# Kyle Gordon

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{{Short description|American comedian, singer, and YouTuber (born 1992)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{distinguish|Kyler Gordon}}
{{Infobox youtuber
| name                 = Kyle Gordon
| image                = KyleGordon BiltmoreCabaret ReithHumphreys2.jpg
| image_caption        = Kyle Gordon in 2024
| birth_date           = {{birth date and age|1992|10|9}}
| birth_place          = [Katonah](/source/Katonah), New York, U.S.
| occupation           = {{flatlist|
* [YouTuber](/source/YouTuber)
* singer
* comedian
* artist
}}
| youtube_handle        = @kylegordonisgreat8611
| youtube_display_name  = kylegordonisgreat

| youtube_years_active  = 2018–present
| youtube_genre         = {{hlist|Parodies|satire|songs}}
| youtube_subscribers   = 1.36 million<!-- PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE WITHOUT UPDATING stats_update BELOW -->
| youtube_views         = 1.18 billion<!-- PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE WITHOUT UPDATING stats_update BELOW -->
| stats_update        = April 10, 2026
}}

'''Kyle Gordon''' (born October 9, 1992) is an American comedian, singer,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kaplan |first=Josh |date=August 16, 2023 |title=Who is Kyle Gordon, the Jewish comedian behind planet of the bass? |url=https://www.thejc.com/life-and-culture/meet-kyle-gordon-the-jewish-comedian-behind-the-song-of-the-summer-rsjugzq2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303012114/https://www.thejc.com/life-and-culture/i-think-being-jewish-is-a-gift-for-a-novelist-e0k0wphl |archive-date=March 3, 2024 |access-date=March 3, 2024 |website=www.thejc.com |language=en}}</ref> and [YouTuber](/source/YouTuber).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=January 24, 2024 |title=Kyle Gordon Is Looking to Make More Crazy Times in 2024 |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/comedy/kyle-gordon/kyle-gordon-is-looking-to-make-more-crazy-times-in-2024 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240213063209/https://www.pastemagazine.com/comedy/kyle-gordon/kyle-gordon-is-looking-to-make-more-crazy-times-in-2024 |archive-date=February 13, 2024 |access-date=March 2, 2024 |website=Paste Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Career ==
Kyle Gordon makes [YouTube Shorts](/source/YouTube_Shorts), [TikTok](/source/TikTok)s and is a musician, satirically portraying various characters in his songs<ref name=":0" /> and parodying popular music from the past.

His YouTube channel has over one million subscribers and over 750 million views.<ref>{{Cite web |title=kylegordonisgreat – YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/@kylegordonisgreat8611 |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=www.youtube.com |archive-date=March 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240302144441/https://www.youtube.com/@kylegordonisgreat8611 |url-status=live }}</ref> He also has 3.7 million followers and 178 million likes on TikTok,<ref>{{Cite web |title=TikTok: Kyle Gordon |url=https://www.tiktok.com/@kylegordonisgreat |website=www.tiktok.com |access-date=March 6, 2025 |archive-date=March 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303122858/https://www.tiktok.com/@kylegordonisgreat |url-status=live }}</ref> both as of March 2025.

