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Evo-Devo (Despacito Biology Parody)

Music · 2017 · Niche

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A biology parody of Despacito passed 5 million Facebook views after a Halloween repost.

Original · Tim Blais / A Capella Science
Evo-Devo (Despacito Biology Parody) | A Capella Science
acapellascience on YouTube
Evo-Devo, by A Capella Science
Tim Blais / Bandcamp
Dividing cells on colorful background, 3D illustration
TIME
T2E7 Evo-Devo
Soy Científic@ / Apple Podcasts
Evo-Devo, the A Capella Version - The Scholarly Kitchen
The Scholarly Kitchen / Society for Scholarly Publishing

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How it works
Reach37Contagion35Breadth50Velocity29LongevityNo data yet38

Numbers

Owner Facebook repost views, reported lower bound
5M
As of Nov 2, 2017 · Facebook · TIME
Seed to peak
6 weeks
Sep 23 ’17 to Nov 2 ’17
Platforms
6
Started on YouTube
Origin
Seeded
Education

Mechanics

  • Platform jumpPrimary
  • Press loop
  • Newsjacking
  • Creator relay

How it spread

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Blais released Evo-Devo on YouTube and Bandcamp. A Halloween Facebook repost passed 5 million views and received TIME coverage. Educators made assignments and classroom slides from the lyrics; a teacher offered a vocabulary exercise and an unaffiliated channel reacted.

Jun ’17OctDecSep ’18Nov ’19Oct ’20May ’21DecJul ’22Dec ’23Sep ’25Jan ’27YouTubeAudioOpen webFacebookPressRetail
YouTubeAudioOpen webFacebookPressRetail

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  1. September 2017

    A Capella Science seed · Sep 23 ’17

    Tim Blais released Evo-Devo, a Despacito parody about genes and development.[1][2][3]

    Evo-Devo (Despacito Biology Parody) | A Capella Science
    Open the first post ↗

  2. Tim Blais commercial · Sep 23 ’17

    Blais released Evo-Devo as a digital track, also dated September 23 in Apple and Spotify metadata.[1][3][4]

    Evo-Devo, by A Capella Science

  3. October 2017

    José Manuel López Nicolás platform jump · Oct 9 ’17

    López Nicolás featured the parody on his Spanish-language SCIENTIA blog.[5]

Changelogupdated Oct 12 ’26
  1. 2026-10-12Added: 16 events, 20 sources · Score 38
Origin
Seeded
Sector
Education
Region
CA
Owner Facebook repost views, reported lower bound
5M
As of Nov 2, 2017 · Facebook · TIME
Evidence
Grade B

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  1. September 2017

    A Capella Science seed · Sep 23 ’17

    Tim Blais released Evo-Devo, a Despacito parody about genes and development.[1][2][3]

    Evo-Devo (Despacito Biology Parody) | A Capella Science
    Open the first post ↗

  2. Tim Blais commercial · Sep 23 ’17

    Blais released Evo-Devo as a digital track, also dated September 23 in Apple and Spotify metadata.[1][3][4]

    Evo-Devo, by A Capella Science

  3. October 2017

    José Manuel López Nicolás platform jump · Oct 9 ’17

    López Nicolás featured the parody on his Spanish-language SCIENTIA blog.[5]

  1. platform jump · Oct 31 ’17

  2. peak · Nov 2 ’17

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