Dumb Ways to Die

For the application on Apple and Android devices, see Dumb Ways to Die (application).

Dumb Ways to Die is a song that was published in November 14, 2012 by the Australian company Metro Trains Melbourne. In the older versions of the game can be unlocked with up to 800 points, but in the newer versions can be seen at the settings by default.

Dumb Ways to Die is a song commercial for promoting train safety that was meant to be cute and funny. Since people find it adorable, humorous, and catchy it became viral. The main message of the video is that people should be careful around trains because it surely would be a very dumb way to die.

Video

The video can be watched here.

There's two languages, an English version and a Spanish version.

Credits

Executive Creative Director : John Mescall
Creative Director : Patrick Baron
Copywriter : John Mescall
Animation Director : Julian Frost
Digital Team: Huey Groves, Christian Stocker
Group Account Director : Adrian Mills
Account Director : Alec Hussain
Senior Account Manager: Tamara Broman
Senior Producer: Mark Bradley
Producer : Cinnamon Darvall
Musical Arrangement : Oliver "Ollie" Mcgill
Retoucher : Ross Goddard
Vocals : Emily Lubitz/Tangerine Kitty

Metro Trains

General Manager, Corporate Relations : Leah Waymark
Marketing Manager : Chloe Alsop

references:
http://www.patrickbaron.com/2014/04/17/dumb-ways-to-die/
http://www.campaignbrief.com/2012/11/metro-trains-reveals-dumb-ways.html

Basic information

Key: C Major
Time: Common time $\binom{4}{4},\mathbf{c}$
Tempo: 128 bpm

DumbWays2Die

Main article: DumbWays2Die (YouTube channel)

DumbWays2Die is the YouTube channel that uploaded Dumb Ways to Die.

It also uploaded other videos like Dumb Ways to Valentine.

Trivia

Normally one would expect an I-V-vi-iii-IV-I-IV-V (C-G-Am-Em-F-C-F-G) progression in the bass, but in this song, it is done in the other parts of the harmony, with the bass being: I-VII-VI-III-IV-#IV-V-IV-I-VII-VI-III-IV-V-I (that is, C-B-A-E-F-F#-G-F-C-B-A-E-F-G-C).
The song also appeared for a split second near the end of YouTube Rewind Style 2012 due to the popularity of it at the time.
If you look closely, you can see a paper effect (similar to Happy Tree Friends), which is almost impossible to see.

Dumb Ways to Die series
Videos
Dumb Ways to Die (Karaoke · Spanish) · Melbourne International Film Festival · Dumb Ways to Valentine · April Fools Ways to Die · Running of the Bulls · Ice Bucket Challenge Fail · Dumb Ways to Die 2 trailers · Halloween · Deck the Halls · Be Safe Around Winter(Running · Loose clothing · Slipping) · Countdown to Christmas · Happy Fourth of July · Meet the New Beans · For the Love of TikTok · Isolation Diaries with Botch · Make the Beans come to life! · Dumb Ways to Celebrate Fourth of July · National Pride - Dumb Ways Style · Chain Reaction · It's the Dumblympics! · Camp Dumb · Numpty's Birthday Party · Memory Lane · Dumb With You · Which bean has the best Halloween costume?
Games
Dumb Ways to Die (Application) · Dumb Ways to Die 2: The Games · Dumb Ways to Die 3: World Tour · Dumb Ways to Die: Wire Walk · Dumb Ways JR (Train Set·Breakfast·Plane·Hospital) · Dumb Ways to Draw · Dumb Ways to Dash! · Dumb Ways to Die: Superheroes · Dumb Ways To Die 4
Other
Dumbwaystodie.com · Metro - Dumb Ways to Die - BTS · Dumb Ways to Kill Oceans · Merchandise · Print Advertising · Dumb Ways to Sleep

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