--- title: What Does the Fox Say Band Ylvis Debuts New Song Trucker's Hitch description: Latest song by Ylvis is about tying knots canonical: https://time.com/3393648/ylvis-knot-song-truckers-hitch/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-09-17T16:09:46.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:13:16.296Z og:title: The Guys Who Sang 'What Does the Fox Say?' 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Well, those guys — Norwegian comedy duo Ylvis — are back on the scene and they’re no longer singing about animals. They’re over that. This time around, they’ve got a new obsession: knots. Yup, really. The duo’s new track, “Trucker’s Hitch,” is an ode to the difficult art of tying knots — in particular, the very tricky little kind called the trucker’s hitch. It’s a catchy little ditty and, like last year’s hit, is pretty bizarre, but it just doesn’t seem like it has the power to blow up in the same way. (The “What Does the Fox Say” video has nearly 450 million views. Just saying.) Plus, the video isn’t nearly as over-the-top and absurd. We could be totally wrong here, though. Maybe Ylvis die-hards will help give “Trucker’s Hitch” the momentum it needs to become even _more_ of a smash hit. 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