I love the way this video portrays how the child sees things and his perspective of the harsh, ugly world around him, & his mom just sees "normal" life because its what she's grown used to seeing her whole life. She is desensitized & blind to what it really is that has him terrified..
I remember thinking like this when I was 11 and this song was released, but then I grew up and forgot about it... We really grow into this shit and stop noticing it, huh
I was a new mom the year this song came out and this video devastated me. The song brought out this sense of nostalgia, mourning my childhood and anxiety at having to be a grown up and take care of this baby who needed me so much. The dangers of the world really come into focus when you're a first time mom and wanting to protect this precious baby from everything but knowing you can't- at least not forever. Now my "baby" is 16 and I'm having to learn to let go as she grows into an amazing young woman. It's scary. So here i am watching this video and crying, again.
I feel this very much, I was in my early years of college when I heard this, and now I'm almost 33. A lot has changed for me since then, for the better and for the worse. Back then I was much more free. Just take every day as a moment to be present in, to grow, learn and hopefully be healed- I'm not yet out of the woods, but I love what I've come to learn over time and along with music!
Me sinto com medo pelo futuro incerto também, vestibular, faculdade, emprego novo tudo tendo que recomeçar novamente, é nostálgico e assustador ao mesmo tempo.
@@MinerDiner then you know that the kid was an actor that got treated super good and whenever he got scared they would stop the whole recording to see if he was okay
@@callumjerry I did. It's ridiculous. If you think that shows he was ok, you are deeply mistaken. The simple fact that mommy is there to tell him monsters are ok, sending him to them is a fundamental trust breach. Kids this age have no way of processing, of differentiating fake from real, it will get back at him and bite him in the ass as anxiety, trust issues, etc. This is really shameful. Maybe the fact that he can review the video as he grows up will help him process that. Maybe.
@@yanaantonio42 Ostensibly, the issue is more that he wasn't even afraid of them. He doesn't equate them with danger. I have an injured friend who literally looks like a model with a zombie face, and neither one says a thing about her character. In any case, editing can hide a lot. What we do know is that in the making of, he didn't really seem upset by them, but in the video itself, in places he does. We don't see the whole picture. It did make me furious before I saw the making of. It would be one of the greatest videos of all time if they actually avoided traumatizing the kid.
Here to relieve the commenters concerned about the child actor: he was completely fine during the music video. There's a BTS video that shows him laughing and playing with the monster animatronics before they even attempted filming him. The mother was always close by in case he got too scared. The crying parts were mostly of him being upset at other things which were edited in post to make it look like the monsters were scaring him
This song has such heavy nostalgia for me. Every time I hear it I am back in middle school, 12 years old, the memories are just flowing. I am 27 now, time really waits for no one.
My daughter played this song for me years ago. I loved it. She's passed away now. 2 yrs ago from an overdose. She relapsed after half a year clean and the music we shared hurts like hell to listen to. But it also makes me feel closer to her. This one's for you Jess. Thinking of you my girl. ❤
i feel like this song really talks about how children need to be protected from the world even if the world consists of good people. for example, look at the guard. he is also depicted as a creepy guy despite saving the boy. mgmt is showing how the child is innocent and in a foreign, new environment, everything is scary. their parents have to be responsible for their safety and well-being. or maybe im just overanalyzing lmaoo
Probably right about it being a scary foreign world for kids.. but that's a part of life. Coddle your child too much and you'll raise a person that will break apart from the slightest things..
The analysis goes: mother = narcissistic, self pre occupied. Kid = gets no attention and feels it (attention = knowing a responsible parent is watching you if something scary happens). To a kid that is left alone unintended the world becomes a scary place. People who have no intention of harming you seem scary because you don’t know that and if they are dangerous there’s nothing there to prevent them from harming you, and that makes everything scary. Except mgmt.
This child is at least 12 years old now, in about two or three more years he will probably be able to tell us if the filming of this video clip affected him or not.
@@Nothing-xw4tf because he would realize that he had a good reason to have a fear of lobsters, when he always thought that it was an unhealty, irrational fear.. it would finally all make sense to him.. 😂
@@ratdad6021 you might be right, but that kid looks genuinely terrified. my experience with video production and media tells me that the behind the scenes could have been filmed after the scenes where he was terrified (post production).
Why does growing up hurt that much? When you‘re younger, you just want to grow up as fast as possible. You wanna be like your idols, be like your parents. But while getting older you always wanna go back to the good old times. So enjoy your childhood and teenage years, make memories and a few years later you‘ll be happy that you’ve made‘em
Because you only know what it looks like to grow, you haven't experienced it yet so you lack the concept of how hard or painful it can be until it happens
I was very aware growing up was gonna suck, I remember always saying how I never wanted to grow up as a younger child and would straight up have an existential crisis lmao
@@jeradserdar9746 a child that young (probably between 2 and 3) doesn't understand the concept of acting. In order to get infant or toddler to display emotions, such as crying or stress, you have to ACTUALLY make them cry. So for that reason, that kid better have gotten a giant ass cookie or something
I’m actually crying hearing this song again man. Haven’t heard it since FIFA 09. Those good old days, turning on the PS2, playing against my older brothers. ❤️😔
I've never heard of MGMT, but I was on an Empire of the Sun music binge and I saw comments about the similarities/reminiscence to MGMT. After checking MGMT out, I can safely say that I see what people were saying, and I love it! Adding this band to my playlist!
this was filmed in 2009. he was only 18 months old at the time, wow this kid would nearly be in high school and close to a teenager now?! time really does fly....
This is a really great representation of how terrifying childhood really is….sometimes I’ll come across some movie clip I seen when I was really young and I swear I remembering it being just the most insane scary thing ever, then find out 30 years later it’s just a sad pile of silicon and corn syrup.
