Ba Da facts
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McDonald's paid Justin Timberlake an estimated $6 million dollars to sing ba-da-ba-ba-bah as part of their I'm loving it as campaign.
McDonald's paid Justin Timberlake about US$6 million to sing the "ba-da-ba-ba-bah" jingle in the first U.S. "I'm Lovin' It" TV spots.
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McDonald's iconic "Ba Da Ba Ba Bah, I'm lovin' it!" jingle was sung by Justin Timberlake who earned $6 million to record the 3 seconds of lyrics. In a later interview he claimed to regret doing it, but didn't explain why.
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The music video for Blue (Da Ba Dee) by Eiffel 65 was inspired by Metal Gear Solid because that's what the members were playing at the time.
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The music group Eiffel 65 was originally going to be named "Eiffel", until a producer wrote a phone number on a piece of paper and the first two digits accidentally ended up on the Label Copy the Graphic Artist was using to create the cover of their single, Blue (Da Ba Dee).
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The blue alien from "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" went solo, has a name, and his own backstory.
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The blue alien from "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" went solo, has a name, backstory, and his own website.
