What is the ‘Beep Beep, I’m a Sheep,’ meme? Here's why it went viral

'Beep Beep, I'm A Sheep' has become a viral sensation on the internet (Image via r/memes/Reddit)

There's a new earworm on the market, and no, this time it is not a baby shark, but a sheep instead - the viral Beep Beep, I’m a Sheep song has broken the internet over the last couple of days. The lyrics of the song consist only of the following words:

“Beep beep, I’m a sheep, I said beep beep I’m a sheep”

Check out the video here:

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The viral song was created in 2016 by YouTuber and “20-something British comedy person” Thomas “TomSka” Ridgewell. The creator is widely popular for his stick figure animation videos, with his series asdfmovie having gone viral.

The origin of Beep Beep, I'm a Sheep was quite simple - TomSka started singing the iconic lyrics while recording a video, and his friends joined in, giving rise to the music video that has now become a sensation.

Originally, the Beep Beep, I’m a Sheep video amassed about 200K views, which made it a minor sensation and saw a couple of remixes come up based on the song. However, the song made a comeback in 2017 when TomSka included a callback for the song in yet another asdfmovie.

The song, which previously had 200K views soared to popularity, with the view count going beyond 7 million in less than three days. But what made the meme come back to life in 2024?


TomSka came up with a full-fledged music video for 'Beep Beep, I’m a Sheep', giving rise to the popular meme

After seeing the rising success of Beep Beep, I’m a Sheep, TomSka took things a step ahead and in 2017 itself, came up with a full-fledged music video for the song, in his classic stick figure animation style. He added new beats and new lyrics to the song, giving it a new spin that has left fans abuzz.

The popular video for the song now has over 54 million views, and fans did not shy away from expressing their love for the song in the comments section of the video.

"This song randomly got stuck in my head after 6 years and it’s still a STRAIGHT banger"
"this lives rent free in my head .... every so often its playing far away you can just barely hear it .... other days its full blast driving down main street ...."
"This goes unnecessarily hard and I love it"

Well, that's all that the meme really is - an earworm that has left the internet bopping its head, while also wondering about the lyrics of the song.

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Edited by Abhimanyu Sharma