What What (In the Butt)

"What What" redirects here. For the hip hop vocalist What? What?, see Jean Grae. For the 2018 Dillon Francis album, see Wut Wut.
What What
Written byBobby Ciraldo
Andrew Swant
Samwell
Directed byBobby Ciraldo
Andrew Swant
StarringSamwell
Music byMike Stasny
Samwell
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersBobby Ciraldo
Andrew Swant
Running time3:49
Original release
ReleaseFebruary 14, 2007 (2007-02-14)
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"What What (In the Butt)" is a viral video created by Andrew Swant and Bobby Ciraldo for the song of the same name by Samwell.[1] It is known for its numerous blatant and camp references to homosexuality and anal sex. The lyrics of the song, a production of Mike Stasny, mostly revolve around the title. The video was made in Milwaukee, Wisconsin[2] and uploaded on Valentine's Day 2007 to YouTube.[3] As of November 2023, the video has over 75 million views.[4]

  1. ^ Milwaukee Decider by DJ Hostettler (February 5, 2009), "Screening Room: Andrew Swant and Bobby Ciraldo". Retrieved 02-09-2009.
  2. ^ "Special Entertainment celebrates 50 million views of "What What (In the Butt)" with behind-the-scenes video | Film | Local Newswire | the A.V. Club Milwaukee". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
  3. ^ "Samwell asks the eternal question: "You want to do it in my butt?"". Riverfront Times. 2007-02-28. Retrieved 2007-05-01.
  4. ^ YouTube video with upload date and current view count