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Alvin and the Chipmunks,originallyDavid Seville and the Chipmunksand billed for their first two decades asthe Chipmunks,are an American animatedvirtual bandandmedia franchisefirst created byRoss Bagdasarianfor Novelty records in 1958. The group consists of three singing animatedanthropomorphicchipmunksnamed Alvin, Simon, and Theodore. The characters have since featured in several television series and films, as well as other media.

Alvin and the Chipmunks
Official logo
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Background information
OriginCalifornia, United States
Genres
Years active1958–present
Labels
SpinoffsThe Chipettes
MembersAlvin Seville
Simon Seville
Theodore Seville
WebsiteOfficial website

Bagdasarian provided the group's voices by producing sped-up recordings of his own, a technique pioneered on the successful "Witch Doctor".Later in 1958, Bagdasarian released the similarly engineered"The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)"for which he came up with the chipmunk characters and their human father, attributing the track to them. The Chipmunks were first depicted in animated form inThe Alvin Show(1961).David Seville and the Chipmunksreleased several more records over the following decade until Bagdasarian's death in 1972. The franchise was revived in 1973, with the characters' voices provided by his sonRoss Bagdasarian Jr.and the latter's wifeJanice Karman.

Through the successful franchise, the Chipmunks have become one of the most successful children's artists of all time. It has garnered two number-one singles on theBillboardHot 100 and won five Grammy Awards, having four Top 10 albums on theBillboard200and three certified platinum albums. "The Chipmunk Song" became one of thebest-selling singlesof all time at 5 million physical copies sold. In 2019, The Chipmunks received a star on theHollywood Walk of Fame.[1][2]

History

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"Witch Doctor"

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Main article:Witch Doctor (song)

In 1958,Ross Bagdasarian Sr.released a novelty song (as David Seville) about being unsuccessful at love until he found a witch doctor who told him how to woo his woman. Seville had bought atape recorderand he experimented recording himself at different speeds to create a duet between him and the witch doctor. The voice of the witch doctor was in fact Seville's own voice, sung slowly but recorded at half speed on the tape recorder, then played back at normal speed, thereby speeding up the voice into a high-pitched squeaky one.[3][4][5]

The song was a hit, holding number one for three weeks in theBillboardHot 100chart,[6][7]ranked byBillboardas the No. 4 song for 1958.[8]Bagdasarian re-recorded the song for the second Chipmunks album,Sing Again with the Chipmunks,in 1960.

Bagdasarian (again as Seville) recorded a follow-up song, "The Bird on My Head",singing a duet with his own sped-up voice as the bird. It also reached the Top 40, peaking at No. 34.[9]While driving inSequoia National Park,Bagdasarian saw achipmunkdash in front of him. That moment inspired him to create his chipmunk characters.[10]He again used the same technique to pitch up the voice to create the chipmunks.

"The Chipmunk Song"

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Main article:The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)

After the success of "Witch Doctor",Liberty Recordsasked Bagdasarian to create another successful novelty record. He then came up with three singing chipmunks who were named, as an inside joke, after executives at Liberty Records. Alvin (named after Al Bennett), Simon (named afterSimon Waronker), and Theodore (Ted Keep).[11][12][13][14]The Chipmunks first officially appeared on the scene in a novelty record released in late fall 1958 by Bagdasarian. The song, originally listed on the record label (Liberty F-55168) as "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)", featured the singing skills of the chipmunk trio.[15]One phrase in the chorus has Alvin wishing for ahula hoop,which was that year's hot new toy.[16][17][18]The novelty record was highly successful, selling 4.5 million copies in seven weeks,[12]eventually selling 12 million copies.[19]Before the song's success, "The Chipmunk Song" was featured onAmerican Bandstand's "Rate-A-Record" segment and received the lowest possible rating of 35 across the board.[20]The song launched the careers of its chipmunk stars.[21][22][23]from December 22, 1958, to January 12, 1959, succeeding "To Know Him Is to Love Him"at Number 1 on the same chart bythe Teddy Bears,a pop group that featuredPhil Spector.The song won threeGrammy Awardsin 1958, forBest Comedy Performance,Best Children's Recording,andBest Engineered Record (non-classical);[24]it was also nominated forRecord of the Year.[25][26][27][28]At the height of its popularity, Bagdasarian and three chipmunk hand-puppets appeared onThe Ed Sullivan Show,lip-synchingthe song. "The Chipmunk Song" appeared on the Chipmunks' debut album,Let's All Sing with the Chipmunks,in 1959, and was repeated onChristmas with the Chipmunks,released in 1962. The song also has been included on several compilation albums and saved Liberty Records from near-bankruptcy.[29]