Lmao, my Mum still reminds me that when i was a kid if she wanted me to stay put in a room all she had to do was place a Kermit the frog doll in the doorway, apparently it terrified me
We’re living in the time that’ll show the future that diversity and mixing of cultures doesn’t work 🤷♂️ cause if it isn’t working now what’s the chance it’ll work in the future. I only see the world getting worse as time goes on
Bill & Ted Bogus Journey's hell scene with the easter bunny stuck in my mind and I never knew what movie it was from until I was like 19. That scene still makes me feel uncomfortable.
you've probably heard this before, but actually, the hardest part of making this video was getting the kid to cry. in the behind the scenes, he's shown having a lot if fun filming this, no matter how traumatizing it might seem.
I'm 17, I hear this and make me so sad that almost cried, I don't know why, it's not nostalgic, it's just sadness and happiness at the same time, and I love it but breaks me for a while
Imagine listening to this when it came out from a obscure snowboarding DVD and you can't find it on RUclips for 4 more years. Drove me nuts trying to find this song. When I heard it in 2007 I was upset I couldn't find it. Fast forward to 2013 and it becomes a popular song and is suggested on your RUclips. Everything comes full circle.
My brother showed me this song when I was really young. I was listening to a song that reminded me of it somehow and I found all the old songs I used to listen to. Gave me nostalgia.
@@minerforjob32 it wasn't an article, it was a comment posted by someone close to the production team, here in the comments, maybe if you scroll for a while, you will find it.
R4GN4R Then that’s not the most reliable source lmao anyone can come on here and pretend to be somehow closely involved with the production and make shit up about what went on
As someone who grew up with a negligent mother, this music video describes the feeling perfectly, especially the animated part where you view the mother as divine, where her divine love is unattainable. And because of this figure, you get limited protection from this big bad world, and you are overrun by fear from everything. I know they maybe did this kid bad, but honestly this music video is such a good piece of art, and the song describes the same feeling accurately. It's no surprise to me that this song is this famous.
Man my dad passed away when I was 7 years old in 2010 this used to be his favorite song and I randomly come across it again......it really hits different
I heard this song 10 years ago and it's been stuck in my head ever since. I didn't know the name of the song or any lyrics. All I remembered was the tune. I was even beginning to wonder if the song existed at all or if I imagined it Today I finally found it, And I feel so much better. A huge weight has been removed in my head. 😇
I agree I heard it one-day with an ex when she list her son it's hard to describe how she listens to this song but she was happy and sad and crdey but when u hear the words you my get it
For the ones who care about the toddler: The video has been criticized for its treatment of the toddler who appears to be truly frightened throughout the video, although it is stated on the MGMT website, "No children were harmed in the making of this video." Stereogum noted that the video "essentially polarized everyone old enough (but not too old) to know what the internet is." While MTV noted that "They really don’t make videos like this any more … mostly for legal reasons", The band later released a "behind the scenes" video through their official RUclips channel that shows the toddler laughing while interacting with the puppets and actors in monster costumes. ~Wiki
Fun tip: If there’s monsters in your room, just keep your arms and legs beneath the covers. The monsters cannot legally grab you if you’re under the covers.
This is my child's face when I was an abuser The expression of her confusion and terror has forever been etched into my mind. I miss her. I hope they are doing well, and wish them the best. Remember. It's better to walk away. As long as you know you can live with the choice. You make; But do -- control yourself. You won't like being haunted by the memories.
GAMERLORD I'm a mother of two who fought for custody to protect my children from their dad who was actually for real for real abusing my children. I don't support child abuse at all.
Jack Yamat I took my share of abuse and I loathe those who take out their anger on their children. It only creates Monsters of us. I love you :) And thank you for protecting your children.
Considering if they didn’t completely traumatize the child, this was an incredible take on how scary the world is when ur young. Specially with such a vivid imagination already… I love how they portray the mother as oblivious too…. Like our parents will often write off children’s fear of monsters, or when they say they see something in their room and say something like “oh, you just have an . overactive imagination”… Exactly.. & that’s what makes it all the more terrifying… doesn’t make it any less real to that child
“He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster . . . when you gaze long into the abyss the abyss also gazes into you” ― Friedrich Nietzsche
He who looks into the abyss realizes that there is nothing looking back at him. The only thing he sees is his own character, Ricky, do you understand, bud? The abyss? The shit abyss?"
edgarhons The child isn’t acting lmao it’s just being told to run and cry. It doesn’t know wtf is going on. It is told to be happy and be sad. It does what it is told it’s not the same as acting I don’t know the word in English.
@@davidarbogast37 I can tell from your answer that you are not an adult either. When you fully grow up your opinion will probably change. If you can respect life and other human beings that is. Totally unacceptable in my eyes.
Yeah same here! This came out at very influential time in my life… I have so many emotions and feelings attached to this song it would take me a life time to express them all. This was truly a masterpiece of art.
The phrase "if you gaze long enough into the abyss, the abyss gazes back into you" is often attributed to the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. It conveys the idea that when one is confronted for a prolonged period with dark, unfathomable, or disturbing aspects of life or existence, it can have a profound effect on the observer. The phrase suggests that such contemplation can lead to a personal, internal reflection of the darkness or complexity being observed, potentially impacting one's own psyche or being. It is often used to express the concept that prolonged exposure to negativity or darkness can have a transformative influence on an individual
This is one of these asshole songs where the instrumental part gets stuck in your head for years but you can't find the song on Google because Google doesn't get dadadada da da da.
actually even without a particular program, you can search a song for example if you type dudududu you got darude sandstorm, if you type bulululu you get 7th element by vitas 😂
I've recently read about them and that those most successful songs, kids, electric feel etc. Are basically the intentionally most generic sounding pop songs, made as an ironic statement in their college time. So it is double the irony that it has gotten as far as it has. I applaud them.
