David Lowe of The Sun characterized Zonday's voice as being "gravelly as Rod Stewart but alas without the groove", expressing no surprise at Zonday's lack of formal musical training. The song is known for the deep voice of its singer and his unique mannerisms while singing, telling the viewer "**I move away from the mic to breathe in" via subtitles. It was the winner in the Music category in the 2007 YouTube Awards. "Chocolate Rain" is ranked as the hottest viral video of Summer 2007 by CTV.ca and as the number 2 viral video in the world by. The song, and its writer/performer, attracted major media attention. The video is also famous for a caption displayed early in the video " **I move away from the mic to breathe in", which has been parodied many times. Occasional cutbacks to Zonday playing a digital piano are also shown. The music video portrays a bespectacled Zonday in a recording studio wearing a white T-shirt and singing into a condenser microphone. By early 2009 the video had over 35 million views. " Chocolate Rain" is a song and music video written and performed by Tay Zonday, a singer and songwriter.Īfter being posted on YouTube on April 22, 2007, the song quickly became popular. Tay Zonday's Apartment, Minneapolis, Minnesota Tay Zonday told MTV "I just figured that if I didn't mention it people would wonder what I was doing". "I move away from the mic to breathe in" became a meme oft-repeated on 4chan after its appearance in the "Chocolate Rain" video.
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