They play indie rock music, with influences such as Cheap Trick, T Rex and Queen. They share management with They Might Be Giants, with whom they toured before signing to Capitol Records. They served as the house band to the public radio program This American Life on the show's fifth anniversary tour. Ira Glass, the show's host, wrote their first official bio, calling them "living catnip" and describing their songs as "part indie rock, part stadium rock, part straight up pop with the occasional whiff of The Pixies or The Cars or Elliott Smith."
In the United Kingdom, "Get Over It", from their self-titled debut album, appeared at No. 21 in the singles chart on March 16, 2003, and the band performed it on that week's edition of Top of the Pops. Also that week, the single's video was named video of the week by Q Magazine. The single was also featured in EA Sports video games Triple Play Baseball and Madden NFL 2003 in 2002.
The band contributed a cover of "This Will Be Our Year," the Zombies classic, as the lead track of Future Soundtrack for America, a political benefit album put out by Barsuk Records in the fall of 2004. Lead singer Damian Kulash also became somewhat politically active during that election cycle, writing a heavily downloaded how-to-guide entitled "How Your Band Can Fire Bush" for bands hoping to help unseat President George W. Bush, which garnered him an avalanche of hate mail.
The band's second record, "Oh No", was recorded in Malmö, Sweden and produced by Tore Johansson (The Cardigans, Franz Ferdinand) in the fall of 2004. Released in August 2005, it gained notoriety for its first single, the Clash-esque "A Million Ways." Its popularity was due in large part to its video, which proved to be a viral internet sensation in the fall of 2005. The ultra-low budget, one-take video featured the band in their back yard performing a dance choreographed by lead singer Kulash's sister, Trish Sie. Using a camera borrowed from a friend, the video was produced for under ten dollars and released without the knowledge or consent of their label, Capitol Records. By November 2005, the video had become the most downloaded music video ever with over 3 million downloads. It also spawned hundreds of tribute performances by amateur dancers around the world, a phenomenon that was encouraged by the group, which sponsored a dance contest, "OK Go Dances with You(Tube)", in which contestants were asked to upload videos of themselves doing the 'million ways dance' to YouTube, which would subsequently be judged, with the winning group of dancers to appear on stage with the band at a future OK Go performance.
The nontraditional video for "A Million Ways" is not without precedent for the band. Previous oddball video efforts featuring OK Go include their Ping Pong Instructional Video and the Federal Truth In Music Project.
Their next video featured the band dancing on treadmills to the single "Here It Goes Again" from the "Oh No" Album. This video was produced in a similar style to "A Million Ways", and also choreographed by singer/songwriter Damian Kulash's sister, Trish Sie. As with the previous music video for "A Million Ways", "Here It Goes Again" was also recorded as one continuous unedited take, although it required 7 days of rehearsal, and was the best (take 14) of 17 attempts. The amateur and yet brilliantly original 'treadmill video' sparked an even greater viral internet phenomenon than the AMW video, and was subsequently viewed on YouTube and elsewhere online well over 15 million times. On February 11, 2007, the "Here It Goes Again" music video earned the band members of OK Go and Trish Sie the Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video.
OK Go toured North America with Silversun Pickups and Snow Patrol in 2007.
This Too Shall Pass
OK Go Lyrics
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And you can't keep draggin' that dead weight around
If there ain't all that much to lug around
Better run like hell when you hit the ground
When the morning comes
When the morning comes
Why would you want to?
Especially when your already gettin' yours
'Cause if your mind don't move and your knees don't bend
Well don't go blamin' the kids again
When the morning comes
When the morning comes
When the morning comes
When the morning comes
When the morning comes
When the morning comes
Let it go, this too shall pass
Let it go, this too shall pass
Let it go, this too shall pass
(You know you can't keep lettin' it get you down, no, you can't keep lettin' it get you down)
Let it go, this too shall pass
(You know you can't keep lettin' it get you down, no, you can't keep lettin' it get you down)
When the morning comes (You know you can't keep lettin' it get you down)
The lyrics of OK Go's song "This Too Shall Pass" is about overcoming difficult situations and carrying on with your life. The song starts by reminding the listener that they cannot allow themselves to continue being defeated by life's challenges. They need to let go of any burden they carry and must not let it hold them down. The song then observes the joy of children dancing, inviting the listener to appreciate the moment and celebrate the present. The lyrics suggest that if someone is struggling with their life or feeling stuck, they shouldn't blame others, especially the younger generation, who are simply living their lives. The song concludes by repeating "Let it go, this too shall pass" as a final affirmation that one can and should overcome their struggles and obstacles.
Line by Line Meaning
You know you can't keep lettin' it get you down
Don't let the problems of life bring you down and affect you for prolonged periods of time.
And you can't keep draggin' that dead weight around
Stop carrying around past mistakes and regrets that are weighing you down.
If there ain't all that much to lug around
If there isn't much stopping you from moving forward, let go and move on.
Better run like hell when you hit the ground
When faced with adversity, it's important to keep moving forward and not give up.
You can't stop these kids from dancin'
Don't let others dictate or hinder your happiness and success.
Why would you want to?
Why would anyone want to prevent others from being happy and successful?
Especially when your already gettin' yours
Especially when you are already succeeding and happy in life.
'Cause if your mind don't move and your knees don't bend
If you don't change your mindset and adapt to new situations, you won't be able to succeed.
Well don't go blamin' the kids again
Don't place blame on others when you don't succeed or face challenges.
Let it go, this too shall pass
Release your regrets and focus on the positive because the problems of today will pass.
When the morning comes
Tomorrow is a new day and a fresh start to make things better for yourself.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: Damian Kulash, Timothy Nordwind
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@hannahmcwain9943
Four examples of energy transfers for anyone that needs it:
When the dominos fell, it transferred kinetic energy from one domino to the next.
When the lights turned on, energy transferred from PE to electrical.
When the umbrellas fell, energy transferred from gravitational potential to kinetic.
When the car started rolled back, the car transferred from mechanical potential to mechanical kinetic.
@Technodreamer
As much as I love the melody, as much as I love the lyrics, as much as I love the video as a whole, them showing all the people who worked on setting this up at the end of the video makes it all even better.
@johannamost4387
Y E S
@haygarhorrible1508
Just like the pyramids in Egypt, a testament to the workers that built them,
@soundautomatic1
Also, YES
@fugfuggerton9595
Shut up, loser.
@shediogenes
Searched for this after watching a tiktok with notes on how many takes, 30 people taking an hour to reset, even a NASA engineer
@ItalianBrussel
i remember watching this video when it came out, i was in second grade. i built my very own rube goldberg machine shortly after out of tinker toys, legos, twine, marbles, and nerf gun parts. now im a 2nd year studying industrial design, a field all about crazy shit like this. i attribute this video to guiding me to where i am today and couldnt be happier
@maxeclipse4065
Good stuff brother 👊
@IamDiamondDraco
Good luck to you and enjoy!
@craftybros1649
Same here! This video was a huge inspiration!