of the bandmembers, who themselves played extras in the video. The band phoned Siega, who liked the idea and wrote its treatment. They also hired an artist to re-create DeLonge and Barker's tattoos on the actors. Despite the song's more serious subject matter, the band hoped to provide an entertaining video, in line with their humorous personas. The video was shot between September 18–24, 2000 in Los Angeles and San Diego. Hoppus's mother makes a cameo in the concert pit at the Belly-Up. It was first added to MTV rotation for the week ending October 8, 2000, and to the playlist of the Box and Canadian channel MuchMusic the following weeks. It became MTV's most-played clip for the week ending October 22, surpassing videos by acts such as the Backstreet Boys and Christina Aguilera. Aiding in the clip's popularity was a half-hour special taking viewers behind the scenes of its production. This special, Making the Video: Man Overboard, first premiered on October 18, 2000. Commercial performance The song debuted on Billboard Modern Rock Tracks ranking at number 31 in the issue dated September 30, 2000. Billboard designated it with the signifier "Airpower" in the following issue, denoting heavy airplay rotation. It rose steadily over the following weeks to reach a peak of number two on November 18, 2000, its eighth week on the chart. It was held out of the top spot by "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)", a single by fellow American rockers Fuel. It last appeared on the ranking in the issue dated February 24, 2001, after which it fell out of the top 40. In Canada, it peaked at number 19 in its third week on the Top 30 Rock Report, a listing compiled by the magazine RPM. Outside of North America, "Man Overboard" charted in two locations. In Australia, the song reached number 40 on its national ARIA Charts, while in New Zealand, the song ranked number 49. Release and reception "Man Overboard" was first alluded to in an August 2000 article on MTV.com, which reported the band were back in the studio to record a studio track accompanying its new live album, The Mark, Tom, and Travis Show (The Enema Strikes Back!). The song debuted online, streaming exclusively on MTV.com, the website for L.A.-based radio station KROQ-FM and the band's official site on September 2, 2000. The song was later serviced to radio on September 18