In summer of 2023, Kyle Gordon premiered his first song, "[Planet of the Bass](/source/Planet_of_the_Bass)",<ref>{{Cite news |last=McWhertor |first=Michael |date=2023-08-01 |title='Planet of the Bass' is our most anticipated song of the summer |url=https://www.polygon.com/23816082/planet-of-the-bass-dj-crazy-times-song-meme |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802234032/https://www.polygon.com/23816082/planet-of-the-bass-dj-crazy-times-song-meme |archive-date=2023-08-02 |access-date=2023-08-03 |work=[Polygon](/source/Polygon_(website))}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mather |first=Katie |date=2023-08-01 |title=WHAT IS THE SONG 'PLANET OF THE BASS'? PARODY EURO-POP MUSIC VIDEO GOES VIRAL FOR SPOT-ON HOMAGE TO THE '90S |url=https://www.intheknow.com/post/planet-of-the-bass-euro-pop/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802234036/https://www.intheknow.com/post/planet-of-the-bass-euro-pop/ |archive-date=2023-08-02 |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=intheknow}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Abraham |first=Ellie |date=2023-08-01 |title='Planet of the Bass' might be the best parody song you hear this year |url=https://www.indy100.com/tiktok/planet-bass-kyle-gordon-song |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802234604/https://www.indy100.com/tiktok/planet-bass-kyle-gordon-song |archive-date=2023-08-02 |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=Indy100}}</ref><ref name="WhatHappened">{{Cite news |last=Chery |first=Samantha |date=2023-08-06 |title=What happened to the original Biljana in 'Planet of the Bass'? |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2023/08/06/planet-of-the-bass-biljana-electronica-q-and-a/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806162159/https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2023/08/06/planet-of-the-bass-biljana-electronica-q-and-a/ |archive-date=2023-08-06 |access-date=2023-08-08 |newspaper=[The Washington Post](/source/The_Washington_Post)}}</ref> which was released on August 15, 2023<ref name="RollingStone">{{Cite magazine |last=Klee |first=Miles |date=2023-08-03 |title='Planet of the Bass': Nobody Can Get This 1990s Eurodance Parody Out of Their Head |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/planet-of-the-bass-eurodance-song-parody-meme-1234799885/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803152717/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/planet-of-the-bass-eurodance-song-parody-meme-1234799885/ |archive-date=2023-08-03 |access-date=2023-08-03 |magazine=[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)}}</ref> and is a parody of [1990s](/source/1990s_in_music) [European dance music](/source/Eurodance).<ref name="dailydot">{{Cite news |last=Baker-Whitelaw |first=Gavia |date=2023-07-31 |title='Planet of the Bass': What is this weird song taking over the internet? |url=https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/planet-of-the-base-parody-tiktok/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802234856/https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/planet-of-the-base-parody-tiktok/ |archive-date=2023-08-02 |access-date=2023-08-03 |work=[The Daily Dot](/source/The_Daily_Dot)}}</ref> Brooks Allison, a sketch writer for ''[The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon](/source/The_Tonight_Show_Starring_Jimmy_Fallon)'', and Jamie Siegel served as producers.<ref name="WhatHappened" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tolentino |first=Daysia |date=2023-08-04 |title='Planet of the Bass' is the song of the summer on TikTok. And it hasn't even debuted yet. |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/planet-of-the-bass-kyle-gordon-tiktok-viral-europop-parody-song-rcna98265 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230807223546/https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/planet-of-the-bass-kyle-gordon-tiktok-viral-europop-parody-song-rcna98265 |archive-date=2023-08-07 |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=[NBC News](/source/NBC_News)}}</ref>

In March 2024, Kyle Gordon released his first album, ''Kyle Gordon is Great'', which contained the single "[Planet of the Bass](/source/Planet_of_the_Bass)", but also featured parodies of 2000s country music, [pop punk emo](/source/Pop_punk) songs, and [bossa nova](/source/bossa_nova) music.<ref>https://wvau.org/blogs/kyle-gordon-is-great-no-really/</ref>

In April 2025, Kyle Gordon released his second album, ''Kyle Gordon is Wonderful'', which features the single "We Will Never Die", parodying folk-pop songs of the early 2010s. The album also features parodies of [British rap](/source/British_rap), [nu metal](/source/nu_metal), and [Italo disco](/source/Italo_disco).<ref>https://shorefire.com/releases/entry/comedian-and-musical-satirist-kyle-gordon-shares-new-parody-millennial-indie-pop-single-we-will-never-die-feat-kody-redwing-the-broken-hearts</ref>

==Personal life==
Gordon grew up in [Katonah, New York](/source/Katonah%2C_New_York) in a [Conservative Jewish](/source/Conservative_Judaism) family.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kaplan |first=Josh |title=Who is Kyle Gordon, the Jewish comedian behind planet of the bass? |url=https://www.thejc.com/life-and-culture/meet-kyle-gordon-the-jewish-comedian-behind-the-song-of-the-summer-rsjugzq2 |website=www.thejc.com |date=August 16, 2023 |access-date=March 3, 2024 |archive-date=March 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303012914/https://www.thejc.com/life-and-culture/meet-kyle-gordon-the-jewish-comedian-behind-the-song-of-the-summer-rsjugzq2 |url-status=live }}</ref> He is a graduate of [Denison University](/source/Denison_University), where he majored in [East Asian studies](/source/East_Asian_studies), and sang in the cappella group the Denison Hilltoppers.<ref>{{cite news |last1=DeVille |first1=Chris |title=Crazy times for Kyle Gordon '14 |url=https://denison.edu/magazine/denison-magazine/151670 |access-date=11 October 2024 |work=Denison Magazine |publisher=Denison University |date=1 September 2023}}</ref>

