“Urrrp! Wh-what’s with this remix, Morty?”
Hailing from Sweden, Niklas Dahlstrand, better known as Chetreo across the internet, is the creator of the incredibly catchy “I Am Alive (Rick and Morty Remix),” which continues to entertain the masses. As of Monday, Sept. 18, the video, which draws on the second episode of Rick and Morty’s third season, is just under five million views, surpassing similar videos from long-established YouTube remix artists like schmoyoho and RoyishGoodLooks.
“I literally created ‘I Am Alive’ in one evening and had no idea it would get so popular,” said Chetreo in an email. “I kinda wish I put more time into it, but that would’ve maybe made it less successful — timing is an important factor!”
In some splendid, cosmic twist, Seattle band Chaos Chaos also got the note on timing and just released a song featuring Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland called “Terryfold.” Kevin Rutherford at Billboard reported that the song landed at number 33 on the Hot Rock Songs chart for the week of Sept. 23. This is Chaos Chaos’ second collaboration with the show, as their song “Do You Feel It?” was featured in the season two episode “Auto Erotic Assimilation.”
While “I Am Alive (Rick and Morty Remix)” far surpassed the view count of “Terryfold,” the song, as a YouTube video, was not eligible to chart. Musical bureaucracy is not getting Chetreo down though.
“Both the creators and Adult Swim have been super cool with me remixing their show,” said Chetreo. “The response and support I’ve gotten from people so far is really incredible and I’m just gonna have fun with it and create music the best I can!”
No tour dates have been announced, but Chetreo is putting his college degree in music production and audio engineering to good use by producing more Rick and Morty-themed videos for fans in the future.
“I would love to see YouTube becoming my full-time job!”
Photo courtesy of Chetreo.