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''Then schni schna snatched myself free"'' }}
''[[Schnappi das kleine Krokodil]]'' (''Snappy the Little Crocodile'') is a
Schnappi was a character in a popular animated German children's TV show called ''[[Die Sendung mit der Maus]]'' (''The Show with the Mouse''). In the cartoon in which he appeared, Schnappi is seen singing a song about his life in [[Egypt]]. That song, which is sung in German, has [[Ear Worm|a catchy tune]] and simple lyrics.
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It got more and more popular while playing on the Internetradio RauteMusik. The moderators and listeners often played that song before it got released on CD. In December of that year, the song "Schnappi, das kleine Krokodil" was released on CD. The single reached #1 on the German Pop-Charts on January 3, 2005.
A bootleg translation into English was recorded and released on the Internet on the 20th February, 2005 by the Bronx artist DJ Damien. Despite being an unofficial cover, this version was made available on the official Schnappi website. The original recording artist was said to be very glad Schnappi made it to England, referring to the English version in an interview with ''The Guardian'' newspaper. Other translations by collaborations involving DJ Damien include a French version "Crocky le Petit Crocodile", Lithuanian "Å napis mažas klokodila" and a forthcoming{{when}} Japanese version "Togetogeshi, chiisai wani" (刺々し、小さい鰐).
The song reached number one in Germany, [[Austria]], [[Switzerland]], [[Belgium]], [[The Netherlands]], Norway and [[Sweden]], whilst reaching the top 10 in [[Australia (country)||Australia]] and New Zealand. The song was released in the UK on Monday 3rd October 2005, but it only reached the bottom end of the (usually ''very'' novelty-friendly) UK Singles Chart top 40.
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The track was also sampled in a Benny Benassi song.
Swedish humor metal band [[Black Ingvars]] also recorded a cover version in [[Heavy Metal]] style with [[Rammstein]]-like vocals. The song was released on a compilation album in Sweden.
A flash movie, ''Up Skit Creek Vol. 2'' by Andrew Kepple, features an [[Animutation]] version of Steve Irwin (The Crocodile Hunter), stalking Schnappi and eventually trapping him in a strong grip- evidently too strong; Schnappi's neck "schnapped". Steve Irwin referred to him as "the little German bugger who won't shut the hell up!" in layman terms.
Schnappi has been frequently referenced by Michael J. Nelson and company in several of the ''[[Riff Trax]]'' commentaries.
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* [["I Am" Song]]: "I'm Schnappi, the little crocodile ..."
* [[Parody]]: As a search on [[YouTube]] will attest, the Schnappi song has spawned a hurricane of parodies.
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