The song has been featured in many movies and television shows, includingLook Who's Talking Now!(1993),[30]Donnie Brasco(1997),[31][32]The Fate of the Furious(2017),[33]and an episode ofThe King of Queens(1998).[34]Bob Riversreleased a parody of this song for his 2000 Christmas albumChipmunks Roasting on an Open Fire.[35]

The Alvin Show(1961-1962)

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Main article:The Alvin Show

The first television series to feature the characters wasThe Alvin Show.The series ran from 1961 to 1962[36]and was one of a small number ofanimated seriesto be shown in prime time onCBS.It was not a prime-time ratings success and was subsequently canceled after one season. Ratings improved significantly insyndication.The television series was produced byFormat Filmsfor Bagdasarian Film Corporation. Although the series was broadcast in black and white, it was produced and later re-run in color.[37][38]This show also introduced David Seville as an animated caricature.[39]

New albums andA Chipmunk Christmas(1969–1982)

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Ross Bagdasarianin 1972. He was the creator of the Chipmunks.

The final Chipmunks album in the project's original incarnation,The Chipmunks Go to the Movies,was released in 1969. After Bagdasarian's death in 1972, the Chipmunks' careers stalled untilNBCshowed interest in the original show (the network carried Saturday morning reruns ofThe Alvin Showas a midseason replacement in 1973) and the following year,Excelsior Recordsreleased a new album of contemporary songs performed by the Chipmunks. That album,Chipmunk Punk,featured Bagdasarian's son, Ross Bagdasarian Jr., doing the voices of the characters. That album and the continued reruns of the series proved to be popular enough to warrant further new records as well as new television productions, and on December 14, 1981, the Chipmunks and Seville returned to television in the NBC Christmas specialA Chipmunk Christmas,produced by the Bagdasarians withChuck Jonesas a creative consultant. It also inspired a companion record album. The following year, two more albums were released (Chipmunk RockandThe Chipmunks Go Hollywood).

Alvin and the Chipmunks(1983–1990)

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Main article:Alvin and the Chipmunks (1983 TV series)

The group's name changed from "the Chipmunks" to "Alvin and the Chipmunks".[40]In 1983, a second animated television series for the group, titledAlvin and the Chipmunks,was produced byRuby-Spears Productionsand released. The first season introducedThe Chipettes(three female versions of the Chipmunks). The show's success led to the release of a soundtrack album in 1984,Songs from Our TV Shows.After 1988, the show was renamed justthe Chipmunks.In 1985, the Chipmunks, along with the Chipettes, were featured in the live stage show,Alvin and the Chipmunks and the Amazing Computer.In 1987, during the fifth season of the television show, the Chipmunks had their first animated feature film,The Chipmunk Adventure,directed byJanice KarmanandRoss Bagdasarian Jr.and released to theaters byThe Samuel Goldwyn Company.

In the 1988–89 season, the show switched production companies toDIC Entertainment(1988–1990) andMurakami Wolf Swenson(1988). In 1990, the show switched titles again toThe Chipmunks Go to the Movies.In 1990, a documentary was produced about the show entitledAlvin and the Chipmunks/Five Decades with the Chipmunks.In that year, the Chipmunks teamed up with other famous cartoon stars for thedrug abuse-prevention specialCartoon All-Stars to the Rescue.[41]

Music releases and Universal acquisition (1991–2002)

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On January 18, 1991,NBCaired a television special starring the Chipmunks entitledRockin' Through the Decades.The same year, the band released the albumThe Chipmunks Rock the House.In 1992, the group released the country albumChipmunks in Low Places.Released on September 29, 1992, the album was certified platinum by the RIAA, becoming the group's first platinum record and making it the Chipmunks' best-selling album followed by a greatest hits release and a reissue of 1981'sA Chipmunk Christmas.By 1993,Urban Chipmunkwas re-released as a compilation albumThe Chipmunks' 35th Birthday Partywith a double album, calledThe Chipmunks Sing-Alongs.Their fourth Christmas album,A Very Merry Chipmunk,saw a release in 1994, thenWhen You Wish Upon a Chipmunkin 1995, andClub Chipmunk: The Dance Mixesin 1996 which peaked in the Top 10 onBillboard's Top Kid Audio.