Sure they created the skeleton of the songs intending them to be cliche, but of course by the time they were producing LP they were clearly more authentically engaged with the whole creative process. If they wanted the final release to be trite and uninspired they surely could have done so, but they put some real craftsmanship into making one some of the only mainstream millennial music that'll really stand the test of time. The hook may be simple af but nothing remotely like this was in mainstream rotation before, and i think by the time it came around they were absolutely hip to all that.
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"Control yourself, take only what you need from it" has been such a powerful sentence in my life
from your pf i can assume we are diametrically opposed human beings and it pains me to say that you're probably good people.
@@dissimulii why would it pain you ?
Love this.
I'm more of haunter of tree families myself
@@dissimulii You are probably quite the good people yourself
I love the way this video portrays how the child sees things and his perspective of the harsh, ugly world around him, & his mom just sees "normal" life because its what she's grown used to seeing her whole life. She is desensitized & blind to what it really is that has him terrified..
Who asked you for an essay 😂😂??? Where’s the teacher ?
Beautifully said, and the garde reality is sad...love this song, video 10/10
@@thafimulislam9542 Lmaoo😐😐
I remember thinking like this when I was 11 and this song was released, but then I grew up and forgot about it... We really grow into this shit and stop noticing it, huh
@@thafimulislam9542 hahaha 😐😐
That kid is either doing some intense lifetime therapy or never going to be scared of anything in their life haha
Yea
For sure. Definitely make or break him, lol
Lmfao!
Or both lol
I pray its the latter of the two. I typically eat my prey.
I was a new mom the year this song came out and this video devastated me. The song brought out this sense of nostalgia, mourning my childhood and anxiety at having to be a grown up and take care of this baby who needed me so much. The dangers of the world really come into focus when you're a first time mom and wanting to protect this precious baby from everything but knowing you can't- at least not forever. Now my "baby" is 16 and I'm having to learn to let go as she grows into an amazing young woman. It's scary. So here i am watching this video and crying, again.
I feel this very much, I was in my early years of college when I heard this, and now I'm almost 33. A lot has changed for me since then, for the better and for the worse. Back then I was much more free. Just take every day as a moment to be present in, to grow, learn and hopefully be healed- I'm not yet out of the woods, but I love what I've come to learn over time and along with music!
Wishing the best for you and your child. Music makes me feel a wild range of emotions and I can only imagine being a parent, which I am not yet.
Me sinto com medo pelo futuro incerto também, vestibular, faculdade, emprego novo tudo tendo que recomeçar novamente, é nostálgico e assustador ao mesmo tempo.
just make sure she doesnt date black guys
that's beautiful siobyone7218
"Hey I got a good idea for a music video"
"yeah, what is it?"
"Let's mentally scar a toddler"
"genius"
lol do better, watch 'the making of' video and then come back
@@callumjerry I'd say I basically got the gist of it
@@MinerDiner then you know that the kid was an actor that got treated super good and whenever he got scared they would stop the whole recording to see if he was okay
@@callumjerry I did. It's ridiculous. If you think that shows he was ok, you are deeply mistaken. The simple fact that mommy is there to tell him monsters are ok, sending him to them is a fundamental trust breach. Kids this age have no way of processing, of differentiating fake from real, it will get back at him and bite him in the ass as anxiety, trust issues, etc. This is really shameful. Maybe the fact that he can review the video as he grows up will help him process that. Maybe.
@@yanaantonio42
Ostensibly, the issue is more that he wasn't even afraid of them. He doesn't equate them with danger. I have an injured friend who literally looks like a model with a zombie face, and neither one says a thing about her character. In any case, editing can hide a lot. What we do know is that in the making of, he didn't really seem upset by them, but in the video itself, in places he does. We don't see the whole picture. It did make me furious before I saw the making of. It would be one of the greatest videos of all time if they actually avoided traumatizing the kid.
Yoo that kid was prolly real life scared as shit 😭😭😭
eh. he'll be fine.
Acutally. He's just a really good actor believe it or not. go search how they filmed it theres footage of him and its clear he knows he's pretending
@Sin Lockheart he’s now 12 or 13 and this was made in 2009
@@lildarney8116 *2008
@@BlueZombie7 oh
5 FUCKING YEARS AND I FINALLY FOUND THIS SONG.
Corruption x2
same here brother :p hahaha fuck i still have one more song...
ClassyNeverTrashy how it goes?
which is the other one?
same xD
My friend passed yesterday and this was the first song i heard that day, It's crazy how the lyrics talk about the warnings. RIP Dennis
RIP Dennis
RIP Dennis
Rip, may he rest ❤
sorry for your loss, rip Dennis❤️
Rest In Heaven ❤
Me: that kid's really good at acting!
Directors: ...
Me: he's acting, right?
Omg
the shots of the monsters and the child are usually separate so 0 kid trauma here hopefully
laughed so fucking hard at this
The best acting isnt acting
yeah its acting
This song just opened up memories I didn’t even know existed
That happens to me too
Savage Wubbzy omg exactly
Oh yea childhoood. Sometimes I wish I could really go back in time.
Savage Wubbzy fifa gang
Me too
these effects are better than half of the horror movies I've seen
These creatures are real costumes (:
these are real aliens
Facts
@@bebeokpo8672 that's the joke
@@bebeokpo8672 captain
Here to relieve the commenters concerned about the child actor: he was completely fine during the music video. There's a BTS video that shows him laughing and playing with the monster animatronics before they even attempted filming him. The mother was always close by in case he got too scared. The crying parts were mostly of him being upset at other things which were edited in post to make it look like the monsters were scaring him
Thanks for confirming this long held hope lol
My childhood trauma does not believe this for a minute. Just tell me Santa’s not real so I can start the grieving process.
