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Wikipedia article




"'Horse Outside'" is a song by Irish comedy group The Rubberbandits. It was released on 8 December 2010, after its accompanying music video was aired on RT Television programme 'Republic of Telly'. The video gained almost 2.5 million views in ten days on YouTube and, as of July 2020, has over 20 million views. It was targeted to become the Irish Christmas number one single of 2010, ultimately finishing second.Muldoon, Molly (2010-12-25). [http://www.irishcentral.com/ent/The-Rubberbandits-lose-out-on-Christmas-number-one-to-X-Factor-winner--SEE-VIDEO-112447969.html The Rubberbandits lose out on Christmas number one to X factor winner].



It has also resulted in first one then two lifesize models of a horses, painted by young people aged 1018, being an art installation outside the Hunt Museum in Limerick. The models are made of fibreglass, and are taken inside at night.[http://www.limerickleader.ie/news/arts-entertainment/132620/Limerick-s--Horse-Outside-.html Limerick Leader 5 Jul 2012] Limericks Horse Outside continues to inspire

Promotion



On 17 December 2010, the Rubberbandits appeared on 'The Late Late Show' but did not perform the song. "If you go on 'The Late, Late Show' they make you perform without cursing," main member Blindboy Boat Club said. "There are 17 instances of the word "fuck" in the our song and we don't want to perform it without those curses so we're not doing it." RT insisted the reason was that the programme was "fully booked" for live performances, and The Rubberbandits had been a "last-minute" addition. Instead, the programme aired a portion of the video.

Video



The video, directed by Peter Foott, shows a wedding scene and used exterior shots from Milford Church, with interior shots filmed in a contemplative centre at the University of Limerick. The video features Irish model Madeline Mulqueen playing the sought-after bridesmaid at the wedding.

Campaign for the Christmas number one



International press (such as the Spectator and CNBC) picked up on the phenomenon running blog pieces on the video and its content after its success on YouTube. Paddy Power placed the track at 8/11 and as favourite for Christmas number one single in Ireland. However, the effort fell short, finishing at #2 on the Christmas chart and losing to 'The X Factor' winner Matt Cardle by over 25,000 sales, in part because the record companies failed to deliver the 25,000 extra singles to record stores until one day after the deadline for the Christmas charts. Most stores were sold out of the existing stocks, which originally had only 5,000 available.

Charts



References




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