In 1996,Universal Studiospurchased the rights to the characters. In 1998,Sony WonderandColumbia RecordsreleasedThe A-Files: Alien SongsandGreatest Hits: Still Squeaky After All These Yearson September 21, 1999. The purchase of the rights to the characters by Universal resulted in the Chipmunks' 1999 reappearance, in the form of the direct-to-video movieAlvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein,released on September 28, 1999. Five new songs were composed for the film and were made available via a soundtrack released byMCA Records.Later that year,The Chipmunks' Greatest Christmas Hitswas released. The movie was successful enough to spark interest in a sequel, and in 2000,Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfmanappeared. Three new songs were composed for the film, that were also made available on a soundtrack by MCA. Both movies featured the original cast of the second series reprising their roles as the tone was very similar to the series. Universal lost the rights to the characters in 2002 due to a breach of contract with Bagdasarian Productions.[42][43]

Return to independency, movies and merchandise (2003–present)

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Bus promotingAlvin and the Chipmunks: The Road ChipinLondon

On September 17, 2004,Fox 2000 Pictures,Regency Enterprises,andBagdasarian Productionsannounced alive-action animatedfilm starringAlvin and the Chipmunks.[44]Tim Hill[45]directed the 2007 adaptionAlvin and the Chipmunks,with voices byJustin Long,Matthew Gray Gubler,andJesse McCartney.Further live-action installments wereThe Squeakquel(2009),Chipwrecked(2011), andThe Road Chip(2015). The projects have achieved commercial success, grossing over a billion dollars collectively.[46][47]Accolades received include fiveGrammyawards, anAmerican Music Award,aGolden Reel Award,threeKids' Choice Awards,andEmmynominations.[citation needed]

Main characters

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Dave Seville

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Main article:David Seville

Dave Seville is the adoptive father, manager, and caretaker of Alvin, Simon, and Theodore in the franchise. Created by Ross Bagdasarian Sr. in 1958, Dave is portrayed as a compassionate yet often exasperated figure, trying to balance his career as a songwriter with raising the mischievous Chipmunks. His iconic catchphrase, “ALVIN!”, shouted in frustration at Alvin’s antics, has become a signature element of the franchise. In the live-action/CGI films, Dave is portrayed byJason Lee,[48]appearing as a loving but strict father figure who helps guide the Chipmunks through their music career.

The Chipmunks

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In the 1980s media Alvin, Simon, and Theodore are about eight to nine years old and triplets, as they celebrate their birthday together in "A Chipmunk Reunion" (Alvin stating to be born five minutes before Simon). The 1983 series revealed that the boys' mother, Vinnie, is a similarly anthropomorphic chipmunk living in a nearby forest. One year a particularly harsh winter had caused a nut shortage. Vinnie realized that her newborn children would likely not survive the winter, so she anonymously left them on Dave's doorstep. She returned briefly to see what happened years later. Dave and the boys were unaware of their origins until they asked him during an argument over the exact date of their birthday. Vinnie had never revealed herself to him, but the boys investigated and eventually tracked her down.

While never mentioned, in the CGI movies and 2015 series, the chipmunks are no longer triplets and celebrate different birthdays; but seem to be around the same school age. In the 2007 feature film, the chipmunks lived in a tree, fending for themselves as their parents had taken off to join a hippie commune and had problems gathering nuts for the winter. Their tree is cut down and carted off to grace the entrance lobby of a city office building, with them in it. They eventually wind up in Dave's home, where they wreak havoc. After being thrown out, Dave notices how well they can sing, making them famous. They eventually win his heart.

Ian Hawke

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Ian Hawke is a recurring character in the Alvin and the Chipmunks franchise, first appearing inthe 2007 live-action/CGI film.Portrayed by actorDavid Cross,[49]Ian is introduced as an ambitious and unscrupulous record executive for JETT Records. He initially discovers the Chipmunks and helps launch their music career but quickly becomes their adversary due to his greed and manipulative behavior. Throughout the series, Ian repeatedly schemes to exploit the Chipmunks and other characters, including the Chipettes, for his personal gain. His character often serves as a foil to the more well-meaning and protective David Seville. Over the course of the series, Ian softens and shows redeeming qualities. By the end ofAlvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked,he reconciles with the Chipmunks and ultimately aids in their rescue, becoming a more supportive character.

