I know that's to much for me I would never try to do that because one time my neighbor had one of those and I accidentally pressed the button to speed it up and fell and got in trouble so I will never do that again!!!!😲😲😲
meragan12487 They didn't do it better than OK Go. These guy just imitated the band; the band was taught the moves by the singer's professional ballroom dancing sister. A tiny slip doesn't mean the students did it better. Don't get me wrong, they did great, but I doubt they were coached on technique like the band was.
Wooahh Just because it was already choreographed doesn’t mean doing the dance is easy. It took OK GO a dozen tries to get it correct. These guys did it live and nailed it the first try. It’s incredible what they did.
Seven years later to this date, this vid has become legendary... the boys are grown up now and probably have moved on, but this epic performance of their high school youth remains forever for others to see years to come... where ever you guys are, Trend on boys... trend on! :)
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They missed the part where Damien stumbles on a backwards turn step, I was waiting for it but he did it perfectly but then again at least I go to see what the routine would have looked like without thr stumble
I come back to this video every 2ish years just to marvel in the amazing early-2000s video quality, the raw performance, the confidence, the coordination & choreography, but most importantly the testament to friendship this shows. I hope all these guys stayed friends & stay in touch now.
lol the point I'm trying to make is that there is way more talent in this video and the bottle flip video blew up way more, which is dumb as fuck to me
Damn, I wish people were nearly half as cool as these guys when I was in highschool. This may be 7 years old now, but mad props to these guys. Also i like how at the beginning the kids were laughing like "har har look at these dorks- wait HOLY SHIT YES"
I don't know that anyone is still checking comments on this, but you MUST know that this is the best ever TH-cam video. I come back annually to appreciate it. I hope that each of you include a QR scan of this with your resume so that employers know you mean business.
This was so well done, it's insane, even the small things like the jacket flip and the jaw dropping and even the occasional looking back at or towards the audience is all accounted for and done perfectly.
Fair point. If that were the case, though, I wonder if the teens were able to access the machines without supervision. Since (US) schools are usually very careful about liability concerns, it's hard to imagine they would've knowingly let students use the machines that way, even after hours.
Forget liabilities, would a US highschool even have that many treadmills for student use? They're not exactly known for their generosity when it comes to funding for school equipment
@@l0sts0ul89 Not actually, the song was made on 2005, the video for the song is from June or July of 2006 and they performed it live in August of 2006, not even a year to practice hahaha
so many questions left unanswered! Did they win the talent show? How does the tall guy look so much like Damian? How did they get those threadmills to the stage? Did they get more respect from fellow students after this? I NEED THE ANSWERED AA
back of the stage has large double doors that is how they go the treadmills on. one of them was our Valedictorian. They were all well liked in school. And i cannot honestly remember if a winner was declared but if one was it was them.
@@joshuareynolds2515 god bless u Joshua Reynolds for answering the questions I was going to ask in my head tmmrw while I spend an hour to make breakfast
Genuinely brilliant. To get that in one take is incredible. They must’ve rehearsed so much. The attention to every tiny detail and move is spot on. Feel so pleased for them watching it must’ve been great to be a part of.
There’s no telling how many times the people in the music video had fallen before they edited it. Look at these gods, getting it absolutely perfect. It’s beautiful.
This is definitely the best of all of the high schools that attempted this dance. They hit this almost dead on.I would give these guys 15 out of 10 stars no questions asked.
The kid doing Tim's parts was awesome - he had all the little moments down that give so much character to the original. They all did amazing, but so cool that he got those things in.
He’s the most enthusiastic, demonstrative with his movements and looks directly to the audience most of the time (therefore, connects more). He also sings, which seems to help him look the most at ease and convincing out of the 4. I think 2:05-2:40 is a good example of this.
I was waiting for 2:01 and then I gave it thumbs up (even though it's most probably a minor glitch in the original and not meant to happen). Those guys did a nice job!
@@RikDog91 kid on the left straightening his jacket. Exactly like the original video. They did such a good job! Oh wait, I already wrote that... I'll leave it in anyway.
