If you watched Ylvis' "The Fox" and thought, "This would be better if it featured buff guys with hairless chests," then this is the video for you.
Abercrombie & Fitch employed its army of male models for a black-and-white cover of the novelty tune, which is mercifully shortened to about a minute. Based on past A&F projects, this may yield millions in earned media: The company's "Call Me Maybe" cover has netted more than 20 million YouTube views.
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Image: YouTube, Abercrombie & Fitch
One Saturday in February earlier this year, a large group of geeks gathered at a mall in Bristol, UK to enjoy an epic lightsaber battle, much to the amusement of onlooking shoppers.
The next train to arrive at platform 14 is the disco express! Perhaps inspired by a much earlier silent rave held at the Liverpool Street Station in London, mobile carrier T-Mobile organized this 350-person strong flash mob dance to promote its "Life's for Sharing" campaign.
Improv Everywhere's orginal Grand Central Freeze is just one of many now-classic flash mob events produced by the group. This particular stunt has been replicated time and again, including once in Sydney, where over 2,000 participants froze, and in Paris where an amazing 3,000 people repeated the event.
Central Station in Antwerp was filled with the melodic voice of Julie Andrews, as a growing crowd of dancers provide the moves for a promo stunt designed to push a Belgian TV talent contest to find a new Maria.
It all goes a bit techno at around 2:16, so keep watching for an interesting remix of the classic Rogers and Hammerstein track.
Inspired by the banned Xbox ad, hundreds of Poles turn up at a shopping center for a finger gun shoot-out. If you think it's just a Polish thing, then you'd be wrong -- similar events have taken place in London and Singapore.
With a sunny soundtrack and one of the world's most famous beaches providing the backdrop, a sunburned guy in a red Speedo make this viral effort from Flip a win in our book. "Won't you pleeeeeeease..."
Flash Mob America is the source behind a number of such stunts, but this Michael Jackson-themed dance that raised money for Haiti's Earthquake Relief Fund and was carried out with almost military precision in Hollywood. It's one of our faves.
Staying with the King of Pop theme, there's a ton of flash mobs tribute videos on YouTube as fans mourned his passing, and celebrated his music with a series of flash mobs around the globe. While all are good, this one is included because we're BouncE fans (see below), plus there's a ton of cute kids and even the cop busts some cool moves!
Swedish streetdance troupe BouncE takes a horizontal approach to the flash mob dance, getting right on down and boogieing on the ground.
Staying in Europe, this flash mob shows that traditional dances can be just as effective as more modern moves.
Get your tissues ready for this one. A romantic New Yorker organizes an entire flash mob to make his proposal especially memorable. So sweet!
Part of a European transport company's "Better Bus Ride" campaign, this flash mob surprised an unsuspecting birthday boy.
To celebrate "Domino Day," these Germans make an impromptu human domino chain before being toppled by a guy wielding an inflatable hammer.
Somehow more eerie than the Grand Central stunt, 50 people just freeze in a supermarket in Manchester, UK. What's really interesting to see is how many people just ignore the static humans and carry on with their shopping.
We're ending with this clip as it may be the moment the flash mob dance jumped the shark. What do you think? Have your say in the comments below.