<Tr> <Th> Years active </Th> <Td> 1997--2009 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Labels </Th> <Td> Ministry of Sound, Mach 1 Records GmbH, Universal Music Group, Warner Music </Td> </Tr> <P> Crazy Frog, originally known as The Annoying Thing, is a Swedish computer - animated character created in 2003 by Swedish actor and playwright Erik Wernquist . Marketed by the ringtone provider Jamba! (later known as Jamster), the animation was originally created to accompany a sound effect produced by Australian singer songwriter Sav Martino and Daniel Malmedahl in 1997 while attempting to imitate the sound of a two - stroke engine . </P> <P> The Crazy Frog spawned a worldwide hit single with a remix of "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 . The Crazy Frog has also spawned a range of merchandise and toys, and two video games . </P>

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