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| released = 4 October 2024 | released = 4 October 2024
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== Background and release == == Background and release ==
] has been recording songs for several years.<ref name="vokrugtv-BetsyGirlprofile">{{cite web|url=https://www.vokrug.tv/person/show/17347684701/|title=Светлана Чертищева (Бетси Girl)|website=]|accessdate=2023-12-21}}</ref> Notably, her "Simple Dimple Pop It Squish" ({{lang|ru|"Симпл Димпл Поп Ит Сквиш"}}) was reported to have been popular in Asia.<ref name""msk1.ru-20241214"="">{{cite web|url=https://msk1.ru/text/entertainment/2024/12/14/74880110/|title=Русская песня «Сигма-бой» завирусилась в интернете: что это такое, что значит сигма-бой и мейл, тренд в ТикТоке, кто поет этот трек|website=МСК1.ру ({{interlanguage link|Shkulev Holding regional network|ru|Городские порталы}})|date=2024-12-14|accessdate=2024-12-22}}</ref> Maria Yankovskaya is a blogger and a regular host at ], a Russian children's TV channel.{{refn|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tv.mail.ru/news/76561-prigozhin-zayavil-chto-vremya-gruppyi-tatu-ushlo/|title=Пригожин заявил, что время группы «Тату» ушло|website=]|date=2024-12-10|accessdate=2024-12-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gazeta.ru/culture/news/2024/12/16/24637802.shtml | title=Пригожин заявил, что время «Тату» ушло|website=]|date=2024-12-16|accessdate=2024-12-22}}</ref>}} On 19 October 2024, Betsy and Maria Yankovskaya received the STS Kids' SuperLikeShow award in the "Super Trend" category. They also performed their song "Sigma Boy" on stage during the award ceremony.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.intermedia.ru/news/390761|title=В Москве прошла премия СТС Kids «СуперЛайкШоу»|publisher=]|date=2024-10-25|accessdate=2024-12-21}}</ref> ] has been recording songs for several years.<ref name="vokrugtv-BetsyGirlprofile">{{cite web|url=https://www.vokrug.tv/person/show/17347684701/|title=Светлана Чертищева (Бетси Girl)|website=]|accessdate=2023-12-21}}</ref> Notably, her "Simple Dimple Pop It Squish" ({{lang|ru|"Симпл Димпл Поп Ит Сквиш"}}) was reported to have been popular in Asia.<ref name""msk1.ru-20241214"="">{{cite web|url=https://msk1.ru/text/entertainment/2024/12/14/74880110/|title=Русская песня «Сигма-бой» завирусилась в интернете: что это такое, что значит сигма-бой и мейл, тренд в ТикТоке, кто поет этот трек|website=МСК1.ру ({{interlanguage link|Shkulev Holding regional network|ru|Городские порталы}})|date=2024-12-14|accessdate=2024-12-22}}</ref> Maria Yankovskaya is a blogger and a regular host at ], a Russian children's TV channel.{{refn|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tv.mail.ru/news/76561-prigozhin-zayavil-chto-vremya-gruppyi-tatu-ushlo/|title=Пригожин заявил, что время группы «Тату» ушло|website=]|date=2024-12-10|accessdate=2024-12-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gazeta.ru/culture/news/2024/12/16/24637802.shtml | title=Пригожин заявил, что время «Тату» ушло|website=]|date=2024-12-16|accessdate=2024-12-22}}</ref>}} On 19 October 2024, Betsy and Maria Yankovskaya received the STS Kids' SuperLikeShow award in the "Super Trend" category. They also performed their song "Sigma Boy" on stage during the award ceremony.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.intermedia.ru/news/390761|title=В Москве прошла премия СТС Kids «СуперЛайкШоу»|publisher=]|date=2024-10-25|accessdate=2024-12-21}}</ref>


The song was written by Betsy's<!--(real name: ...(<ref name="vokrugtv-BetsyGirlprofile"/>)--> father, composer {{interlanguage link|Mikhail Chertishchev|ru|Чертищев, Михаил Викторович}},<ref name="rbth20241217" /> in collaboration with rock singer {{interlanguage link|Mukka (singer)|lt=Mukka|ru|Мукка (певец)}},<ref name="78.ru-20241215">{{cite web|url=https://78.ru/news/2024-12-15/pesnya-dvuh-devochek-iz-rossii-stala-mirovim-hitom-zavirusivshis-v-tiktok|title=Песня двух девочек из России стала мировым хитом, завирусившись в TikTok|publisher={{interlanguage link|78 (TV channel)|ru|78 (телеканал) The song was written by Betsy's<!--(real name: ...(<ref name="vokrugtv-BetsyGirlprofile"/>)--> father, composer {{interlanguage link|Mikhail Chertishchev|ru|Чертищев, Михаил Викторович}},<ref name="rbth20241217" /> in collaboration with rock singer {{interlanguage link|Mukka (singer)|lt=Mukka|ru|Мукка (певец)}},<ref name="78.ru-20241215">{{cite web|url=https://78.ru/news/2024-12-15/pesnya-dvuh-devochek-iz-rossii-stala-mirovim-hitom-zavirusivshis-v-tiktok|title=Песня двух девочек из России стала мировым хитом, завирусившись в TikTok|publisher={{interlanguage link|78 (TV channel)|ru|78 (телеканал)
}}|date=2024-12-15|accessdate=2024-12-21}}</ref> most notable for the song "Girl with a Bob Haircut" ({{langx|ru|"Девочка с каре"}}).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://riamo.ru/news/kultura/sigma-boj-pesnja-dvuh-devochek-iz-rossii-vzorvala-mirovye-charty/ | title=«Сигма-бой»: песня двух девочек из России взорвала мировые чарты | date=12 December 2024 }}</ref> According to Chertishchev, when writing songs, they come to him spontaneously and do not initially have any meaning. He records them on a ] and later evaluates their "virality".<ref name="aif-chto-za-pesnya">{{cite web |date=16 December 2024 |title=Что за песня «Сигма Бой» прославила двух россиянок на весь мир? |url=https://aif.ru/culture/showbiz/chto-za-pesnya-sigma-boy-proslavila-dvuh-rossiyanok-na-ves-mir |website=]}}</ref> }}|date=2024-12-15|accessdate=2024-12-21}}</ref> most notable for the song "Girl with a Bob Haircut" ({{langx|ru|"Девочка с каре"}}).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://riamo.ru/news/kultura/sigma-boj-pesnja-dvuh-devochek-iz-rossii-vzorvala-mirovye-charty/ | title=«Сигма-бой»: песня двух девочек из России взорвала мировые чарты | date=12 December 2024 }}</ref> According to Chertishchev, when writing songs, they come to him spontaneously and do not initially have any meaning. He records them on a ] and later evaluates their "virality".<ref name="aif-chto-za-pesnya">{{cite web |date=16 December 2024 |title=Что за песня «Сигма Бой» прославила двух россиянок на весь мир? |url=https://aif.ru/culture/showbiz/chto-za-pesnya-sigma-boy-proslavila-dvuh-rossiyanok-na-ves-mir |website=]}}</ref>