One of the coolest things TH-cam recommended to me in a while. Bet those guys were proud after performing that at their talent show, with the crowd going nuts. What a fun school...... And who knows, If they polish up and get the gang back together, something like this could do quite well on AGT 👍🏻🤔👍🏻
14 years later and me comparing the original to this and it’s the exact same and it goes to show these dudes had talent and I hope their out there entertaining because holy shit it was smooth
6.1 million views, 13 years ago, these guys are probably around 29 to 30 and this video is still amazing. Respect for the hard work and what I'm certain were incredibly stressing and insanely repetitive rehearsals to nail this on stage.
This rendition is so good that I think I prefer it to the original - I bookmarked this some years ago & still enjoy watching from time to time - please don't ever take it down!
I didn't realise this performance was so many years ago. A friend showed it to me just the other day, and I thought it was a very recent callback to the OK GO vid. It's somehow just that little bit more touching and awesome that it was recreated so close to the original video. Great performance, a great achievement, and I hope those lads are still kicking ass to this day.
that was AWESOME! 10 Years later, they're probably college grads, and successful in life; but this lives on as an amazing testament to their youth. And it's something that they can show their kids, grandkids, etc. Great Job!
I love that it was for a talent show, like just imagine setting that up with the teachers. “So what are you going to do for your performance? Singing? Dancing?” “We need 8 Treadmills.”
This video is now over eight years old and STILL FREAKING AWESOME! :D If these guys didn't win it, then the people running it did NOT know talent and hard work!
I'm just seeing this for the first time and i cried. This is so good. These kids worked so freaking hard and they knocked it out of the park. I'm so glad this was recorded and posted.
I was just showing one of my friends, the music video for this song, a couple nights ago and was talking about how legendary it was at the time, this is so beautiful and 16 years later you’re still being viewed and admired
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I'm impressed high schoolers could wrangle together 8 treadmills.
Tara Strong that's the first thing I though lol
That's a really nice *ahem* not stolen at all comment
huh
Our school has a gym in it, instead of a sport hall. It has treadmills and swimming pools and all the equipment
I know that's to much for me I would never try to do that because one time my neighbor had one of those and I accidentally pressed the button to speed it up and fell and got in trouble so I will never do that again!!!!😲😲😲
Can we appreciate for a moment how fucking well those guys did?
+ThePipea8a They fucking killed it!
They did it better than OK GO. In the original the guy in the red pants slips a minute in just a bit. But these guys did it perfectly
meragan12487 I like how they mimicked everything to perfection.
+ThePipea8a yes
meragan12487 They didn't do it better than OK Go. These guy just imitated the band; the band was taught the moves by the singer's professional ballroom dancing sister. A tiny slip doesn't mean the students did it better. Don't get me wrong, they did great, but I doubt they were coached on technique like the band was.
If they didn't win the competition it's a crime
How. How is this statement even true if you didn't see anything else. All they did was copy a routine that was already a thing.
Anybody know if they actually DID win?
Wooahh Just because it was already choreographed doesn’t mean doing the dance is easy. It took OK GO a dozen tries to get it correct. These guys did it live and nailed it the first try. It’s incredible what they did.
@@Ragan31687 Agree totally. Do you know if they won?
Roy W Unfortunately I have no idea
Seven years later to this date, this vid has become legendary... the boys are grown up now and probably have moved on, but this epic performance of their high school youth remains forever for others to see years to come... where ever you guys are, Trend on boys... trend on! :)
ill allow it
It's eight years later, smart child.
Trolls4daLols lelelellelelelele trold xd :^)
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odiemodie1 hey they became famous if you were wondering. Look up OK GO and they have vids with like 100 mil views.
I love how the guy in the black jacket pulls his jacket down just like Andy in the original video.
They nailed every subtle thing in this video. It was perfect
They missed the part where Damien stumbles on a backwards turn step, I was waiting for it but he did it perfectly but then again at least I go to see what the routine would have looked like without thr stumble
They should do a 2019 remake.
The attention to detail was sublime. Now if only the little fella could have shaved his head like Tim, it would have been perfect
You plan a presentation like this, God dammit you find those treadmills.
Never have I been so proud of a group of people I've never met.
