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The track was used in the 2001 film, See Spot Run. Another track that featured the same sped-up sample was "Cognoscenti vs. Intelligentsia" by The Cuban Boys. The single peaked at #4 on the Christmas chart. In 2005, CNET named the Hampster Dance the #1 web fad. In 2010, Matthew Wilkening of AOL Radio ranked the "official" Hampster Dance song at #79 on the list of the 100 Worst Songs Ever, stating that "This annoying-on-purpose, chipmunks-on-speed bit of nonsense was the grandfather of today's 'Rickroll.'" The song was also featured in the 2005 film Are We There Yet? starring Ice Cube. The song also served as the film's unofficial theme song, as it was not only used in the actual movie, but several TV spots for the film featured the track.
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