Sunday, 14th March 2010

Weezer’s Troublemaker Video Breaks Records and Stuff

Posted on 07. Oct, 2008 by Dallas VonKillbot in Blog, Music

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Weezer's video for the new single 'Troublemaker' was released to day, and with it official Guinness World Records were broken. In the video, we get a taste of the world's largest custard pie fight, the most people riding on a skateboard, the biggest air guitar session and some other things that the band found necessary to complete their musical vision. Check the press release of the records:

The Guinness World Records:

Largest Air Guitar Ensemble
The largest air guitar ensemble consisted of 233 participants and took place during during the filming of the music video "Troublemaker" by the band Weezer in Los Angeles, California, USA on 21 August 2008.

Largest Game of Dodgeball
The largest game of dodgeball consisted of two teams of 50 people (100 total) who played against each other during the filming of the music video "Troublemaker" by the band Weezer in Los Angeles, California, USA, on 21 August 2008.

Longest Guitar Hero World Tour Marathon
The longest Guitar Hero World Tour Marathon lasted for 10 hr 12 min 54 sec during the filming of the music video "Troublemaker" by the band Weezer in Los Angeles, California,USA, on 21 August 2008.

Most People in a Custard Pie Fight
The most people in a custard pie fight was 120 during the filming of the music video "Troublemaker" by the band Weezer in Los Angeles, California, USA, on 21 August 2008.

Most People Riding on a Skateboard
The most people riding on a skateboard is 22 during the filming of the music video "Troublemaker" by the band Weezer in Los Angeles, California, USA, on 21 August 2008.

I can't find a version of the video that'll play on the blogsite (read: Yahoo! Video Player is lame), so here's the link.

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