I come back to this video every 2ish years just to marvel in the amazing early-2000s video quality, the raw performance, the confidence, the coordination & choreography, but most importantly the testament to friendship this shows. I hope all these guys stayed friends & stay in touch now.
definitely a joke comment right? Kinda confused.
its been 2 ish years, come back
This barely went viral, but a dude flips a bottle on a table and blew up...
jon fleeticvs I wouldn't call 33million views barely viral :l
This only has 5,000,000 view?
the original by ok go has 33million
lol the point I'm trying to make is that there is way more talent in this video and the bottle flip video blew up way more, which is dumb as fuck to me
That video was hilarious, a lesson on satirical comedy.
11 years ago, still a legend
15 years now and I’m still impressed
@@Xmurdermittenx honestly it's so interesting you responded to this comment because i was just thinking of this video
Did I just applaud at the end of a TH-cam video? Why yes. Yes I did! Great job.
I know! I have never said "f**k yea!!!!" out loud after a video before! Will smile rest of day now.
An absolute joy to watch. ... repeatedly. 😂
Damn, I wish people were nearly half as cool as these guys when I was in highschool.
This may be 7 years old now, but mad props to these guys.
Also i like how at the beginning the kids were laughing like "har har look at these dorks- wait HOLY SHIT YES"
4 years now. How's it going? :)
They were literally screaming and getting excited at the start but nice fanfic
6 years
It didn’t get any better
How I wish we had music videos and camcorders smaller than spare tires when I was in high school.
I don't know that anyone is still checking comments on this, but you MUST know that this is the best ever TH-cam video. I come back annually to appreciate it. I hope that each of you include a QR scan of this with your resume so that employers know you mean business.
Hahaha
"What was that sound?" "137 teenage girls wetting their pants simultaneously."
LOL
This could also apply for a Beatles concert
This was so well done, it's insane, even the small things like the jacket flip and the jaw dropping and even the occasional looking back at or towards the audience is all accounted for and done perfectly.
And even the styling (colours)
this may be a coincidence but they also got the sizes of the band members right
I bet they chose their different roles by the their relative sizes :)
OrigamiMarie and hairstyles because the guy with the pink pants had baggy hair along with the guy in the black jacket
their attention to detail of the actual video is pretty amazing #loveit
I went to the wrong high school.
I feel same way 🤣
I live in the wrong country
NO YOU DIDNT I GO HERE
😭😭😭
Lmao no you didn’t. It almost was shut down for bad test scores at this time 😂
16 years later, I still revisit this video from time to time and wonder what became of those brave, talented kids.
Me too
Facts
How do you even practice for this? You just happen to have eight treadmills on hand?
FightYourMother they probably used the schools treadmills. Most schools have gyms
Fair point. If that were the case, though, I wonder if the teens were able to access the machines without supervision. Since (US) schools are usually very careful about liability concerns, it's hard to imagine they would've knowingly let students use the machines that way, even after hours.
Forget liabilities, would a US highschool even have that many treadmills for student use? They're not exactly known for their generosity when it comes to funding for school equipment
My school has only 4 and one is never working properly
Even in 2016, this is still fucking awesome.
Lexi Cardona i agree
Even in 2017 this is still awesome
But in 2018, it will be awesomesauce!!! :)
It is my friend! It is!!!
Hot dam, I called that one!
It still amazes me how fantastic it is and in front of a live audience. Absolute legends.
How about the fact they’re all now probably in their early 30’s. 😲
We need a 2023 version. 😅
you guys went to some fancy schools...
funny i should see you here Mr. T1J
I go to the same HS and I guess you could say it looks like a heckin collage
These are the hero’s of nerdcadamia
I rickrolled all my school.
Your friends all had money for phones and sneakers and trendy clothes? That is how much one used treadmill cost.
Priorities.
17 attempts for the original, one for high school
that's because i bet they practiced a shit ton XD
For the original, they could afford to mess up. These kids couldn't. More was on the line, so I have no doubt they practiced harder than Ok GO.
On the 2006 MTV awards they did it live, obviously in one try c:
@@amikireicraftstore
Years of practice :)
@@l0sts0ul89 Not actually, the song was made on 2005, the video for the song is from June or July of 2006 and they performed it live in August of 2006, not even a year to practice hahaha
so many questions left unanswered!
Did they win the talent show?
How does the tall guy look so much like Damian?
How did they get those threadmills to the stage?
