This keyboard-driven instrumental was the theme song to the 1985 Eddie Murphy movie Beverly Hills Cop. Murphy's character was named Axel Foley, which is how the song got its name.
During production of the movie, this was known as the "Banana Theme," as it was slated for a scene where Axel Foley shoves a banana in the tailpipe of police officers intending to pursue him.
In 2005, a version by the fictional group Crazy Frog became a huge hit in England, going to #1 on the charts. This version was created by members of the German production team Bass Bumpers as a ringtone for the company Jamster. The ringtone became a full song when the record promoter/label owner Guy Holmes got to it. Speaking with The Independent, Holmes, who is also responsible for Right Said Fred, explained: "I got stuck in the tsunami in Thailand and saw the advert for this stupid frog ringtone over and over again on MTV. I walked back into the office and said, 'That f--king annoying ringtone would make a great record.' Unfortunately, it's now on my CV; though I gave up on credibility a long time ago."
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