put together. The newspaper questioned whether the song was composed in one day, and speculated that the melody might have been written by the group previously and modified to use with audio from the Bale incident. Pitchfork Media was impressed that "R U Professional" was made in twenty-four hours. Various websites commented that the song was a unique way to pay tribute to Christian Bale and his body of work. Boing Boing called the song an amusing homage to Bale. C7nema commented that the song was hilarious and dedicated to Bale's odd behavior. The Celebrity Cafe wrote that the piece was better than "Bale Out" by RevoLucian which also dealt with the incident. Chicagoist wrote that the song by The Mae Shi was their favorite of the Christian Bale remixes. Chico News & Review called the piece a caring accolade to Bale's on-set tirade. See also List of Internet phenomena "Ocean's Three and a Half", an episode of Family Guy which also dealt with the story References External links account of The Mae Shi 2009 songs American pop songs Cultural depictions of actors Electropop songs Internet culture Internet memes introduced in 2009 Musical parodies Viral videos 2009 YouTube videos Satirical songs