Thank you, thank you, thank you ❤
This song is from FIFA
lol nice cope
where can we get those outfits at 3:00? i have a blind date tonight and need to impress
***** Make sure after the date you tell them to report to the ship as soon as possible.
More like the outfit at 4:17
Hey i've seen youu :)
***** those gamerpoop videos wont make themselves, get back to work dipshit
ben dover :DD
This song has such heavy nostalgia for me. Every time I hear it I am back in middle school, 12 years old, the memories are just flowing. I am 27 now, time really waits for no one.
Year 7 of 2007
Same except I’m 30 now and I was listening to this constantly at 15 ❤️🙏
@Dan Merchant those were the old MTV days, time flies haha
I'm 35 my kids are almost grown
Iam 33 now and every time this song kills me . How much You can feel.... ?! YES IT FEELS
This band is the definition of “Hey I know that song!”
Seriously
correct
@Multifister calm down bro, just enjoy the music
Whas thinking exactly this.
I always knew the opening riff but I just could never figure out what the song was until awhile ago
My daughter played this song for me years ago. I loved it. She's passed away now. 2 yrs ago from an overdose. She relapsed after half a year clean and the music we shared hurts like hell to listen to. But it also makes me feel closer to her. This one's for you Jess. Thinking of you my girl. ❤
My best wishes to you and your daughter ❤ hope you feel better soon
@@Juanpflores1201 I doubt it's sincere, that person is spamming comments.
This is Copied from top comment from electric feel video
fake comment people
Wierdo
MGMTs royalties for this song went to this kids therapy.
thinking the same thing
lmao prob
It's deepfake bro, know your truth
@@broccolee6035 cringe joke
@@broccolee6035 don't worry, I laughed👀
i feel like this song really talks about how children need to be protected from the world even if the world consists of good people. for example, look at the guard. he is also depicted as a creepy guy despite saving the boy. mgmt is showing how the child is innocent and in a foreign, new environment, everything is scary. their parents have to be responsible for their safety and well-being. or maybe im just overanalyzing lmaoo
And now we march the same kids up to be indoctrinated by Drag Queens in our local libraries!
Probably right about it being a scary foreign world for kids.. but that's a part of life. Coddle your child too much and you'll raise a person that will break apart from the slightest things..
The analysis goes: mother = narcissistic, self pre occupied. Kid = gets no attention and feels it (attention = knowing a responsible parent is watching you if something scary happens).
To a kid that is left alone unintended the world becomes a scary place. People who have no intention of harming you seem scary because you don’t know that and if they are dangerous there’s nothing there to prevent them from harming you, and that makes everything scary.
Except mgmt.
@@pants15 indeed.
I am not a 14 year old but that was deffo deep
This song makes me want to cry. But, I don't know if it is because it makes me nostalgic or because it is 1am and I am still doing Physics homework.
me too :'(
The pain
H-huh how..? I'm literally in the same situation omg...
@@amajing6568 honestly Chegg and The Organic Chemistry Tutor have been life savers. Good luck!
@@getbacktowork2729 aww thank you,I hope you do well too!
This shows how the baby is just learning about the scary things in life while the mom is already used to it so she just thinks that he’s overreacting
Wow that's a good analysis.
Ah
hehe...Take only what you need from it...And yes, this song is something Godly.
no it shows alien extra terrestrials live among humans and want to eat human babies
It’s about adrenachrome and that’s why the lead singer eats the kid at the end.
This child is at least 12 years old now, in about two or three more years he will probably be able to tell us if the filming of this video clip affected him or not.
lol
Watch behind the scenes. He's fine.
@@Slixtro1 yeah but like, he couldnt speak (at least coherent sentences) back then.
@@rydermatez Well from my understanding from what everyone else has been saying, Zachary is fine and obviously doesn’t affect him.
I always wondered this lols
Psychiatrist: So tell me, what is your earliest childhood memory?
The guy who played the kid:
4:36
Damn furries are back at it again
Yea, time to get big guns
XD You just made me choke laughing.
HSHAHAHS
Therapist So what do you think is the start of all of your trauma in life?
the child, much later in its life: 1:22
*person* Searches up “do do do do do dodo do dooo dooo”
*Google* “Heck yeah we know what you are talking about”
Ikr! I heard this song in my climbing wall and it's my favourite one they play so I searched 'Show yourself take only what you need from it' 😂😂
Dude I’ve searched up so many songs like that and it somehow works
Lmao
I searched "That one song where a kid sees a monster"
“Yeah, you searched for MGMT’s kids,”
“No, I searched darude’s sandstor-...”
“did I phUcking stutter?”
Been long enough we need an interview with this kid...
i bet when the parents showed him this vid when he was older , he finally understood why he had a healthy fear of lobsters
Haha
why a healthy one
*Jordan Peterson has entered the chat*
@@Nothing-xw4tf because he would realize that he had a good reason to have a fear of lobsters, when he always thought that it was an unhealty, irrational fear.. it would finally all make sense to him.. 😂
@@joeljrsentsho3242 HAHA WAS LOOKING FOR THIS
Parents: "we'll take that check now."
Social Services: "and we'll take that kid now."
Parents: "why tho?"
Ignacio Diaz LMFAOOOOOOO
LMAOO OMG
No the kid was fine with this, watch the behind the scenes, if anything he was fascinated.
@@ratdad6021 you might be right, but that kid looks genuinely terrified. my experience with video production and media tells me that the behind the scenes could have been filmed after the scenes where he was terrified (post production).
@@notvenom1152 The mom told the kid "Act like you're screaming at daddy ok?"
Hope this kid is doing alright these days
Hes probably rich as hell
@bruhsicc he also was laughing at the fucking eldritch horrors in a behind the scenes vid i found
Wuh-huW lmao my only thought throughout this video. omg
Y'all acting like the kid and in the video and the kid who played him are the same person.