The song's success is credited to TikTok's "word-of-mouth". Notably, German TikToker Streichbruder (@simonbth1) started a trend in which he put the song on at full volume in public transport,<ref name="postnews20231219">{{cite web|url=https://postnews.ru/a/31986|title=Песня «Сигма-бой»: кто поет и почему она стала популярной|date=2024-12-09}}</ref> The song later became popular among ] players, with one user using it to make fun of young men with "fluffy" hair.<ref name="postnews20231219" /> The song's success is credited to TikTok's "word-of-mouth". Notably, German TikToker Streichbruder (@simonbth1) started a trend in which he put the song on at full volume in public transport.<ref name="postnews20231219">{{cite web|url=https://postnews.ru/a/31986|title=Песня «Сигма-бой»: кто поет и почему она стала популярной|date=2024-12-09}}</ref> The song later became popular among ] players, with one user using it to make fun of young men with "fluffy" hair.<ref name="postnews20231219" />


== Composition == == Composition ==
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== Charts == == Charts ==
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⚫ ! scope="row"| US ] ('']'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-dance-pop-songs/2025-01-18/|title=Hot Dance/Pop Songs: Week of January 18, 2025|magazine=]|access-date=19 January 2025}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 23:44, 18 January 2025

2024 song by Betsy and Maria Yankovskaya

"Sigma Boy"
Single by Betsy, Maria Yankovskaya
LanguageRussian with an English dub
Released4 October 2024
Length2:14
LabelRhymes Music [ru]

"Sigma Boy" (Russian: "Сигма Бой") is a song by Russian bloggers 11-year-old Betsy and 12-year-old Maria Yankovskaya, released as a single by the record label Rhymes Music [ru] on 4 October 2024. It became viral on TikTok and also charted on Spotify, YouTube, Shazam, and iTunes. On Spotify, it topped the Viral 50 Global chart at some point. The song also charted on Billboard's TikTok Top 50 charts, peaking at #46.

Background and release

Betsy has been recording songs for several years. Notably, her "Simple Dimple Pop It Squish" ("Симпл Димпл Поп Ит Сквиш") was reported to have been popular in Asia. Maria Yankovskaya is a blogger and a regular host at СTC Kids, a Russian children's TV channel. On 19 October 2024, Betsy and Maria Yankovskaya received the STS Kids' SuperLikeShow award in the "Super Trend" category. They also performed their song "Sigma Boy" on stage during the award ceremony.

The song was written by Betsy's father, composer Mikhail Chertishchev [ru], in collaboration with rock singer Mukka [ru], most notable for the song "Girl with a Bob Haircut" (Russian: "Девочка с каре"). According to Chertishchev, when writing songs, they come to him spontaneously and do not initially have any meaning. He records them on a dictaphone and later evaluates their "virality".

The song's success is credited to TikTok's "word-of-mouth". Notably, German TikToker Streichbruder (@simonbth1) started a trend in which he put the song on at full volume in public transport. The song later became popular among Roblox players, with one user using it to make fun of young men with "fluffy" hair.

Composition

With its simple lyrics and beat, the song has been described as falling under the definition of "brainrot". On YouTube, many comments joke about how the song is "annoying" and "irritating": "My friend had been paralyzed from the waist down, but upon listening to this track he rose to his feet and walked out of the window" or "I set this song as my wake-up alarm tone, and now I wake up two hours early to make sure the alarm won't go off."

The chorus translates to:
   "Sigma, sigma boy, sigma boy, sigma boy
   Every girl wants to dance with you
   Sigma, sigma boy, sigma boy, sigma boy
   I am so very special that it will take you a year to win me over."

According to Betsy, the song's meaning is "the idea is that Masha and I are so cool, and the Sigma Boy is trying to win us over, and we are trying to win him over too". She has also explained that "the Sigma Boy is a very self-confident boy who doesn't need anyone. At the same time, all the girls fall in love with him."

Charts

Chart performance for "Sigma Boy"
Chart (2025) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) 73
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100) 30
Germany (GfK) 56
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100) 24
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 89
US Hot Dance/Pop Songs (Billboard) 7

See also

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