Entry updated · Sources & corrections policy
Featured era: 2010
Baby Monkey (Going Backwards on a Pig)
“Baby monkey, going backwards on a pig.”
- Featured era
- 2010
- Peak era
- 2010-2011
- Company
- Parry Gripp
- Category
- Viral Videos
0 people remember this
Log in to leave a flower
On Video
Parry Gripp's "Baby Monkey (Going Backwards on a Pig)"
Plays from YouTube when you press play. Views, length and date from YouTube, October 2026.
About This Video
- From:
- ParryGripp
- Added:
- September 14, 2010
- Length:
- 0:59
What Was It?
"Baby Monkey (Going Backwards on a Pig)" is a one-minute song by Parry Gripp, the Nerf Herder singer whose solo songs are often about animals and food. It sets a bouncy tune to footage of a baby monkey riding backwards on the back of a piglet.
Gripp later said someone sent him the clip and suggested he write a song for it, because he was already known for songs like "Hamster on a Piano". Apple quickly asked to make it a song of the day, which gave it a boost.
The video went viral in September 2010. The next year TIME put the pair in a list of bizarre animal friendships, calling it "the most literal piggyback ride we've ever seen" and warning that Gripp's song stayed stuck in heads for days.
Things You Probably Forgot
- A baby monkey riding a piglet, backwards
- Apple picking it as a song of the day
- Having the chorus stuck in your head for days
- Watching it again because it was only a minute long
The Story
- 2006 Parry Gripp started his YouTube channel on August 12.
- 2010 Gripp released the song, and the video went viral in September.
- 2011 TIME included the baby monkey and the piglet in a list of bizarre animal friendships.
Its Legacy
The video is still on Gripp's channel. It remains one of his best-known songs and a classic example of the short, catchy animal songs that made him a YouTube regular.
Memories
Log in to add a comment and share your memory.
Loading comments…