Dancing Baby, also known as “Cha-Cha Baby,” is widely regarded as one of the earliest viral internet memes. It gained popularity in 1996 through email chains. The short viral video features a 3D-rendered baby dancing to the intro of “Hooked on a Feeling” by the Swedish rock band Blue Swede. It was released as a sample source file in the 3D character animation software Character Studio. It was originally created by Michael Girard, Robert Lurye, and John Chadwick as a demo file for the Character Studio plugin for 3D Studio Max.