You cant beat K tf are you talking about
The (Un)Official Video will always be the true music video for this song.
This song is about how the innocence of our childhood is slowly taken from being exposed to the horrors of the world.
I looked it up, and apparently the song is actually about the struggles of raising/being a child with autism. Or at least that’s what I remember.
I think it has more to do with child molestation/abuse
Who's to say both issues can't be true?
@@0723jeongseo woah, where did that come from
@@moneybxndz161 people came up with that idea now most people just go with it
other musical groups: lets make a song about a guy and a girl falling in love
mgmt: lets traumatize a baby lmao
Love love i love
@Big Mancubus until is done
@Big Mancubus if you like this song, definitely check out Jamison Faulkner - Way Back When
@Big Mancubus The only thing they should fear is US
Your photo is a doom REFERENCE?
Psychotherapist: what's your earliest memory?
Child services: Shame(loads glock with malicious intent)
lol
"It all started when two guys needed a baby for their music video..."
The kid might not remember because it was traumatic
"I was the kid in that MGMT video"
(Therapist says nothing but quietly calls SWAT team on the band)
Thanks fifa, for bringing me such a memorable song
Same
Why does growing up hurt that much?
When you‘re younger, you just want to grow up as fast as possible. You wanna be like your idols, be like your parents. But while getting older you always wanna go back to the good old times. So enjoy your childhood and teenage years, make memories and a few years later you‘ll be happy that you’ve made‘em
Because you only know what it looks like to grow, you haven't experienced it yet so you lack the concept of how hard or painful it can be until it happens
I was very aware growing up was gonna suck, I remember always saying how I never wanted to grow up as a younger child and would straight up have an existential crisis lmao
Not everyone can say that is true for them.
Y’all need some lsd you’re in your emotions too much haha life isn’t about going back it’s about moving forward and becoming better people as we grow.
My idols were eazy z Tupac and other gangster rappers
I can only imagine the kid being a grown up looking back at this clip and thinking "What the hell were these people thinking putting me through this?"
It’s cgi
@@alexclough946 that is not CGI lol
hahahah true
The kid actually enjoyed this, there's a whole video on the making of this project.
@@rubyterpball3817 only the part with the monsters in the car
When you’re a 2000’s kid so you just randomly get the memory of a song so you listen to it and then fall in a rabbit hole of throwback songs
Man so true
Yep when I was 3 I always danced to this song
This is exactly me rn hahahaha
im not a 2000 kid but YES
exactly me
Pre 2000 music videos just hit differently much love from December-2024 let's keep this music alive!!!
Is anybody going to point out how this is the best baby actor ever?
who told you he's acting...
He’s not acting he’s genuinely scared to death 😢
Hes not acting
This is the most F***** up vid i have ever seen and i dont think that was acting F*** YOU MGMT
Or yall could just watch the making of the video and see the child is a great actor
This kid better have gotten a giant cookie after every take this poor baby
This kid was probably a ward of the state or born to be a sacrifice unfortunately that's what Hollywood and the music industry does.
How so?
@@jeradserdar9746 a child that young (probably between 2 and 3) doesn't understand the concept of acting. In order to get infant or toddler to display emotions, such as crying or stress, you have to ACTUALLY make them cry. So for that reason, that kid better have gotten a giant ass cookie or something
I meant chloe ds comment
@@jeradserdar9746 honestly I have no clue on that one
I’m actually crying hearing this song again man. Haven’t heard it since FIFA 09. Those good old days, turning on the PS2, playing against my older brothers. ❤️😔
;(( this hit different
wasnt it fifa 2010 or 2012 ?
@@cenklol Nah, it was 09
BROOOO FIFA HAD THE BEST SONGS
The memories are old but gold
I've never heard of MGMT, but I was on an Empire of the Sun music binge and I saw comments about the similarities/reminiscence to MGMT. After checking MGMT out, I can safely say that I see what people were saying, and I love it! Adding this band to my playlist!
Zoomer detected
you should check out Congratulations by MGMT, great album
this was filmed in 2009. he was only 18 months old at the time, wow this kid would nearly be in high school and close to a teenager now?! time really does fly....
The song was made then the music vid was made in 2009
I listened to this song on the radio 😂 i feel old but i listened to it in middle/highschool.
he's probably not in high school yet i was born in 05 and i'm a freshmen
If he was 18 months old when this was filmed and published in 2009 he’d be 13ish
@@chezcake8607 where i'm from if you are born in 2005, you would be in 10th grade (high school). so a 13 year old would be in 7th grade (high school).
Every few years, I hear this tune somewhere and feel reborn by the impact of nostalgia after completely forgetting about it. I love it.
I used to hear this when I was younger but not the video only the song
@REVOLUTION TV idk
Is Jesus your Lord and Savior?
This is a really great representation of how terrifying childhood really is….sometimes I’ll come across some movie clip I seen when I was really young and I swear I remembering it being just the most insane scary thing ever, then find out 30 years later it’s just a sad pile of silicon and corn syrup.
Lmao, my Mum still reminds me that when i was a kid if she wanted me to stay put in a room all she had to do was place a Kermit the frog doll in the doorway, apparently it terrified me
The Unsolved Mysteries guy used to scare tf out of me lol. That's the one that sticks out most
Bro you literally just described half of my childhood in a nutshell
We’re living in the time that’ll show the future that diversity and mixing of cultures doesn’t work 🤷♂️ cause if it isn’t working now what’s the chance it’ll work in the future. I only see the world getting worse as time goes on
Bill & Ted Bogus Journey's hell scene with the easter bunny stuck in my mind and I never knew what movie it was from until I was like 19. That scene still makes me feel uncomfortable.
