Peak
50
Weeks
7
Score
424
Chart Year
2005
Scores & Rankings
Chart Performance
Peak Position50
Peak DateSep 10, 2005
Weeks at Peak1
Weeks Charted7
Weeks in Top 400
Weeks in Top 100
Weeks at #20
Weeks at #10
Scoring
Summary Calc51
Weekly Calc373
Total Score424
Rankings
Year Ranking#251
Decade Ranking#2,447
Billboard Year#245
Top 5000#20,068
Details
- Album
- Crazy Hits
- Label
- Universal Records
- Genre
- Film Soundtrack
- Media Type
- DD
- Duration
- 2:54
- Composer(s)
- Harold Faltermeyer;Wolfgang Boss
- Entered Chart
- Aug 20, 2005
- Peak Date
- Sep 10, 2005
- Released
- 17 May 2005
- Recorded
- Unknown
- Catalog #
- Next Plateau/Universal
- B-Side
- "In the 80's"
- Original Artist
- Harold Faltermeyer
Music Video
The Ministry of Sound hired Kaktus Film and Erik Wernquist of TurboForce3D, the original creator of the 3D Crazy Frog, to produce a full-length animated music video to accompany the release of the song. An overview of the city is shown. Then someone in a van with attached satellite dishes and high-tech instruments on the interior sees a message on one of the monitor, which reads "Wanted: The most annoying thing in the world", referring to Crazy Frog, with a bounty of $50,000 specified for the catcher. In 2011, the video was listed in NME's "50 Worst Music Videos", ranking at 47. In 2024, as part of a tribute to celebrate the release of Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, the Crazy Frog YouTube Channel made a special crossover music video with Netflix, featuring scenes from the movie, but re-edited to feature Crazy Frog in them, being chased by the Beverly Hills Police and Axel Foley, the first time that Crazy Frog has ever interacted with the original franchise. As of February 2025, it has been viewed more than five billion times on YouTube
Notes
"Axel F" is a single by Swedish CGI character Crazy Frog and released on May 17, 2005, through Catchy Tunes. It is a techno cover of the eponymous song by German musician Harold Faltermeyer, originally composed for the film Beverly Hills Cop (1984). The song peaked at number one on multiple international charts. A CGI-animated music video directed by Erik Wernquist depicts a killbot on a hovercycle attempted to hunt down the Crazy Frog character as he playfully rides an imaginary motorcycle through a city and sewers, ultimately surviving a guided missile attack.
Instrumental
Chart History (7 weeks)
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 20, 2005 | 80 | 46 |
| 2 | Aug 27, 2005 | 72 | 54 |
| 3 | Sep 3, 2005 | 68 | 58 |
| 4 | Sep 10, 2005 | 50 | 76 |
| 5 | Sep 17, 2005 | 54 | 72 |
| 6 | Sep 24, 2005 | 88 | 38 |
| 7 | Oct 1, 2005 | 97 | 29 |