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| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Euro Pop]], [[Schlager]], [[Folk music|Folk]]
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| writer = Dave Knight, Sam Sommer
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== Background ==
[[File:2016-06-28 282 Bianca „Bibi“ Heinicke von „BibisBeautyPalace“.jpg|thumb|upright|Bianca 'Bibi' Heinicke of "BibisBeautyPalace"]]
"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 10 December
== Musical
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 ==
=== Critical response ===
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.
The music video is the most disliked video on any German YouTube channel, more than twice as much as the former record holder. Worldwide, it is the fifth most disliked YouTube video, with only about 44,5 million views.<ref name=playlist />▼
=== Further reaction ===
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}}</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
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
A few days after
▲The promotional campaign of the song also aroused criticism. Not many people believed the announcement that additional CDs would only be produced if there was a high number of pre-orders. Instead it was assumed to be an agenda for higher profit.<ref>[https://noisey.vice.com/de/article/bibisbeautypalace-versetzt-popmusik-den-todestoss-und-das-internet-sendet-fluche-aus ''BibisBeautyPalace versetzt Popmusik den Todesstoß und das Internet sendet Flüche aus''] auf „Noisey“</ref> Additionally, the question of the reason for the publication of the song was raised, especially if that song emphasized the vlogger’s lack of talent as a singer.<ref>[https://www.kreiszeitung.de/laeuft/bibi-song-how-it-is-8259937.html ''Ein Kommentar zu #bibissong: Achtung! Bibi singt.''] In: ''Kreiszeitung''</ref>
"How It Is (Wap Bap …)" entered the [[Official German Charts]] at number 9, with Heinicke registering her first single ranking position. The track also reached number 5 and 52 in Austria and Switzerland, respectively.
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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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▲| style="text-align:left"| {{AUT|Ö3 Austria Top 40}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Bibi H.|trans_title=|periodical=|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|deadurl=|format=|accessdate=2017-05-06|archiveurl=|archivedate=|last=|date=|year=|month=|day=|language=German|pages=|quote=}}</ref>
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*[[List of most-disliked YouTube videos|Most-disliked YouTube videos]]
▲With over 1.7 million dislikes on May 9, 2017, the music video became one of the top ten most disliked videos on YouTube only a few days after uploading.<ref>{{citation/core|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=http://www.faz.net/aktuell/gesellschaft/menschen/musikvideo-von-youtuberin-bibi-bekommt-1-7-mio-dislikes-15007026.html|AccessDate=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|trans_title=|periodical=Focus Online|publisher=|url=http://www.focus.de/kultur/musik/alphonso-williams-er-ist-der-dsds-sieger-mit-dem-schlechtesten-chart-einstieg-aller-zeiten_id_7134009.html|deadurl=|accessdate=2017-05-16|archiveurl=|archivedate=|last=|date=|year=|month=|day=|language=German|pages=|quote=}}</ref>
▲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|trans_title=|periodical=shz.de|publisher=|url=https://www.shz.de/deutschland-welt/panorama/bibi-zieht-spott-und-haeme-fuer-ihren-ersten-song-auf-sich-id16772796.html|deadurl=|accessdate=2017-05-16|archiveurl=|archivedate=|last=Christin Lempfert, Corinna Berghahn|date=|year=|month=|day=|language=German|pages=|quote=}}</ref>
▲A few days after publishing, the rapper Jonas Platin uploaded a version of the original with edited acoustics which he claimed to be a recording of the song without pitch correction. His video spread quickly across various social networks and attracted a lot of attention.<ref>[http://www.maennersache.de/bibi-how-it-original-aufnahmen-ohne-autotune-2019.html ''Hörsturzgefahr: Kein Autotune: So schief klingt Bibis "How it is" ohne Effekte''] auf „Männersache“</ref><ref>[http://www.maennersache.de/bibi-how-it-original-aufnahmen-ohne-autotune-2019.html ''So Hört sich Bibis Musikvideo (Wap Bap …) ohne Autotune an.''] In: ''Big.fm''</ref> Platin later revealed the video to be fake.<ref>[http://hiphop.de/magazin/wtf/bibi-song-how-it-is-rapper-trollt-internet-mit-fake-leak-302737#.WRsz9mjyhPY ''Bibi-Song "How It Is": Rapper trollt das Internet mit Fake-Leak.''] In: ''HipHop''</ref>
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