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OMC’s How Bizarre is back in the spotlight 25 years after its initial launch.
One of New Zealand’s most popular songs is on the rise again, 25 years after it was originally a worldwide hit.
Otara Millionaires Club How weird is following Benee SupaLonely A leader in the social media app TikTok and it is being shared widely around the world.
Benee’s SupaLonely became a worldwide hit during the Covid-19 lockdown, with millions sharing videos featuring the song played below. This led to Benee being invited to perform the song at The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
Videos with a OMC clip How weird They have now reached around 2.2 billion views after being shared with the #HowBizarre hashtag.
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All the videos focus on two people in a situation where one appears to have more knowledge than the other about an event.
All clips end with the familiar chorus of “How Bizarre” voiced as the OMC pop song plays underneath them.
The song remains the best-selling and highest-rated single released on a New Zealand-owned label.
OMC sold between three and four million copies of his album, also titled How weird, which makes it the best-selling album in New Zealand.
The single and album generated about $ 11 million in royalties, of which, according to singer Pauly Fuemana said in 2007, he received $ 5 million.
Fuemana died in 2010.
He suffered from a rare neurological disorder prior to his death in January 2010 from pneumonia.
