Schnap this song up at your peril!

John Higginson|Metro12 April 2012
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If you thought nothing could eclipse Crazy Frog's Axel F in the annoying stakes, you could be in for a nasty shock.

Schni-Schna-Schnappi, or Snappy The Little Crocodile, has gone straight in at No.1 in seven European countries and is threatening to do the same in Britain.

You may have hoped we were going to escape this particular Euro export, but no - it will be released here on August 22.

Pundits predict it could top the Crazy Frog single which sold 200,000 copies a week in Britain.

The song, which tells the tale of a teething crocodile, is sung by four-year-
old Joy Gruttmann. It was posted on the Internet by her family as a joke - but became a Europe-wide phenomenon.

More than 1million records have sold worldwide, as well as 500,000 ringtones.

Schnappi, which is sung in German, has even proved popular in English-speaking countries, reaching No.2 in the New Zealand singles charts.

The song was written by Joy's aunt, Iris, as a TV theme. But she insists Joy, now nine and the youngest person in Europe to reach No.1, came up with the words and tune.

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