Did they get more respect from fellow students after this?
I NEED THE ANSWERED AA
back of the stage has large double doors that is how they go the treadmills on. one of them was our Valedictorian. They were all well liked in school. And i cannot honestly remember if a winner was declared but if one was it was them.
@@joshuareynolds2515 god bless u Joshua Reynolds for answering the questions I was going to ask in my head tmmrw while I spend an hour to make breakfast
I went to high school here, their talent shows weren't competitions and just a showcase.
and legend says to this day they are still getting laid
I think we should all just no more like this post, for it has 69 likes and I think that is just PERFECT for what the comment said. Just sayin
Beautiful 👌🤣
And they deserve it.
Genuinely brilliant. To get that in one take is incredible. They must’ve rehearsed so much. The attention to every tiny detail and move is spot on. Feel so pleased for them watching it must’ve been great to be a part of.
There’s no telling how many times the people in the music video had fallen before they edited it. Look at these gods, getting it absolutely perfect.
It’s beautiful.
Original video is also just a single take. It's just a metric shitton of practice. 😅
It was all just one take my guy 😂
@WoockerSocket2 sure. But does anyone think it was the first take? Doing it live is an achievement
I can't believe Ima be going to school here this year... I hope the talent shows are still like this.
Only if you come up an act to top it. Good Luck!
Come up with something great!
@Miss Miserycip
So how was school there?
@@Nokorola well now that I’ve graduated from it… I can tell you it was a roller coaster… so many fights and drama at that place. Glad it’s over with.
This is definitely the best of all of the high schools that attempted this dance. They hit this almost dead on.I would give these guys 15 out of 10 stars no questions asked.
The kid doing Tim's parts was awesome - he had all the little moments down that give so much character to the original. They all did amazing, but so cool that he got those things in.
Brilliant to pull this off so perfectly live!
A whole 13 years ago, jesus... And they performed it almost perfectly. That's really impressive :D
I still come back here from time to time to watch this. Just love the talent and the crowd enthusiasm. Best impersonation ever.
I would love to do this for my talent show but first i need 3 friends and 8 treadmills. Lol.
The 8 treadmills are possible, but 3 friends are too out of my realm of possibility’s
@@timoshea207 Brilliant 👏
Anyone who gave this video a thumbs down is an outright jealous hater...this was spectacular!
This is gold. congratulations to the guys that did this, it sure was epic! ;)
One of my favorite moments from teaching at GHS. Was an awesome performance and a lot of fun to watch!
I go there right now, so I think it’s mind boggling that I haven’t discovered this video till now.
The short guy was the most entertaining for me cause I thought he was gonna be too short to do certain things lol
100% he orchestrated this
He’s the most enthusiastic, demonstrative with his movements and looks directly to the audience most of the time (therefore, connects more). He also sings, which seems to help him look the most at ease and convincing out of the 4. I think 2:05-2:40 is a good example of this.
Just checking in here (15 years late to the party) to say....well done, boys!
I hope they are all living their best lives these days.
And I graduated in 2014. I wonder how they are doing now??
They better have won
I was waiting for 2:01 and then I gave it thumbs up (even though it's most probably a minor glitch in the original and not meant to happen).
Those guys did a nice job!
What was the glitch
@@RikDog91 kid on the left straightening his jacket. Exactly like the original video.
They did such a good job! Oh wait, I already wrote that... I'll leave it in anyway.
One of the coolest things TH-cam recommended to me in a while. Bet those guys were proud after performing that at their talent show, with the crowd going nuts. What a fun school...... And who knows, If they polish up and get the gang back together, something like this could do quite well on AGT 👍🏻🤔👍🏻
That is so fucking cool guys!!!
14 years later and me comparing the original to this and it’s the exact same and it goes to show these dudes had talent and I hope their out there entertaining because holy shit it was smooth
Randomly remembered this video existed. Still incredible
Same haha
Yup, me too.
I love seeing comments like "wow this was seven years ago" and that comment is three years old
This is the coolest thing I’ve ever seen high schoolers do
They did great! And the fact that it was live w/everyone screaming is amazing
If these guys weren't popular before that performance, they certainly were after it. Great job guys!
I'm very impressed that a group of teens managed to pull off this amazing performance.