==Discography==
===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:11em;"| Title
! rowspan="2" |Details
!Peak chart positions
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [US<br />Com.](/source/Comedy_Albums)<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Comedy Albums - Week of March 16, 2024 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/comedy-albums/2024-03-16/ |access-date=May 14, 2025 |website=Billboard}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Comedy Albums - Week of April 19, 2025 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/comedy-albums/2025-04-19/ |access-date=May 14, 2025 |website=Billboard}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''Kyle Gordon is Great''
|
* Released: March 1, 2024
* Label: [BMG](/source/BMG_Rights_Management)
* Formats: Digital download, streaming
|8
|-
! scope="row" | ''Kyle Gordon is Wonderful''
|
* Released: April 4, 2025
* Label: [BMG](/source/BMG_Rights_Management)
* Formats: Digital download, streaming
|10
|}

=== Singles ===

==== As lead artist ====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+
! rowspan="2" |Title
! rowspan="2" |Year
!Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2" |Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| [US<br />Dance](/source/Hot_Dance%2FElectronic_Songs)<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=10 First-Timers on Billboard’s Charts This Week: DJ Crazy Times, Men I Trust, Obongjayar, Briscoe & More |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/billboard-charts-first-timers-dj-crazy-times-men-i-trust-1235397938/ |access-date=March 14, 2025 |website=Billboard}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| "[Planet of the Bass](/source/Planet_of_the_Bass)"<br />{{Small|(featuring DJ Crazy Times and Ms. Biljana Electronica)}}
| rowspan="3" |2023
|46
| rowspan="5" |''Kyle Gordon is Great''
|-
! scope="row" | "Ugliest Girl on the Beach"<br />{{Small|(featuring Antonio Frankfurt)}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ugliest Girl on the Beach (feat. Antonio Frankfurt) - Single by Kyle Gordon |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/0R5GOsXO3XXA9u5KNEod4O |access-date=May 14, 2025 |website=Spotify}}</ref>
|—
|-
! scope="row" | "Girls are the Best"<br />{{Small|(featuring Tanya McCabe)}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Girls Are the Best (feat. Tanya McCabe) - Single by Kyle Gordon |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/2OdsziQ9mLtrmDUeRNydwi |access-date=May 14, 2025 |website=Spotify}}</ref>
|—
|-
! scope="row" | "My Life (Is the Worst Life Ever)"<br />{{Small|(featuring Our Wounded Courtship)}}
| rowspan="3" |2024
|—
|-
! scope="row" | "The Irish Drinking Song"<br />{{Small|(featuring The Gammy Fluthers)}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Irish Drinking Song (feat. The Gammy Fluthers) - EP by Kyle Gordon |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/6WwiFxKlg7M8dJX2rKBDOF |access-date=May 14, 2025 |website=Spotify}}</ref>
|—
|-
! scope="row" | "My Husband's Ghost (This Christmas)"<br />{{Small|(featuring Arabella DeFury)}}
|—
| rowspan="4" |''Kyle Gordon is Wonderful''
|-
! scope="row" | "We Will Never Die"<br />{{Small|(featuring Kody Redwing and The Broken Hearts)}}
| rowspan="3" |2025
|—
|-
! scope="row"| "Selekta"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Selekta (feat. Albie Wobble, Trixie B & SIDEQUEST) |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/3Oj1qoay2pYSdy6nayuAqH?si=p9EkrJL7Qrm4aP-N4SzCHg |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=open.spotify.com}}</ref><br />{{Small|(featuring Albie Wobble, Trixie B, and Sidequest)}}
|—
|-
! scope="row" | "Crawl to Me"<br />{{Small|(featuring Stool Sample)}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Crawl to Me (feat. Stool Sample) - Single by Kyle Gordon |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/5U2o52PyHV88fTU5LPaoLs |access-date=May 14, 2025 |website=Spotify}}</ref>
|—
|}

==== As featured artist ====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+
!Title
!Year
!Album
|-
! scope="row"| "Myrtle Beach"<br />{{Small|(OCT featuring Kyle Gordon)}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Myrtle Beach (feat. Kyle Gordon) - Single - Album by OCT |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/myrtle-beach-feat-kyle-gordon-single/1812224012 |access-date=May 14, 2025 |website=Apple Music}}</ref>
|2025
| ''On Company Time''
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official|https://kylegordonisgreat.com}}

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Category:1992 births
Category:21st-century American comedians
Category:21st-century American singers
Category:Jewish American comedians
Category:Living people
Category:American parody musicians
Category:American satirical musicians
Category:YouTubers from New York City

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