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'''Shia LaBeouf''' is a song by [[Rob Cantor]] which went viral in late April 2012, particularly on Tumblr, inspiring countless amounts of people to create images, videos, and written anecdotes all based around the lyrics of the song. The term "Actual Cannibal Shia LaBeouf" (a lyric of the song) had become an internet meme. | '''Shia LaBeouf''' is a song by [[Rob Cantor]] which went viral in late April 2012, particularly on Tumblr, inspiring countless amounts of people to create images, videos, and written anecdotes all based around the lyrics of the song. The term "Actual Cannibal Shia LaBeouf" (a lyric of the song) had become an internet meme. | ||
In an interview with The Washington Post, Rob says it was originally written in the hopes that 'Funny or Die' would want to use the song in a video featuring the actual LaBeouf.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/celebritology/post/the-shia-labeouf-cannibal-song-the-story-behind-the-viral-track/2012/05/02/gIQAfbxVxT_blog.html Interview with The Washington Post]</ref> But it didn't happen and the song sat on his hard drive for a year until Rob created his online portfolio at [https://www.robcantor.com RobCantor.com] and SoundCloud profile<ref>[http://soundcloud.com/rob-cantor/ Rob Cantor's Soundcloud]</ref>, where it was inevitably found by a fan of [[Tally Hall]] and soon after was posted to the HITS Twitter account<ref>[https://twitter.com/hiddeninthesand/status/192537051797798912 HITS Twitter linking to Rob's website for the first time]</ref> for everyone else to hear. Within hours, it was on the front page of Reddit and BoingBoing<ref>[https://twitter.com/hiddeninthesand/status/192799713576226817 HITS Twitter retweeting Rob's reaction to BoingBoing's coverage]</ref>. In 36 hours, the song amassed nearly 14,000 plays on SoundCloud<ref>[https://twitter.com/hiddeninthesand/status/193138499602497537 HITS Twitter reporting on the SoundCloud plays after 36 hours]</ref>. | In an interview with The Washington Post, Rob says it was originally written in the hopes that 'Funny or Die' would want to use the song in a video featuring the actual LaBeouf.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/celebritology/post/the-shia-labeouf-cannibal-song-the-story-behind-the-viral-track/2012/05/02/gIQAfbxVxT_blog.html Interview with The Washington Post]</ref> But it didn't happen and the song sat on his hard drive for a year until Rob created his online portfolio at [https://www.robcantor.com RobCantor.com] (dead link) and SoundCloud profile<ref>[http://soundcloud.com/rob-cantor/ Rob Cantor's Soundcloud]</ref>, where it was inevitably found by a fan of [[Tally Hall]] and soon after was posted to the HITS Twitter account<ref>[https://twitter.com/hiddeninthesand/status/192537051797798912 HITS Twitter linking to Rob's website for the first time]</ref> for everyone else to hear. Within hours, it was on the front page of Reddit and BoingBoing<ref>[https://twitter.com/hiddeninthesand/status/192799713576226817 HITS Twitter retweeting Rob's reaction to BoingBoing's coverage]</ref>. In 36 hours, the song amassed nearly 14,000 plays on SoundCloud<ref>[https://twitter.com/hiddeninthesand/status/193138499602497537 HITS Twitter reporting on the SoundCloud plays after 36 hours]</ref>. | ||
So, why Shia LaBeouf of all people? In the interview, Rob says "It was more that his name, when whispered really intensely, just made me giggle." | So, why Shia LaBeouf of all people? In the interview, Rob says "It was more that his name, when whispered really intensely, just made me giggle." | ||