The Chipettes

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Main article:The Chipettes

The Chipettes are a female counterpart to the Chipmunks, introduced in the Alvin and the Chipmunks franchise as their singing rivals and later close friends. Consisting of Brittany, Jeanette, and Eleanor, the trio is known for their distinctive personalities and vocal talents. They first appeared in the1983 animated series Alvin and the Chipmunks,and were later featured in various films and media adaptations. In the live-action/CGI film series, the Chipettes make their debut inAlvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel(2009) as performers managed by Ian Hawke, who attempts to use them to overshadow the Chipmunks. The Chipettes eventually break free from Ian’s control and join forces with the Chipmunks, becoming both their romantic interests and musical collaborators. Throughout the franchise, they remain popular characters, often involved in comedic and musical adventures alongside the Chipmunks.

Personnel

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  • Alvin Seville – lead and backing vocals
  • Simon Seville – lead and backing vocals
  • Theodore Seville – lead and backing vocals

Recording technique

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The Chipmunks' voices were recorded at half the normal tape speed onaudiotapeby voice talent (on the 1960s records, generally Ross Bagdasarian's own voice overdubbed three times, on the post-1980s records, studio singers) talking or singing at half the normal speaking rate. When the tape was played back at normal speed, they would sound a fulloctavehigher in pitch, at normal tempo. The use of this technique with the Chipmunks linked this technique to them, with the termchipmunk-voicedentering the Americanvernacularto describe any artificially high-pitched voice. Bagdasarian recorded vocals and music at different speeds to combine properly on his recording. GuitaristLes Paulsaid he visited Bagdasarian's studio in 1958 and helped with the recording.[50]The earlyHip hop productionstyle of artistKanye Westinvolved sped-up, high-pitch vocalsamplesfrom classicSoul musicrecords incorporated with his own (additional) instrumentation, a style that was to become known aschipmunk soul.[51][52]Due in part to the acclaim of his debut albumThe College Dropout,such sampling techniques subsequently became much copied by myriad of other hip-hop producers.[53]

Guest appearances

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The Chipmunks made their first guest appearance onThe Ed Sullivan Showon December 13, 1959, when they performed "The Chipmunk Song". They were portrayed by puppets.

In 1968, the Chipmunks appeared in an Italian commercial TV programCarosello,in their sponsorship of Prealpi, a cheese-maker in Varese, Italy.

The Chipmunks appeared in theMacy's Thanksgiving Day Paradetwice; 1983 and 1986. In the 1983 parade, they performed "Tomorrow ".In 1986, they performed "The Girls of Rock and Roll" withThe Chipettesas a way to promote their film,The Chipmunk Adventure,which was released six months later.

The Chipmunks performed withCanned Heaton the band's interpretation of "The Chipmunk Song", which is sufficiently derivative of the Chipmunk's 1958 hit that Ross Bagdasarian Sr. gets sole writing credit. It was featured as the flip-side of the band'sChristmas Bluessingle released in late 2009.[54]

The Chipmunks made a guest appearance onXuxain 1993, where they performed "Country Pride" from their album,Chipmunks in Low Places.

They also appeared on theFOX NFL Sundayintro (which premiered on December 20, 2009) with the cameo character, Digger (the mascot forNASCAR on Fox).

The Chipmunks made an appearance at aLos Angeles Dodgerspreseason game on April 3, 2010, when the Dodgers squared off against their rivals, theLos Angeles Angels.The group performed, "America the Beautiful"with a group of children prior to the game. Also, Simon Seville wore a wig ofManny Ramirez's dreadlocks.Ross Bagdasarian Jr.made the opening ceremonial pitch for that game.[55]

The Chipmunks made multiple appearances on ads for food safety to help kids learn safe food practices.

Discography

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Main article:Alvin and the Chipmunks discography

Merchandise

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Evergreen Concepts produced merchandise based on the property.[56]

Video games

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Concert tours

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  • 1984:The Chipmunks and the Magic Camera(The Chipmunks)
  • 1985:Alvin and the Chipmunks and the Amazing Computer(The Chipmunks and the Chipettes)
  • 2008:Get Munk'd Tour(The Chipmunks)
  • 2015:Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Musical(The Chipmunks and the Chipettes)[57]

Awards and nominations

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Further reading

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  • Arnold, Mark(2019).Aaaaalllvvviiinnn!!!: The Story of Ross Bagdasarian, Sr., Liberty Records, Format Films and The Alvin Show.BearManor Media.ISBN9781629334325.

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