These young men deserve every single view they got.
OK SERIOUS TALENT HERE. I can barely even walk on a treadmill.
6.1 million views, 13 years ago, these guys are probably around 29 to 30 and this video is still amazing.
Respect for the hard work and what I'm certain were incredibly stressing and insanely repetitive rehearsals to nail this on stage.
This rendition is so good that I think I prefer it to the original - I bookmarked this some years ago & still enjoy watching from time to time - please don't ever take it down!
Brothers and sisters, the sacred algorithm has brought us together for this moment, after 15 years. 🙏
This is so cool, the asian guy nailed it good job boys
I didn't realise this performance was so many years ago. A friend showed it to me just the other day, and I thought it was a very recent callback to the OK GO vid. It's somehow just that little bit more touching and awesome that it was recreated so close to the original video. Great performance, a great achievement, and I hope those lads are still kicking ass to this day.
I just realized how dope treadmills are.
that was AWESOME! 10 Years later, they're probably college grads, and successful in life; but this lives on as an amazing testament to their youth. And it's something that they can show their kids, grandkids, etc. Great Job!
Legends never die and neither will these guys
I love that it was for a talent show, like just imagine setting that up with the teachers.
“So what are you going to do for your performance? Singing? Dancing?”
“We need 8 Treadmills.”
OMG you totally got it
I mean,I cannot do that and that was flawless. Also hats off to all the parents who donated their treadmills.
I will forever love this video, almost as much as the original! These guys rocked it!!
11 years later TH-cam recommends me this vid. Not even mad I’m grateful.
Same. I think it's the oldest TH-cam video I've seen
omg they nailed it.
Next up, recreating Upside Down & Inside Out, lol.
After 13 years this finally got recommend to me Nice one yt!
wow my high school used to be cool
+Randomizer482 HAHAHA
I miss when songs like this were the ones that got popular.
First time watching this video, I wish these people the best in life, that was awesome!
This was amazing and I still watching all over the years. I love Ok Go and this kids was epics.
Little dude is loving the crowd reaction 😂
This is ridiculously impressive. I can't imagine how much time these young dudes had to practice this. Well done!
This video is now over eight years old and STILL FREAKING AWESOME! :D If these guys didn't win it, then the people running it did NOT know talent and hard work!
How am I only seeing this now?!? This is awesome! Officially the coolest dudes out there
Never stops being awesome.
I watched this 14 years ago. I’m here now 14 years later.
A memory that’ll last a lifetime. Great job boys!! 👏👏👏👏
Great job, gentlemen! You guys nailed it. Congrats on a great performance. This is something you can share with your kids.
I'd love to know where these guys are now and if they still talk to each other.
I'm just seeing this for the first time and i cried. This is so good. These kids worked so freaking hard and they knocked it out of the park. I'm so glad this was recorded and posted.
I was just showing one of my friends, the music video for this song, a couple nights ago and was talking about how legendary it was at the time, this is so beautiful and 16 years later you’re still being viewed and admired
This is amazing! Almost like the original and even better because this one was live and they only had one chance.
An absolute delight to watch. Thank you!
This is still the best thing I've ever seen tbh
14 years and has aged like a fine wine
*Claps* Tremendous work!! Even attempting that in front of a live audience deserves enormous respect.
God damnnn. They need to remake this as middle aged men
But this time White Knuckles
The original Ok Go video was fabulous. This was a good copy. LOVE it. Saw ok go do it live in their concert back then.
I come back to watch this every year or so.
This guys ruled high school
THAT'S SO AWESOME, YOU GUYS TOTALLY NAILED IT DAMN, YES PLZ
Six years later, STILL one of my favorites.
This just plastered a huge grin across my face in 2021. Maybe even a tear to the eye.
This was the day when they became the most popular kids in high school
true
I watch this whenever im in a bad mood.
These kids have been immortalized by this video
So that’s how you become a legend in high school...
I gave them a standing ovation on my bed 😂
That day, the Asian kid brought great honor to his famiry
xXMindfreakFan01Xx yes
Herro preaz
I’m truly disappointed in myself for laughing but just taking my damn thumbs up 😂
No his parents would still be disappointed even if he was a doctor a dancer and a millionaire all in one