Chewing Gum (song) online game "Blockland" as well as in television programmes such as "Glee", "Skam", and "Grey's Anatomy". The song was also featured in the film "Big Momma's House 2". Producer Richard X was impressed with Annie's debut single "The Greatest Hit". He asked Annie to record vocals for his debut album "Richard X Presents His X-Factor Vol. 1". In exchange, he contributed "Chewing Gum", co-written with Hannah Robinson, to "Anniemal". Richard X's songwriting was inspired by a put-down that his girlfriend devised to describe self-important, vain people. The song's lyrics compare being in a relationship with chewing gum, "chewing for fun"
Chewing gum ban in Singapore import of chewing gum was immediately halted. After a transition period allowing shops to clear existing stock, the sale of chewing gum was completely banned. When first introduced, the ban caused much controversy and some open defiance. Some people took the trouble of travelling to neighbouring Johor Bahru, Malaysia, to purchase chewing gum. Offenders were publicly "named and shamed" by the government, to serve as a deterrent to other would-be smugglers. No black market for chewing gum in Singapore ever emerged, though some Singaporeans occasionally still manage to smuggle some chewing gum from Johor Bahru for their own consumption. The