A 2017 adaptation by Papua New Guinean artist Justin Wellington (titled "Iko Iko (My Bestie)") became a global hit in 2021.
Watch the Chipmunks perform their lively street rendition in New Orleans from the 2015 film:
The track was produced by Alana Da Fonseca, Janice Karman, and Ross Bagdasarian. Musical Origins
The most well-known version was released by The Dixie Cups in 1965.
The track was released on December 11, 2015 , as part of the Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
It was originally written and recorded in 1953 by James "Sugar Boy" Crawford under the title "Jock-A-Mo" .
The song features the voices of the Chipmunks, with the film's regular voice cast, including Justin Long (Alvin), Matthew Gray Gubler (Simon), and Jesse McCartney (Theodore).
While the 2015 movie version is the official "Chipmunk" cover, the song saw a massive resurgence in recent years due to a viral .