who wrote Caramelldansen?

because it wasn't the Caramella Girls. a tale of lost media, historical revisionism, and balsamic vinegar.

00:00 - introduction
01:06 - chapter one: är ni redo att vara med
07:41 - chapter two: バルサミコ酢
17:05 - chapter three: en sensation överallt förstås
31:04 - chapter four: nu tar vi stegen om igen

[HBMmaster]

clarifications:
*the song in the intro is a mashup of bdg's "This One's for the Swedes!" and Caramelldansen
*the other mashup is "yukai young", a mashup of Hare Hare Yukai and Die Young
*at the part with the mondegreen with genius lyrics, I'm not saying that I'm hearing it wrong. I'm saying that genius is wrong
*the caramelldansen mobile game is no longer lost media. it was found within a day of this video being posted

[benepic]

“Serial one hit wonder” is possibly the funniest way to summarize Neil Ciciregera’s career I’ve heard

[blainenunyabizness]

Things that Definitely Exist in the Caramella Girls Universe:
1. Multiple Suns
2. Catholicism
3. Venice

[bluejae]

I love how dedicated you were to calling the guy Giovanni Caramelldansen

[sapphyreblayze]

God, that 2006 Fullmetal Alchamist Carmelldansen slideshow is PEAK mid-to-late 2000s internet. Wonderful. Amazing.

[drewinator]

Caramelldansen gameplay: Wow what a catchy song and funny dance!

Caramelldansen lore:

[geckgeck]

"Its not really a rabbit hole its just a normal sized hole that I fell into and then climbed back out of and thought 'huh that's weird.'" Beautiful.

[Lucaninae]

Hearing "We can see who owns it by seeing who claims this video" and then scrolling down to find it claimed over "Rock the Casbah" by the Clash was a gut punch ahahahahah

[AfutureV]

The genre of videos that is basically “deep dives about obscure topics” is my favourite content on YouTube no matter the topic or content creator.

[SOTAREKO]

I'm convinced this meme was the closest we got to world peace

[empty]

reasons I am subbed to jan Misali:
* learning about conlangs
* forbidden maths
*NEW!* * 45 minute caramelldansen documentaries

[Mighteyes]

You really studied the Swedish lyrics to be able to make jokes such as "... But it failed to become en sensation överallt, förstås", and here's a Swedish viewer who appreciates that!

[vanderkarl]

The truth is immortal, you cannot stop it. The people will have their balsamic vinegar.

[aturchomicz]

Phrases like "Post Gangnam-Style World" and "In March 2020, Caramelldansen came back. This is the most significant event that happened in March 2020 I think" really bring this video onto a whole new level. Jan Misali has done it again-🥺

[LadyGrayce]

the three caramella girls: Gaslight, Gatekeep, and Girlboss

[waffleproductions]

I’m embarrassed to admit I was like super obsessed with Caramella Girls, I was like their one fan, it wasn’t just the one song. I used to listen to all of their dumb songs in like fifth grade but didn’t really know everything about the history of them, I just thought Caramella Girls were Caramell. This is a really good video, just kinda embarrassed to learn I was the only one who liked the cheesy anime models.

[jeastman]

now that the video is back after a long gap, you should take this opportunity to rebrand it as "who wrote Caramelldansen? (English Version) Official"

[notcrackerjack]

Easily my favorite joke is at 20:17 where he says "not really a rabbit hole, it's just a normal sized hole that I fell into then climbed back out of then thought 'huh that's weird.'"

[friedchickenUSA]

the Christmas Version makes me feel like theres a parallel hell world where Caramelldansen plays all year round, every air molecule wiggling in sync. and every day, the lyrics are different, describing events taking place worldwide

[J.O.H.N-The-Second]

So this will probably just drown in the comment sea, but I've a hypothesis for the song at 29:47 'Lollipop'.
In Sweden there is, believe it or not, another kind of anime-inspired pastel-pop group. They were formed in 2014 and found moderate success in 2015 when partaking in Melodifestivalen (The Swedish ESC nominee qualification), then again in 2019 when participating with a more successful song. Their name is Dolly Style and they too are a clearly fabricated group tailored to a target audience.
I think the purpose of Caramella Girls 'Lollipop' was to throw a jab at that group, considering both are in the same music genre and having equally mediocre levels of success. The hair colours on the animated "copycats" in the music video for the song are even the same as those used by the Dolly Style group.
I've no evidence to support this, I just think it seems plausible.
Not even sure why I care, I just think it's funny.