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Directed by , the official music video was famously styled after Nirvana’s "Smells Like Teen Spirit".

Look for signs in the barn reading "Horses outside," "No bath!," and "No sex allowed".

Characters are portrayed as stereotypical "hillbillies," complete with tattered clothes and unkempt appearances. Rednex - Cotton Eye Joe (Official Music Video) ...

They claimed the band members were "rescued" from a remote, uncivilized village in Idaho and brought to Sweden.

Annika Ljungberg performed the vocal verses, while Göran Danielsson sang the iconic chorus (though he never appears in the music video). Directed by , the official music video was

Rednex was actually a group of Swedish producers——who created a fictional backstory for the performers.

While the Rednex version is a party anthem, the song is a reworking of a traditional American folk tune dating back to before the Civil War. They claimed the band members were "rescued" from

It won Best Swedish Dance Video at the 1995 Swedish Dance Music Awards. The Band Behind the Persona