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{{Infobox song
| name = How It Is (Wap Bap …)
| cover = Bibi How It Is cover.jpg
| alt =
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| type = single
| artist = [[Bianca Heinicke|Bibi H.]] | album =
| released
| format =
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Euro Pop]], [[Schlager]], [[Folk music|Folk]]
| length = 2:57
| label = Warner Music Germany
| writer = Dave Knight, Sam Sommer
| producer = Chinzilla Films
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|4gSOMba1UdM|"Bibi H. - How it is (wap bap...)"}}}}
}}
"'''How It Is (Wap Bap …)'''" is a song by
== Background ==
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"How It Is (Wap Bap …)" was written by Dave Knight and Sam Sommer and composed by the latter. The production was undertaken by the film production company Chinzilla Films.<ref name="official">BibisBeautyPalace: {{YouTube|4gSOMba1UdM|Bibi H – How It Is (Wap Bap …) [Official Video]}}</ref>
On
== Musical notation and content ==
The song is composed in
In the song, the narrator says to remain optimistic although pursued by misfortune, and that this proves to be the right way in the end. Heinicke summarized the content of the song in her announcement video, saying that it was about the story of a person who, in spite of many negative events, should not give up.
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== Music video ==
The official music video was
== Reception ==
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Upon its release, "How It Is (Wap, Bap ...)" was met with generally negative reviews from contemporary [[Music journalism|music critics]]. The main points of criticism were the lyrics, the voice and pronunciation of the singer, as well as the use of [[Auto-Tune]]. Nicolas Heine, writing for German online magazine ''[[:de:Dance-Charts|Dance-Charts]]'', criticized the song as flat and childish, while comparing it to advertising jingles. Heine concluded that the song's success was the only positive aspect, mostly attributed to it being unoffensive.<ref>Nicolas Heine: [http://www.dance-charts.de/201705058614/musikvideo-bibi-h-how-it-is-wap-bap ''Top oder Flop? Musikvideo » Bibi H - How It Is (Wap Bap).''] In: ''Dance-Charts''</ref> Carsten Heidböhmer from ''[[Stern (magazine)|Stern]]'' similarly gave a negative review of the song, pointing out the chorus as obtrusive and the concept of the lyrics trite. Heidböhmer jokingly noted that "How It Is (Wap, Bap ...)" has "the potential to become the most unpopular song of all time.".<ref name="stern" /> Beyond the widely negative feedback from critics, "How It Is (Wap, Bap ...)" was also accused of plagiarizing "[[The Show (Lenka song)|The Show]]" (2008) by Australian singer [[Lenka]]. Multiple publications have noted the rhythm, melody and notes as being very similar.<ref>[https://www.n-joy.de/entertainment/Alles-nur-geklaut-Bibis-Song-klingt-wie-Lenka,bibisbeautypalace102.html ''Alles nur geklaut? Bibis Song klingt wie Lenka.''] In: ''[[N-Joy]]''</ref><ref>[https://www.tz.de/stars/abgekupfert-vorwuerfe-gegen-bibi-heinicke-von-bibisbeautypalace-wegen-song-how-it-is-zr-8271442.html ''Schwere Vorwüfe gegen Bibi von BibisBeautyPalace.''] In: ''TZ''</ref><ref>[http://www.kronehit.at/news/vorwuerfe-bibis-song-ist-geklaut ''Vorwürfe: Bibis Song ist geklaut.''] In: ''Kronehit''</ref>
The promotional campaign of the song also aroused criticism. While critics believed the announcement that additional CDs would only be produced if there was a high number of pre-orders was untrue, it was also assumed to be an agenda for higher profit.<ref>[https://
=== Further reaction ===
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The music video became one of the most disliked videos on YouTube only a few days after being uploaded.<ref>{{citation|surname1=Leonie Feuerbach|periodical=Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung|title=Negativrekord für Youtube-Star: Bibis Musikvideo gefällt 1,7 Millionen Menschen – nicht|issn=0174-4909|date=2017-05-09|language=German|url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/gesellschaft/menschen/musikvideo-von-youtuberin-bibi-bekommt-1-7-mio-dislikes-15007026.html|access-date=2017-05-15
}}</ref> Later, the video reached more than 2 million dislikes.<ref>{{cite web|title=Alphonso Williams ist der DSDS-Sieger mit dem schlechtesten Chart-Einstieg ever|periodical=Focus Online|url=http://www.focus.de/kultur/musik/alphonso-williams-er-ist-der-dsds-sieger-mit-dem-schlechtesten-chart-einstieg-aller-zeiten_id_7134009.html|accessdate=2017-05-16|language=German}}</ref> Currently, it is the
The song and the video also attracted mockery by other content creators who satirized it.<ref>{{cite web|title=Reaktionen zu "How it is (wap bap …)": Bibi zieht Spott und Häme für ihren ersten Song auf sich|periodical=shz.de|url=https://www.shz.de/deutschland-welt/panorama/bibi-zieht-spott-und-haeme-fuer-ihren-ersten-song-auf-sich-id16772796.html|accessdate=2017-05-16|last=Christin Lempfert, Corinna Berghahn|language=German}}</ref>
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== Charts ==
"How It Is (Wap Bap …)" entered the [[Official German Charts]] at number
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!scope="row"| Austria ([[Ö3 Austria Top 40]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Bibi H.|publisher=Hitparade.ch|url=http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Bibi+H%2E&titel=How+It+Is+%28Wap+Bap%2E%2E%2E%29&cat=s|accessdate=2017-05-06|language=German}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|Germany ([[Official German Charts]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Bibi H.|publisher=[[GfK Entertainment]]|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche/|accessdate=2017-05-06|language=German}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|Switzerland ([[Schweizer Hitparade]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Bibi H.|publisher=Hitparade.ch|url=http://www.hitparade.ch/song/Bibi-H./How-It-Is-(Wap-Bap...)-1657118|accessdate=2017-05-06|language=German}}</ref>
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[[Category:2017 songs]]
[[Category:Warner Music Group singles]]
[[Category:2010s music videos]]
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