You know normally I would say this kid's fighting demons trying not to punch any of them but literally he's fighting demons
An Innocent Toddler: *Exists*
MGMT: I'm about to end this man's whole career
lmao
i died
HEYYYYY WE HAVE SAME PFP 😁
you've probably heard this before, but actually, the hardest part of making this video was getting the kid to cry. in the behind the scenes, he's shown having a lot if fun filming this, no matter how traumatizing it might seem.
@@kellenoconnor4396 That child (Now kid? Teen? Adult?) is my idol. I wish I had his fearlessness.
Am I the only one who gets strangely sad feeling nostalgic when listening to this song?
So do I :( it's a feeling like something squeezing my heart. Getting old is strange
I'm with you bro... Reminds me of bettet times
@@techaikosa im 16 and same
I'm 17, I hear this and make me so sad that almost cried, I don't know why, it's not nostalgic, it's just sadness and happiness at the same time, and I love it but breaks me for a while
Me too!! Like I died back then and my ghost is still weeping on some lonely stone in ruines.
*"Video with fire intro"*
Kk Campbell that’s what I thought it mean.
He who fights monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster.
And if you gaze long into an abyss the abyss gazes also into you.
Fire intro with video
Its SHAAD never gonna become good mimw is me take it back no faith in death gwt it myself compass go be useful...
Its SHAAD not friends with.other rave like srupid star shit means nvm don't care friends aithnmy.matrix masot it golden.dawn
Anybody in 2024???
Still here
Still here since 2019 bro
Here
I’m here!! I loved this song, but never saw video. Now I’m like, did you really have to torture kid???
No
Imagine listening to this when it came out from a obscure snowboarding DVD and you can't find it on RUclips for 4 more years. Drove me nuts trying to find this song. When I heard it in 2007 I was upset I couldn't find it. Fast forward to 2013 and it becomes a popular song and is suggested on your RUclips. Everything comes full circle.
That's it, that's all! ;)
Haha
My brother showed me this song when I was really young. I was listening to a song that reminded me of it somehow and I found all the old songs I used to listen to. Gave me nostalgia.
really lol this song from 2007? i dont think so this is like from 2013 or up
That's it that's all Travis rice
that kid won’t forget about this
*No kids were harmed in making of this video*
No sir
I'm doing fine, thanks.
There will be blood.
I really do think about how he’s doing every time I hear this song lol
Directors : how much should we scare the kid?
MGMT : yes
Lmfao
Look at the making of this video the kid was having fun with the set.
through fright they try to get the adrenocromo (adrenochrome)
XD
DaDumbestPlayer what’s that?
I wish I could hear this for the first time again.
this
Yeaa😭😭
I just heard it while I was shopping with my family in Target and I used Shazam to help me identify the song
lsd
Don't you have anything better to do than steal other people's comments? Likes don't put food on the table, sport
This song so old, all ur therapist jokes are now REAL
I dont get it
He's only like 15 it's fine
@@Hmmwhatyousay well you see sir this is in 2009 he was maybe 2 at the time and this was 10 years ago so....
HMM WHAT YOU SAY read the comments and ull get it
Thats sad that so many people are so weak, survival of the fittest i suppose - google is poison
Someone should interview this kid to see if he was traumatized by filming this vid.
Damn right
no, the child laughed all the time, played with the costume guys, ive read about it, so its all good :D
@@DanielDaDawg hey would you mind sharing the article? itd be cool to read it!
@@minerforjob32 it wasn't an article, it was a comment posted by someone close to the production team, here in the comments, maybe if you scroll for a while, you will find it.
R4GN4R Then that’s not the most reliable source lmao anyone can come on here and pretend to be somehow closely involved with the production and make shit up about what went on
11years later: "A new memory has been unlocked"
Anecia Weronika 💔
and or 5 years
This song used to make me smile ..and still
As someone who grew up with a negligent mother, this music video describes the feeling perfectly, especially the animated part where you view the mother as divine, where her divine love is unattainable. And because of this figure, you get limited protection from this big bad world, and you are overrun by fear from everything. I know they maybe did this kid bad, but honestly this music video is such a good piece of art, and the song describes the same feeling accurately. It's no surprise to me that this song is this famous.
You couldn’t have worded that better.
@@Literally_Kyle Thanks :) As someone who's first language isn't English, it means a lot to hear that
@@ivanovskism Of course! :)
@@ivanovskism should watch the behind the sences, looks like they put 90% of their effort towards making it not traumantising for the child.
@@kilorevz Yeah I saw it. Honestly though I think it's quite obvious that this kid was scared the shit out of, despite the efforts
Man my dad passed away when I was 7 years old in 2010 this used to be his favorite song and I randomly come across it again......it really hits different
My Condolences
I’m sorry❤️ :(
dude , sorry to hear it 💔
What about futball? Still crying?
Don't do that please
The animated part looks like them late night adult swim commercials
DaWn Cheetoe itdoes, as soon as i read this comment it went to the cartoon bit
If i am correct i am pretty sure the animator for that part also drew for superjail which was an adult cartoon on adult swim
@Dank Dino 2nd lmao that exactly what happened to me
Dank Dino 2nd that’s exactly what happened to me lmao
3:00 in is my favorite effing shot from any music video ever. Such beautiful costume design, I'm in awe!
Are you actually serious???😅
This was probably the worst day of this kids life
Meh he prolly dont even remember it happening or at least not actually happening but just in a bad dream unless he saw this video.
i feel sorry to that kid.
@@emransampao9730 Why? The kid won't care. It's adults that get fucking triggered by everything.
Y'all acting like the kid and in the video and the kid who played him are the same person.
the kid is not traumatized, look at the making of this music video, the kid is fine with these monsters
This song gives me nostalgic vibes i didn’t even have
🤣
yeah me to
Quinn Haak nice i got this to 69 likes
Nice Weezer avi
Asriel Dreemurr =w=
Producer: "How scary do you want this to be?"
