazy Frog in the House" "Daddy DJ" "Cha Cha Slide" "Tricky"
Video games	Crazy Frog Racer Crazy Frog Racer 2
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