"Do What You Want" is a song by American
rock band
OK Go
OK Go is an American rock band originally from Chicago, Illinois, now based in Los Angeles, California. The band is composed of Damian Kulash (lead vocals, guitar), Tim Nordwind (bass guitar and vocals), Dan Konopka (drums and percussion), and ...
from their second album, ''
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* An exclamation used to indicate shock or dismay, primarily used in the English language
Music
* Oh No (musician) (born 1979), American rapper
Albums
* ''Oh No!'', 2004 album by Crackout
* ''Oh No'' (OK Go album), 2005
* ...
''. It is the second single off the album released in the UK (in the US, the song was released as an
EP prior to the album's release).
The b-sides include live versions of "
Get Over It" and "
Invincible" as well as an acoustic version of "
Oh Lately It's So Quiet".
Music video
"Party version"
A first video was made in June 2005 in
Los Angeles,
California. Directed by
Olivier Gondry (brother of director
Michel Gondry), this video depicts the band performing the song, "at a fancy dandy party where people are drunk and dancing and having a great time",
while the camera is going around the band and the crowd and stopping in different places in rapid motion. A total of thirty-five
DV cameras, set up by Gondry and his crew, were used to achieve the desired panning effects.
"Tour version"
Another video was released through the band's website only available to their "Juggling Club" members. This features live performances interspliced with the band lip-syncing the song in various parts. This was directed by
Scott Keiner and was probably made in late 2005 or early 2006 during the band's tour.
"Wallpaper version"
A third video was made to promote the single release. This version is known as the "Wallpaper version", as it has the band and a large group of extras (described as "a large contingent of
LA's most talented weirdos") in
zentai-styled bodysuits that match the wallpaper on the wall of the set in which the video is filmed. Co-directed by
Damian Kulash, Mary Fagot, and James Frost, it is perhaps the most well-known music video for the song. The video was premiered on
MTV
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's
Total Request Live on February 15, 2007 with all day premieres on
MTVu and
MTV Hits.
In other media
*The song was played in a commercial for the
Fox
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Twelv ...
show ''
Back to You'', starring
Kelsey Grammer and
Patricia Heaton.
*The song was featured in a
JC Penney commercial.
*The song is on the soundtrack for the game ''
NHL 2006''.
*The song is on the soundtrack for the game ''
Thrillville: Off the Rails''.
*The song has been featured in several video games, including ''
Burnout Revenge'', ''
Burnout Legends'', ''
Guitar Hero: On Tour'', and was released as downloadable content for the
Guitar Hero series
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.
*The song is featured as a special feature on the DVD for the film ''
Juno'' where the cast and crew dance and pantomime playing instruments.
*The song was featured in commercials for the movie ''
Space Chimps''.
*The song is played on the
AT&T website on a display for quick messaging cell phones.
*The song was featured in a commercial for Comcast Xfinity.
*The song was covered by
Nataly Dawn on her channel on YouTube
References
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2005 singles
OK Go songs
Songs written by Damian Kulash
2005 songs
Capitol Records singles
Songs written by Tim Nordwind