MGMT: *y e s*
lol
Would it hurt you to be original?
Luis Ramirez yes yes it would (btw your last name sounds like ramen noodles)
@@jensen32 I guess it's true that you are what you eat.
@@LuisRamirez-ln3cj jajajaja
This song makes me cry..but in a great way!
Imagine this kid watching it 10 years later
Hey that's me when I this song 4 year ago, I was horrofied
I feel that mate...
the kid luckily is not scared of these monsters, look up the making of the music video.
Now is ten years later. You realize this right?
@@tarotfiend that is exactly what i meant, imagine him looking at this now.
Therapist: what does your sleep paralysis demon look like
Kid: (shivering) where do I start... he had silver tights...
Vociferou
Voiager
Lucia Elena what
Hahahahahahahaha xD
**insert that one gif that says "I get that reference"**
@RedGaming Studio idk bro it just be like that
*years later*
Therapist: so what's your earliest childhood memory?
Kid: ....... ( music video flashback )
Lololol
lol
Sad but true. This looks truly traumatic, and every time I watch this as I'm older it's harder and harder to watch.
They did an interview with Nardwuar and they said the kid liked the monsters
Lolll hahahahahahaha
kids a superstar!
Every night in Minecraft when you forget to build a house:
Veronica Escobar needs more likes
This comment needs more likes **
And that mom is an pro on server
I heard this song 10 years ago and it's been stuck in my head ever since.
I didn't know the name of the song or any lyrics.
All I remembered was the tune.
I was even beginning to wonder if the song existed at all or if I imagined it
Today I finally found it, And I feel so much better.
A huge weight has been removed in my head. 😇
Me too!! That tune is unforgettable
as good as you remembered it?
Mee too lol I remembered this song from the other one that goes -tell mama im sorry but life is a party Im never Growing up..
I agree I heard it one-day with an ex when she list her son it's hard to describe how she listens to this song but she was happy and sad and crdey but when u hear the words you my get it
Me also i first heard it on a boat in Dutch harbor alaska fishing … found it 3 years ago but come to play every now and again
Billie Eilish: bad guy is the strangest video on youtube;
MGMT: hold my baby.
Did she really said that??? I hope not, that's pathetic lol
@@jhonnycagexrage7458 It supposed to be funny -_-
Shows baby god
Windowlicker is pretty strange
At least this video has a meaning...
For the ones who care about the toddler:
The video has been criticized for its treatment of the toddler who appears to be truly frightened throughout the video, although it is stated on the MGMT website, "No children were harmed in the making of this video." Stereogum noted that the video "essentially polarized everyone old enough (but not too old) to know what the internet is." While MTV noted that "They really don’t make videos like this any more … mostly for legal reasons", The band later released a "behind the scenes" video through their official RUclips channel that shows the toddler laughing while interacting with the puppets and actors in monster costumes. ~Wiki
@Supersonic Diesel You mean created? Cause I'll criticize it, and I'm well aware of whats going on.
@Supersonic Diesel omg im going to have to watch this video again after hearing about it from this angle.
@@Uncle-Bull True but you could just watch the "behind the scenes" video that it sites as a primary source XD
Aw that's actually adorable
@@Uncle-Bull lol please get help
Imagine this kid waking up at 3 am screaming when he's 10 years old
Early start
he will be prepared
I think I will now too after watching this
We don't want to think about it
Thanks, now I can't watch this anymore
Fun tip: If there’s monsters in your room, just keep your arms and legs beneath the covers.
The monsters cannot legally grab you if you’re under the covers.
Consent! Just say no!
I can’t sleep without my blankets cus I feel like something is more likely to touch me in my sleep if I don’t have a cover
@@MoreTrenMoreMen69 same!?
or just play doom music.
That's what's referred to as a "Pro Gamer Move"
This is my child's face when I was an abuser
The expression of her confusion and terror has forever been etched into my mind.
I miss her.
I hope they are doing well, and wish them the best.
Remember.
It's better to walk away.
As long as you know you can live with the choice. You make;
But do -- control yourself.
You won't like being haunted by the memories.
*11 Years later*
That baby : wow, *I'm famous*
Grey Toast bro...
@@ilhamimran1213?
Loyrex Officiel idk how to reply to that 😂
And traumatizef
I know, right
Billie Eilish: I make creepy music videos
MGMT: Hold the baby...
facts
Jay M straight facts
I concur, but as a Marilyn Manson fan i must also mention his videos here.
Check out Tool videos, those really take 1st place.
@@ianhawkins8456 I like Tool! I'll take you up on that
I still can't get over how awesome this song is.
It's fucking child abuse and you think it's cool well fuck you nice guy
GAMERLORD I think someone needs to look at their surroundings for a while,eh?
THIS SONG ISN'T EVEN ABOUT CHILD ABUSE
GAMERLORD I'm a mother of two who fought for custody to protect my children from their dad who was actually for real for real abusing my children. I don't support child abuse at all.
Jack Yamat I took my share of abuse and I loathe those who take out their anger on their children. It only creates Monsters of us. I love you :) And thank you for protecting your children.
Thank you for your kind words. Also, I'm glad you survived. :)
What an iconic song. Anyone watching December 2024?
Considering if they didn’t completely traumatize the child, this was an incredible take on how scary the world is when ur young. Specially with such a vivid imagination already…
I love how they portray the mother as oblivious too…. Like our parents will often write off children’s fear of monsters, or when they say they see something in their room and say something like “oh, you just have an . overactive imagination”…
Exactly.. & that’s what makes it all the more terrifying… doesn’t make it any less real to that child
I'm glad I watched this video again! Hope I'm a good Mom too my little one when He is in fear😢 what you said is so so true!
