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988:"#dontdropthat" and "#thunthun". The viral popularity of the Vine clips led to an unexpected increase in sales for the song; prior to the posting of the "Twerk Team" clip, only 4,000 copies of the song had been sold; in the following weeks, sales went up to 34,000, then to over 72,000. By late July, "Don't Drop That Thun Thun" had reached #5 on
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and then on YouTube in March which then later became a viral meme throughout social media outlets. Though twerking began trending as a web search in
November 2011, and despite its origins in the bounce culture of New Orleans in the late 1980s, the word twerk would be added to the
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Hot 100 at number 29. The lyrics to the song ("Twerk-twerk-twerk-twerk-twerk-twerk with her") is self-explanatory as to how the City Girls wanted to grab the attention of their female audience. The music video has over 200 million views on YouTube as of June 2022.
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2742:"Who Did It Better: Vanessa Hudgens's Booty Dance Vs. Miley Cyrus's Unicorn Twerking"
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1164:. In October 2013, American actress
1156:Also in September, "Twerk" from the
132:A woman twerking at a music festival
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2489:"2012: The Year We All Got Ratchet"
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1149:. In April 2014, the video won the
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2634:"Top Iggy Azalea Twerking Moments"
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2462:"French Montana â Pop That Lyrics"
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1435:PĂ©rez, Elizabeth (July 28, 2015).
1407:from the original on July 25, 2021
855:, were mentioned during the song "
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448:counter-narratives. The Colombian
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2986:Zeichner, Naomi (April 5, 2013).
2800:. heavy.com. September 25, 2013.
2718:. Mirror Online. March 24, 2013.
2487:Weiss, Jeff (December 28, 2012).
2292:. Rap Genius. November 11, 2012.
2183:Pinheiro, Ester (June 13, 2021).
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1505:Dee, Jonathan (August 11, 2012).
1153:for best viral clip of the year.
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3428:"Beth Behrs Twerks the DJ Stand"
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3000:from the original on May 9, 2013
2963:. Animal New York. August 2013.
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1861:Journal of Popular Music Studies
1830:"What is the origin of 'twerk'?"
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3691:A Brief History of Twerking
3170:. London. August 29, 2013.
3138:. idolator.com. July 2013.
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2154:"Definition of Twerking"
1991:. Da Capo. p. 260.
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1322:Moulding of Cockle-bread
1177:The Ellen DeGeneres Show
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713:Oxford Dictionary Online
2515:"Cardi B Chart History"
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759:Pop, Lock & Drop It
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2578:Frugivore Magazine
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