He's dead
its all composited greenscreen
Thinking of the same thing poor baby
The kid's fine. If you look at the behind the scenes, he just wanted his mom. He's not "traumatized"
“He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster . . . when you gaze long into the abyss the abyss also gazes into you”
― Friedrich Nietzsche
Deep
He who looks into the abyss realizes that there is nothing looking back at him. The only thing he sees is his own character, Ricky, do you understand, bud? The abyss? The shit abyss?"
Freyrfimbulwinter facts
A lot of you seem to have no respect for this kid's acting abilities.
Ya yo go
Pretty sure he's just crying
My dude.... He's a baby.... How can he be acting...
edgarhons The child isn’t acting lmao it’s just being told to run and cry. It doesn’t know wtf is going on. It is told to be happy and be sad. It does what it is told it’s not the same as acting I don’t know the word in English.
@@theogillan5510 it's a joke I'm pretty sure
Just wanted to say you're all loved whether you see it or not. Good day
Nobody:
MGMT: *see you in an acid trip 19 years from now kid*
Yeet
I was gunna like but it was at 666, no reason to ruin a good thing
Don't You Mean... 10 Years?
10 years later and this is still receiving recent comments.
That's how it do be
yup
This and electric feel are the best songs
this is true :-D
It's a great sounds whocares about the video or what happens in it
Imagine being that kid right now seeing 100M people saw him get scared as a kid😂
You realize the kid is a paid actor and probably really wasn't scared
Vipexx .-. I’d still be pretty stoked I was in an mgmt video tho
@@davidarbogast37 I can tell from your answer that you are not an adult either. When you fully grow up your opinion will probably change. If you can respect life and other human beings that is. Totally unacceptable in my eyes.
@@davidarbogast37 its a kid you goon
03 was a great year. 2024
If that kid is out there comment and tell me you turned out okay
I imagine there was a lot of misdirection and unseen safeguards to ensure the child hardly saw anything.
I sure do hope the monsters were just CGI generated
@@SaraAlexi I'm sure you're right, but I can't watch this video straight through, even tho I love the song.
@@SaraAlexi He's not faking crying and looking desperate... I'm really confused.
my older brother says he is doing well and thx for asking
Then you grow up and find out the world is really even more scary.
byron2521 Good one.
Jim Garrity lol hahaaaa
+Baby Daddy From what?
Like bills
true story bro
This song makes me so sad me and my dad used to listen to this before he died battling cancer
Sorry to hear my friend, Losing a parent feels horrible and it really is strange what we remember and why. Wish you all the best
I'm so sorry.
I’m sorry brother
Sorry to hear that man, I lost my brother 5 years ago before he was born so I know what it feels like
May he rest in eternal peace, i lost my dad when i was 13 and i was lost for years. My advice is to face the pain, you will grow from it!
Words cannot describe how much I love this song.
I grew up with this song, it’s always going to hold a special place in my heart, regardless of how old I grow
Did you know it was made as a joke / parody of popular pop music at the time?.
remember watching the video when i was two years old hahaha one of my earliest memories
Yes ❤
Yeah same here! This came out at very influential time in my life… I have so many emotions and feelings attached to this song it would take me a life time to express them all. This was truly a masterpiece of art.
Sad
The baby: i'm gonna be famous
random monster: i'm bout end this child's whole childhood
@@OfficialVelka *_darn_*
LOL
I literally have never seen the music video until now.
SAME. WTF
same poor baby :(
@@vilopie There's a behind the scenes video, he was pretty cool with it all.
How have you not seen this lmao
ong bro wtf
The phrase "if you gaze long enough into the abyss, the abyss gazes back into you" is often attributed to the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. It conveys the idea that when one is confronted for a prolonged period with dark, unfathomable, or disturbing aspects of life or existence, it can have a profound effect on the observer. The phrase suggests that such contemplation can lead to a personal, internal reflection of the darkness or complexity being observed, potentially impacting one's own psyche or being. It is often used to express the concept that prolonged exposure to negativity or darkness can have a transformative influence on an individual
This is one of these asshole songs where the instrumental part gets stuck in your head for years but you can't find the song on Google because Google doesn't get dadadada da da da.
There's a program that you tap spacebar to the beat and it tells you what it might be it's surprisingly accurate
whats it called?
Please share your informations about the program with us.
actually even without a particular program, you can search a song for example if you type dudududu you got darude sandstorm, if you type bulululu you get 7th element by vitas 😂
Dang it your so right
I’m just saying don’t be surprised when that baby grows up to be a serial killer
Jordan Rucksack 123 lmao 😂
😂😂
watch the behind the scenes video and then say that
You ever get the feeling that you just want to kill your best friend Lbp 2 related
ruclips.net/video/p2NEbtbcgx0/видео.html
I've recently read about them and that those most successful songs, kids, electric feel etc. Are basically the intentionally most generic sounding pop songs, made as an ironic statement in their college time. So it is double the irony that it has gotten as far as it has. I applaud them.
I feel like if that was the case they would be able to make more hits than just the most basic sounding song
Sure they created the skeleton of the songs intending them to be cliche, but of course by the time they were producing LP they were clearly more authentically engaged with the whole creative process. If they wanted the final release to be trite and uninspired they surely could have done so, but they put some real craftsmanship into making one some of the only mainstream millennial music that'll really stand the test of time. The hook may be simple af but nothing remotely like this was in mainstream rotation before, and i think by the time it came around they were absolutely hip to all that.
Yeah I only found that out lately
I like this one but electric feel seems wayyy more generic then this one
Well is was generic a couple years ago but now generic is mumbling
best song ever after 13 years of my life and 14 years of the song came out
Omggg I haven’t heard this song in YEEEAARS, thus is literally so nostalgic
Same homie. Middle school days😓
Same broooo
Yup 7th grade basketball warm ups
Very nostalgic I miss the old days
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